Juan Carlos Gómez Díaz
Juan Carlos Gómez Díaz (born 6 April 1973), known as Juan Carlos, is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a forward, and a manager, currently of Xerez CD.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Juan Carlos Gómez Díaz | ||
Date of birth | 6 April 1973 | ||
Place of birth | Córdoba, Spain | ||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Playing position(s) | Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Xerez CD (Manager) | ||
Youth career | |||
Córdoba | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1991–1992 | Córdoba B | ||
1992–1993 | Córdoba | 31 | (7) |
1993–1996 | Atlético Madrid B | 39 | (21) |
1994–1995 | → Marbella (loan) | 30 | (11) |
1996–1997 | Atlético Madrid | 33 | (5) |
1997–1998 | Valladolid | 9 | (2) |
1998–2000 | Sevilla | 67 | (25) |
2000–2003 | Atlético Madrid | 12 | (1) |
2002–2003 | → Getafe (loan) | 23 | (4) |
2003–2004 | Elche | 7 | (1) |
2006–2007 | Lucena | 3 | (0) |
Total | 254 | (77) | |
Teams managed | |||
2002–2013 | Ciudad Jardín | ||
2015 | Mairena | ||
2015–2018 | Écija | ||
2019– | Xerez | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Playing career
Born in Córdoba, Andalusia, Juan Carlos made his senior debut with Córdoba CF's reserves in 1991. In 1993, after playing for the first team in Segunda División B, he moved to another reserve team, Atlético Madrid B in the same division.
After scoring a career-best 21 goals during the season, Juan Carlos was loaned to Segunda División side CA Marbella in July 1994, for one year. He made his debut in the category on 4 September of that year by starting in a 1–3 away loss against Hércules CF, and scored his first goal fourteen days later in a 4–1 away routing of CD Badajoz.
After scoring eleven goals for Marbella, Juan Carlos returned to Atleti in July 1995, and was subsequently assigned to the first team in La Liga the following January. He made his top tier debut on 6 January 1996, starting and scoring his team's first in a 3–1 home win against CD Tenerife.
Mainly a backup to Lyuboslav Penev and Kiko during his spell, Juan Carlos featured sparingly before moving to fellow league team Real Valladolid in 1997. In the following fter struggling with injuries, he joined Sevilla FC in the second level.
Juan Carlos was an ever-present figure for the club during his two-season stint, achieving top tier promotion as champions but suffering immediate relegation.
Juan Carlos spent the remainder of his career in the second level but being marred by injuries; he represented Atlético Madrid, Getafe CF[1] and Elche CF. He subsequently had trials with third level side CD Villanueva,[2] but nothing came of it.
Juan Carlos retired in 2007, aged 34, after playing for Lucena CF in Tercera División.[3]
Managerial career
Juan Carlos began his managerial career with CD Ciudad Jardín in 2012, in the regional leagues. In February 2015, after more than a year without a club, he took over CD Mairena in the fourth level.[1]
On 17 July 2015, Juan Carlos was appointed manager of Écija Balompié also in the fourth division.[4]
I July 2019 he became new manager of Xerez CD i Tercera División.[5]
Honours
References
- "Juan Carlos: "El club debería haber hecho un esfuerzo mayor en cuestión de fichajes"" [Juan Carlos: "The club should have done a bigger effort in the matter of signings"] (in Spanish). ABC. 5 March 2015. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
- "El ex jugador del Atlético de Madrid, Juan Carlos, a prueba en el Villanueva" [Former Atlético de Madrid player, Juan Carlos, on trial at Villanueva] (in Spanish). ABC. 1 October 2005. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
- "Juan Carlos, el chico de barrio que llegó a ser rey" [Juan Carlos, the neighborhood kid who became a king] (in Spanish). Cordopolis. 10 July 2013. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
- "Juan Carlos Gómez, nuevo entrenador del Écija Balompié" [Juan Carlos Gómez, new manager of Écija Balompié] (in Spanish). Écija Digital. 17 July 2015. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
- "Juan Carlos Gómez, nuevo técnico del Xerez CD" [Juan Carlos Gómez, new manager of Xerez CD] (in Spanish). El Córner del Sur. 11 July 2019. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
External links
- Juan Carlos at BDFutbol
- Juan Carlos manager profile at BDFutbol
- Juan Carlos at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
- Juan Carlos coach profile at Soccerway