Juan Valera Espín
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Juan Valera Espín | ||
| Date of birth | 21 December 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Murcia, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder / Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Getafe | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2002 | Bullas CF | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2002–2004 | Murcia B | ||
| 2003–2005 | Murcia | 48 | (3) |
| 2005–2011 | Atlético Madrid | 71 | (3) |
| 2008–2009 | → Racing Santander (loan) | 25 | (2) |
| 2011– | Getafe | 14 | (1) |
| National team | |||
| 2006 | Spain U21 | 1 | (1) |
| 2005 | Spain U23 | 5 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 December 2011. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Juan Valera Espín (born 21 December 1984 in Murcia) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Getafe CF in the Spanish first division. He operates as a midfielder or defender, on the right side of the pitch.
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[edit] Club career
Valera made his professional debut at hometown Real Murcia, and first played in La Liga in 2003–04 (10 matches). In the 2005–06 season, he moved to Atlético Madrid, where his progression was marred by injuries.[1] On 25 February 2006, he netted twice as a substitute, in a 5–0 home rout of Málaga CF.
On 1 September 2008, Valera agreed to a one-year loan at Racing de Santander.[2] On 5 October, he netted his first goal for the Cantabrians, in a 1–0 win at CA Osasuna (in the 90th minute). In December, he also scored in an insufficient 3–1 UEFA Cup group stage triumph over Manchester City.[3]
Recalled for 2009–10, Valera also suffered initially with physical problems. However, he would manage to appear regularly for Atlético over the course of the campaign – more than 30 official matches – mainly as a right back, competing with internationals Luis Perea and Tomáš Ujfaluši for the position. He contributed with seven games in the Colchoneros' Europa League victorious campaign (although only three complete, including the 1–2 loss at Liverpool in the semifinals, 2–2 aggregate win[4]).
[edit] Honours
- Atlético Madrid
- UEFA Intertoto Cup: 2007
- UEFA Europa League: 2009–10
- Spanish Cup: Runner-up 2009–10
- Spain U23
[edit] References
- ^ Contreras commits to Betis cause; UEFA.com, 16 May 2006
- ^ Racing beat clock to sign trio; UEFA.com 2 September 2008
- ^ "Racing piped at the post". UEFA.com. 18 December 2008. http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/matches/season=2009/round=15285/match=304241/index.html. Retrieved 7 June 2010.
- ^ Liverpool 2–1 Atletico Madrid (agg 2–2); BBC Sport, 29 April 2010
[edit] External links
- Getafe official profile (Spanish)
- BDFutbol profile
- Futbolme profile (Spanish)
- Transfermarkt profile
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- 1984 births
- Living people
- People from Murcia
- Spanish footballers
- Murcian footballers
- Association football defenders
- Association football midfielders
- La Liga footballers
- Real Murcia footballers
- Atlético Madrid footballers
- Racing de Santander footballers
- Getafe CF footballers
- Spain under-21 international footballers
- Spain under-23 international footballers
