Juanito (footballer, born 1976)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Gutiérrez and the second or maternal family name is Moreno.

Juanito
Juanito with Betis in 2008
Personal information
Full name Juan Gutiérrez Moreno[1]
Date of birth (1976-07-23) 23 July 1976 (age 48)[1]
Place of birth Cádiz, Spain[1]
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-back
Youth career
Cádiz
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–1997 Cádiz B 8 (0)
1995 Cádiz 1 (0)
1997–2000 Betis B 98 (7)
2000–2009 Betis 255 (19)
2000–2001 → Recreativo (loan) 37 (0)
2009–2011 Atlético Madrid 17 (2)
2011–2012 Valladolid 24 (0)
Total 440 (28)
International career
2002–2008 Spain 26 (3)
Managerial career
2012–2015 Betis B (assistant)
2015–2016 San Roque
2016 Sanluqueño
2019 Roeselare
Medal record
Representing  Spain
UEFA European Championship
Winner 2008 Austria-Switzerland
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Juan Gutiérrez Moreno (born 23 July 1976), commonly known as Juanito, is a Spanish football manager and former player who played as a central defender.

A player of physical display, he was noted for his excellent aerial ability. He spent the bulk of his career with Betis, appearing in 294 official matches and winning the 2005 Copa del Rey.

With the Spain national team, Juanito appeared in one World Cup and two European Championships, contributing to the conquest of Euro 2008.

Club career

Cádiz and Betis

Juanito was born in Cádiz. After taking his first steps as a senior with the reserves of hometown club Cádiz CF, he transferred to Andalusia neighbours Real Betis in 1997, spending three seasons with the reserves; in 2000–01 he was loaned to another team in the region, Recreativo de Huelva of Segunda División.

Juanito made his debut for Betis' main squad in the 2001–02 campaign, and immediately established himself as a regular starter, often scoring from deadball situations. His first came on 27 January 2002, a last-minute goal against Real Madrid in a 1–1 away draw.[2]

In 2004–05, Juanito netted four goals in 33 games as the side achieved qualification honours to the UEFA Champions League, also winning the Copa del Rey. David Rivas, the other stopper, added another four.[3][4]

In the following three seasons, as Betis constantly battled La Liga relegation successfully, Juanito only missed a total of 13 league matches, adding six goals. On 22 April 2007, in a 2–2 draw at RCD Espanyol, he played the last minutes as a goalkeeper due to the dismissal of Pedro Contreras, with a penalty being awarded – Raúl Tamudo equalised.[5]

Atlético and Valladolid

After being relegated at the end of 2008–09, Juanito moved to Atlético Madrid on a free transfer, aged almost 33.[6] His debut season was shaky, as he started as first-choice, was relegated to the bench, regained his position from Colombian Luis Perea and lost it again;[7][8] on 4 April 2010 he scored his first goal as a Colchonero, opening the 3–0 home victory over Deportivo de La Coruña.[9]

For the 2010–11 campaign, all Atlético stoppers remained with the team and Uruguayan Diego Godín was also acquired. Hence, Juanito fell further down in the defensive pecking order,[10] only appearing in a Spanish Cup match against Universidad de Las Palmas CF (1–1 home draw, after a 5–0 away win in the first leg);[11] on 11 January 2011, he terminated his contract with the club, moving to second-tier Real Valladolid shortly after.[12]

International career

Juanito made his debut for Spain on 21 August 2002 against Hungary, in a testimonial for Ferenc Puskás.[13] His first goal for the national side came on 1 March 2006, in a 3–2 friendly win against the Ivory Coast.[14]

Juanito represented Spain at UEFA Euro 2004[15] and 2008 (playing in the 2–1 victory over Greece in the latter tournament)[16] and the 2006 FIFA World Cup, scoring with his head in the 1–0 defeat of Saudi Arabia.[17] That goal was the first ever scored by a Betis player in the competition.[18]

In the 2010 World Cup qualifier against Estonia on 11 October 2008, Juanito netted through another header in a 3–0 away win.[19] He was overlooked for the finals in South Africa, however, as the national team emerged victorious.

International goals

Scores and results list Spain's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Juanito goal.
List of international goals scored by Juanito
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 1 March 2006 José Zorrilla, Valladolid, Spain  Ivory Coast 3–2 3–2 Friendly[14]
2 23 June 2006 Fritz Walter, Kaiserslautern, Germany  Saudi Arabia 1–0 1–0 2006 World Cup[17]
3 11 October 2008 A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia  Estonia 1–0 3–0 2010 World Cup qualification[19]

Coaching career

In August 2012, Juanito returned to Betis as assistant coach of their youth team,[20] and two months later he was promoted to the same role at the reserve side.[21] He was given his first job managing in his own right in June 2015, taking the reins at CD San Roque de Lepe for the upcoming Segunda División B campaign; he was sacked in March 2016, as they occupied a relegation place.[22]

Juanito was given a new job in the same division on 9 July 2016, at Atlético Sanluqueño CF in his native province.[23] He was relieved of his duties on 10 November with the team in last place, having not won since the opening day.[24]

After a spell coaching in Betis' youth ranks, Juanito left in January 2019 for the first foreign job of his entire career, at K.S.V. Roeselare of the Belgian First Division B. He was their third Spanish manager of the season, after Jordi Condom and Nano.[25]

Honours

Betis

Atlético Madrid

Spain

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Juan Gutiérrez Moreno, "JUANITO"". El Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 June 2022.
  2. ^ Segurola, Santiago (28 January 2002). "El Madrid cae en los viejos vicios" [Madrid again prey to old habits]. El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 June 2018.
  3. ^ "Con ocho basta si están Juanito y Rivas" [Eight is enough when Juanito and Rivas are around]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 28 October 2002. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
  4. ^ Fernández Castilla, Eloy (25 October 2012). "¿Qué fue de los héroes de la 2004/05? (Episodio I)" [What happened to 2004/05's heroes? (Episode I)] (in Spanish). Vídeos del Betis. Archived from the original on 9 May 2016. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
  5. ^ "Espanyol 2–2 Real Betis". ESPN Soccernet. 22 April 2007. Archived from the original on 15 June 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2012.
  6. ^ "Juanito leaves Betis for Atlético". UEFA. 1 July 2009. Retrieved 22 April 2010.
  7. ^ "Maxi y Juanito, al banquillo; Valera y Cléber, titulares" [Maxi and Juanito, to the bench; Valera and Cléber, starters]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 26 September 2009. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
  8. ^ García, Jorge (4 April 2010). "Juanito vuelve al once tras casi tres meses" [Juanito returns to starting XI nearly three months later]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 June 2022.
  9. ^ "Atlético Madrid 3–0 Deportivo La Coruña". ESPN Soccernet. 4 April 2010. Archived from the original on 24 October 2012. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
  10. ^ García, Jorge (14 August 2010). "Juanito no viaja a Mallorca y ya busca una salida" [Juanito does not travel to Mallorca and is already looking for a way out]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 June 2018.
  11. ^ "Un golazo de Mérida y poco más en un Calderón fantasmagórico" [Mérida wonder goal and little more in ghoulish Calderón]. Marca (in Spanish). 11 November 2010. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
  12. ^ "El Real Valladolid ficha al central internacional Juanito" [Real Valladolid sign international stopper Juanito]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 24 January 2011. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
  13. ^ Besa, Ramón (22 August 2002). "Poca luz para tanto estreno" [Too little light for so many premieres]. El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 November 2015.
  14. ^ a b "España remonta ante Costa de Marfil (3–2)" [Spain come from behind against Ivory Coast (3–2)] (in Spanish). Cadena SER. 1 March 2006. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
  15. ^ Modia, Iván (20 May 2004). "Sáez selects Spain squad". UEFA. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  16. ^ a b McKenzie, Andrew (18 June 2008). "Russia 2–0 Sweden & Greece 1–2 Spain". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 December 2012.
  17. ^ a b "Juanito maintains Spain momentum". UEFA. 23 June 2006. Archived from the original on 29 March 2008. Retrieved 6 March 2009.
  18. ^ Lastra, Luis (22 June 2014). "El 'comando cantera' y otras verdades del Betis, según Juanito" [The 'youth system commando' and other Betis truths, according to Juanito]. El Correo de Andalucía (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 June 2022.
  19. ^ a b Malkin, Michael (11 October 2008). "Spain battle to beat Estonia". UEFA. Archived from the original on 14 April 2009. Retrieved 6 March 2009.
  20. ^ "Juanito regresa al Betis como entrenador" [Juanito returns to Betis as manager]. Diario de Sevilla (in Spanish). 7 August 2012. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
  21. ^ "Juanito, un campeón de Europa para el banquillo del San Roque de Lepe" [Juanito, a European champion for San Roque de Lepe's bench]. ABC (in Spanish). 22 June 2015. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
  22. ^ "La emotiva carta de despedida de Juanito tras ser destituido por el San Roque de Lepe" [Juanito's emotional farewell letter after being dismissed by San Roque de Lepe]. ABC (in Spanish). 8 March 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  23. ^ Revaliente, Ángel (9 July 2016). "El Sanluqueño presenta a Juanito como entrenador" [Sanluqueño present Juanito as manager] (in Spanish). Andalucía Información. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
  24. ^ "Fin a la etapa de Juanito en el Atlético Sanluqueño" [End of Juanito's tenure at Atlético Sanluqueño] (in Spanish). La Voz Digital. 10 November 2016. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
  25. ^ "Juanito deja categorías inferiores del Betis para entrenar al Roeselare belga" [Juanito leaves Betis youth categories to manage Belgium's Roeselare]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 10 January 2019. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
  26. ^ "Dani delivers for Betis". UEFA. 11 June 2005. Retrieved 2 November 2015.