Juanma (footballer born 1981)

Juanma

Personal information
Full name	Juan Manuel Gómez Sánchez
Date of birth	29 May 1981 (1981-05-29)
Place of birth	Don Benito, Spain
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Betis
Number	7
Youth career
1995–2000	Don Benito
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2000–2004	Málaga B	80	(10)
2004–2008	Levante	82	(7)
2006–2007	→ Recreativo (loan)	27	(2)
2008–	Betis	80	(5)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 February 2012. † Appearances (Goals).

This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Gómez and the second or maternal family name is Sánchez.

Juan Manuel Gómez Sánchez, aka Juanma (born 29 May 1981 in Don Benito, Badajoz), is a Spanish footballer who plays for Real Betis as a right midfielder.

Football career

During his early career, Juanma represented Málaga CF, playing with both its A and B sides. In 2004, he joined Levante UD, making his top flight debut on 26 September 2004, in a 3–4 loss at Real Zaragoza. He would finish the season with five league goals, but Levante would be relegated.

After a loan stint with Recreativo de Huelva, Juanma returned to the Valencia community outfit, in another season ending in relegation.

On 6 August 2008, he moved to Real Betis in a 4+1 deal, for a disclosed fee of €1.500.000, scoring his first goal for the Andalusia side in late October against CD Castellón, in a 2–0 Spanish Cup away triumph. During the league campaign, he scored twice in 27 games, against Valencia CF (2–3 away loss) and Getafe CF (2–2 home draw); for the third time in four years, he dropped down a division.

External links

• Betis official profile (Spanish)
• BDFutbol profile
• Futbolme profile (Spanish)
• Transfermarkt profile