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Juan Francisco Torres Belén ( spanish pronunciation : [ ˈxwaɱ fɾanˈθisko ˈtorez βeˈlen ] ; [ a ] natural 9 January 1985 ), known as Juanfran ( pronounce [ ˈxwaɱfɾan ] ), is a spanish professional football player who last played as a right-back for São Paulo FC. After starting out at Real Madrid, he went on to make a name for himself in La Liga with Osasuna and Atlético Madrid, signing for the latter cabaret in 2011 and going on to win seven major titles, including the 2014 national championship and the 2012 and 2018 Europa League tournaments. He totalled 427 appearances in Spain ‘s top fledge. A spanish external since 2012, Juanfran was share of the team that won that year ‘s european Championship, and besides represented the nation at the 2014 World Cup and Euro 2016 .
Club career [edit ]
real Madrid [edit ]
Born in Crevillent, Alicante, Valencian Community, Juanfran was a intersection of Real Madrid ‘s young academy. He had his first independent team opportunity on 24 January 2004, playing 15 minutes in a 2–1 home win against Villarreal CF [ 3 ] after solid performances with the B team. Over that and the pursuit seasons, he would play a far five La Liga matches. Juanfran was loaned out to RCD Espanyol for 2005–06 [ 4 ] and, although the Catalan side scantily avoided delegating, he featured heavily throughout the campaign, scoring on 22 March 2006 in a 1–1 draw at Athletic Bilbao. [ 5 ] He started his career as a winger. [ 6 ]
Osasuna [edit ]
Juanfran signed with CA Osasuna [ 7 ] after a batch that allowed Osasuna to get the player without having to pay a transfer tip and with per-set price of € 10 million, [ 8 ] adding several specifics, which included a possibility of a January 2007 recall by Madrid who besides retained a buy option at the end of the season. He played his first game for the Navarrese on 24 September 2006 in a 2–0 aside victory over RC Celta de Vigo, and scored the moment goal of the equal. [ 9 ] additionally, he appeared in nine games and netted once [ 10 ] in their semi-final run in the UEFA Cup. In 2008–09, Juanfran was again an everpresent fixture in Osasuna ‘s lineups. On 31 May 2009, in the final matchday, he scored from 30 yards in a 2–1 home frustration of erstwhile side Real Madrid, which kept the club in the top flight for another year. [ 11 ] In the surveil campaign, as the erstwhile fared better in the league by finishing 12th, he scored a career-best four goals .
Atlético Madrid [edit ]
Juanfran ( correct ) playing against Almería in 2013 On 11 January 2011, Juanfran signed for Atlético Madrid until June 2015 for a fee of precisely over €4 million. [ 12 ] He made his official introduction two days former, starting in a 1–3 away loss against his first professional club Real Madrid in the quarter-finals of the Copa del Rey. [ 13 ] Juanfran scored his first goal for Atlético on 21 May 2011, in a 4–3 winnings at RCD Mallorca – the last game of the season – dedicating it to his don who had died two weeks ahead. [ 14 ] In 2011–12 he began being regularly played as a correct back, by both Gregorio Manzano and his successor, Diego Simeone. [ 15 ] [ 16 ] In the Europa League final, which his team won 3–0 against Bilbao, he played in that military position ; [ 17 ] after the match, he dedicated the triumph to his late father, saying “ My baby son Oliver is here with me ; the only words he knows are ‘mama ‘ and ‘Atleti ‘, I dedicate this winnings to my family and to my dad, who passed away last year. I know he ‘s up there looking down on us celebrating now. ” [ 18 ] On 24 May 2014, Juanfran played all 120 minutes of the Champions League Final, lost 4–1 to Real Madrid at the Estádio da Luz. [ 19 ] He signed a narrow extension one calendar month belated, running until 2018. [ 20 ] Juanfran started both legs of the round-of-16 Champions League necktie against PSV Eindhoven ; on 15 March 2016, in the second gear match, he took the decisive punishment in the 8–7 gunfight gain ( 0–0 on aggregate ). [ 21 ] [ 22 ] In the final of the competition, besides decided on penalties after a 1–1 draw in Milan, he was the only player to fail to convert in an eventual get the better of to his former club Real Madrid. [ 23 ] Juanfran left Atlético upon the passing of his sign on 30 June 2019, having made 355 appearances and won seven trophies for the golf club. [ 24 ]
São Paulo [edit ]
On 3 August 2019, Juanfran joined São Paulo FC on a contract running until December 2020. [ 25 ] He became the second spanish football player to play for the brazilian club, after Fernando Carazzo Castro in 1936. [ 26 ] He made his introduction in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A fifteen days late, a 1–0 home victory over Ceará Sporting Club. [ 27 ]
International career [edit ]
youth [edit ]
Juanfran had an extraordinary operation at the 2004 UEFA european Under-19 Championship, as Spain won the tournament and the player received the Golden Player award. [ 28 ] In a rare accomplishment, he took part in two FIFA World Youth Championships, the first in the United Arab Emirates where the national team took the silver decoration ; [ 29 ] in the 2005 edition they reached the quarter-finals, finally ousted by winners Argentina. [ 30 ]
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elder [edit ]
Juanfran made his fully side debut on 26 May 2012, playing the stallion match in a 2–0 friendly winnings with Serbia in St. Gallen, as a right-back. [ 31 ] He was selected by director Vicente del Bosque for his police squad for UEFA Euro 2012, being an idle player as Spain won the tournament in Poland and Ukraine. On 16 November 2013, Juanfran scored his first external goal, playing the integral 2–1 friendly victory in Equatorial Guinea. [ 32 ] however, this match was ruled disable by FIFA as they had not been notified early enough that the reviewer would be from equatorial Guinea. [ 33 ] Juanfran was named in Spain ‘s 30-man probationary squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup, [ 34 ] and was besides included in the final tilt. [ 35 ] With the country already eliminated, he made his tournament introduction in the survive group crippled against Australia, playing the whole 90 minutes and assisting David Villa for the first finish of a 3–0 gain. [ 36 ] Juanfran featured in the roll for Euro 2016, where he played all of his team ‘s four games. After two years in the external wilderness, in October 2018 the 33-year-old stated that he was however available for choice by the national side. [ 37 ]
vogue of act [edit ]
A former winger, Juanfran normally played as a right-back. While an accomplished defender, he was besides known for his ability to get forward and provide accurate crosses for teammates inside the corner. [ 38 ]
personal life [edit ]
Juanfran married Verónica Sierras, with whom he had two children, Óliver and Alexia. [ 39 ] [ 40 ]
career statistics [edit ]
golf club [edit ]
- As of 23 February 2021[41][42]
Club
Season
League
Cups
Continental
Total
Division
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Real Madrid
2003–04
La Liga
5
0
3
0
0
0
8
0
2004–05
La Liga
1
0
2
0
0
0
3
0
Total
6
0
5
0
0
0
11
0
Espanyol
2005–06
La Liga
30
1
6
0
0
0
36
1
Total
30
1
6
0
0
0
36
1
Osasuna
2006–07
La Liga
28
2
4
0
0
0
32
2
2007–08
La Liga
34
3
2
0
0
0
36
3
2008–09
La Liga
35
2
1
0
0
0
36
2
2009–10
La Liga
33
4
3
0
0
0
36
4
2010–11
La Liga
18
1
0
0
0
0
18
1
Total
148
12
10
0
0
0
158
12
Atlético Madrid
2010–11
La Liga
15
1
2
0
0
0
17
1
2011–12
La Liga
26
0
2
0
16
1
44
1
2012–13
La Liga
35
1
6
0
4
0
45
1
2013–14
La Liga
35
0
8
0
12
0
55
0
2014–15
La Liga
35
0
5
0
10
0
50
0
2015–16
La Liga
35
1
1
0
12
0
48
1
2016–17
La Liga
23
0
7
2
6
0
36
2
2017–18
La Liga
17
0
3
0
10
0
30
0
2018–19
La Liga
22
0
2
0
6
0
30
0
Total
243
3
36
2
76
1
355
6
São Paulo
2019
Série A
17
0
0
0
0
0
17
0
2020
Série A
23
0
4
0
2
0
29
0
Total
40
0
4
0
2
0
46
0
Career total
448
16
57
2
77
1
581
19
International [edit ]
- As of 27 June 2016[43]
Spain
Year
Apps
Goals
2012
5
0
2013
2
1
2014
5
0
2015
4
0
2016
6
0
Total
22
1
- As of 16 November 2013 (Spain score listed first, score column indicates score after each Juanfran goal)[43]
Goal
Date
Venue
Opponent
Score
Result
Competition
1.
16 November 2013
Nuevo Estadio, Malabo, Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea
2–1
2–1
Friendly
Honours [edit ]
Espanyol
Atlético Madrid
Spain U19
Spain U20
Spain
Individual
See besides [edit ]
Notes [edit ]
- ^Torres and Belén are pronounced [ˈtores][beˈlen] In isolation, andare pronouncedandrespectively .