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(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4Juan Francisco Torres Bel\u00e9n (Spanish pronunciation:\u00a0[\u02c8xwa\u0271 f\u027ean\u02c8\u03b8isko \u02c8torez \u03b2e\u02c8len];[a] born 9 January 1985), known as Juanfran (pronounced\u00a0[\u02c8xwa\u0271f\u027ean]), is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a right-back.After starting out at Real Madrid, he went on to make a name for himself in La Liga with Osasuna and Atl\u00e9tico Madrid, signing for the latter club 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 flight.A Spanish international since 2012, Juanfran was part of the squad that won that year’s European Championship, and also represented the nation at the 2014 World Cup and Euro 2016.       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4Table of ContentsClub career[edit]Real Madrid[edit]Osasuna[edit]Atl\u00e9tico Madrid[edit]S\u00e3o Paulo[edit]International career[edit]Youth[edit]Senior[edit]Style of play[edit]Personal life[edit]Career statistics[edit]Club[edit]International[edit]Honours[edit]See also[edit]References[edit]External links[edit]Club career[edit]Real Madrid[edit]Born in Crevillent, Alicante, Valencian Community, Juanfran was a product of Real Madrid’s youth academy. He had his first main squad opportunity on 24 January 2004, playing 15 minutes in a 2\u20131 home win against Villarreal CF[3] after solid performances with the B team. Over that and the following seasons, he would play a further five La Liga matches.Juanfran was loaned out to RCD Espanyol for 2005\u201306[4] and, although the Catalan side barely avoided relegation, he featured heavily throughout the campaign, scoring on 22 March 2006 in a 1\u20131 draw at Athletic Bilbao.[5] He started his career as a winger.[6]       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4Osasuna[edit]Juanfran signed with CA Osasuna[7] after a deal that allowed Osasuna to get the player without having to pay a transfer fee and with per-set price of \u20ac10\u00a0million,[8] adding several specifics, which included a possibility of a January 2007 recall by Madrid who also retained a buying option at the end of the season. He played his first game for the Navarrese on 24 September 2006 in a 2\u20130 away victory over RC Celta de Vigo, and scored the second goal of the match.[9] Additionally, he appeared in nine games and netted once[10] in their semi-final run in the UEFA Cup.In 2008\u201309, Juanfran was again an everpresent fixture in Osasuna’s lineups. On 31 May 2009, in the last matchday, he scored from 30 yards in a 2\u20131 home defeat of former side Real Madrid, which kept the club in the top flight for another year.[11] In the following campaign, as the former fared better in the league by finishing 12th, he scored a career-best four goals.Atl\u00e9tico Madrid[edit]  Juanfran (right) playing against Almer\u00eda in 2013On 11 January 2011, Juanfran signed for Atl\u00e9tico Madrid until June 2015 for a fee of just over \u20ac4 million.[12] He made his official debut two days later, starting in a 3\u20131 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 Atl\u00e9tico on 21 May 2011, in a 4\u20133 win at RCD Mallorca \u2013 the last game of the season \u2013 dedicating it to his father who had died two weeks beforehand.[14] In 2011\u201312 he began being regularly played as a right back, by both Gregorio Manzano and his successor, Diego Simeone.[15][16] In the Europa League final, which his team won 3\u20130 against Bilbao, he played in that 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 win 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\u20131 to Real Madrid at the Est\u00e1dio da Luz.[19] He signed a contract extension one month later, running until 2018.[20]Juanfran started both legs of the round-of-16 Champions League tie against PSV Eindhoven; on 15 March 2016, in the second match, he took the decisive penalty in the 8\u20137 shootout win (0\u20130 on aggregate).[21][22] In the final of the competition, also decided on penalties after a 1\u20131 draw in Milan, he was the only player to fail to convert in an eventual defeat to his former club Real Madrid.[23]Juanfran left Atl\u00e9tico upon the expiration of his contract on 30 June 2019, having made 355 appearances and won seven trophies for the club.[24]S\u00e3o Paulo[edit]On 3 August 2019, Juanfran joined S\u00e3o Paulo FC on a contract running until December 2020.[25] He became the second Spanish footballer to play for the Brazilian club, after Fernando Carazzo Castro in 1936.[26] He made his debut in the Campeonato Brasileiro S\u00e9rie A fifteen days later, a 1\u20130 home victory over Cear\u00e1 Sporting Club.[27]In February 2021 \u2013 with his second season having overrun due to the COVID-19 pandemic \u2013 Juanfran was released, having totalled 56 games for the Tricolor.[28] Having retired, he returned to Spain and joined the Intercity futsal club in his hometown in July.[29]International career[edit]Youth[edit]Juanfran had an extraordinary performance at the 2004 UEFA European Under-19 Championship, as Spain won the tournament and the player received the Golden Player award.[30] In a rare achievement, he took part in two FIFA World Youth Championships, the first in the United Arab Emirates where the national team took the silver medal;[31] in the 2005 edition they reached the quarter-finals, eventually ousted by winners Argentina.[32]Senior[edit]Juanfran made his full side debut on 26 May 2012, playing the entire match in a 2\u20130 friendly win with Serbia in St. Gallen, as a right-back.[33] He was selected by manager Vicente del Bosque for his squad for UEFA Euro 2012,[34] being an unused player as Spain won the tournament in Poland and Ukraine.[35]On 16 November 2013, Juanfran scored his first international goal, playing the entire 2\u20131 friendly victory in Equatorial Guinea.[36] However, this match was ruled invalid by FIFA as they had not been notified early enough that the referee would be from Equatorial Guinea.[37]Juanfran was named in Spain’s 30-man provisional squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup,[38] and was also included in the final list.[39] With the country already eliminated, he made his tournament debut in the last group game against Australia, playing the whole 90 minutes and assisting David Villa for the first goal of a 3\u20130 win.[40]Juanfran featured in the roster for Euro 2016, where he played all of his team’s four games. After two years in the international wilderness, in October 2018 the 33-year-old stated that he was still available for selection by the national side.[41]Style of play[edit]A former winger, Juanfran usually played as a right-back. While an accomplished defender, he was also known for his ability to get forward and provide accurate crosses for teammates inside the box.[42]Personal life[edit]Juanfran married Ver\u00f3nica Sierras, with whom he had two children, \u00d3liver and Alexia.[43][44]Career statistics[edit]Club[edit][45][46]International[edit]Appearances and goals by national team and year[47]National teamYearAppsGoalsSpain201250201321201450201540201660Total221Scores and results list Spain’s goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Juanfran goal.[47]Honours[edit]EspanyolAtl\u00e9tico MadridSpain U19Spain U20SpainIndividualSee also[edit]References[edit]^ “Acta del partido celebrado el 18 de mayo de 2019, en Valencia” [Minutes of the match held on 18 May 2019, in Valencia] (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. 18 May 2019. Retrieved 17 June 2019.^ “Juanfran”. Atl\u00e9tico Madrid. Retrieved 2 October 2018.^ Mart\u00ednez, Roberto (25 January 2004). “A zarpazos” [Clawing it]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 March 2014.^ “Madrid loan lifts Espanyol”. UEFA. 15 August 2005. Retrieved 24 May 2010.^ Ugalde, I\u00f1aki (23 March 2006). “Yeste llega al rescate” [Yeste comes to the rescue]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 March 2014.^ Varela, Javier (8 June 2014). “Juanfran, el lateral con alma de extremo” [Juanfran, the full-back with the soul of a winger] (in Spanish). La Rioja. Retrieved 29 March 2018.^ “Osasuna secure Juanfran deal”. UEFA. 29 August 2006. Retrieved 24 May 2010.^ “Juanfran firma con el CA Osasuna para las pr\u00f3ximas cuatro temporadas” [Juanfran signs with Osasuna for the next four seasons] (in Spanish). CA Osasuna. 29 August 2006. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 31 August 2006.^ “Osasuna gana por primera vez en Bala\u00eddos” [Osasuna win at Bala\u00eddos for the first time]. El Norte de Castilla (in Spanish). 25 September 2006. Retrieved 29 March 2018.^ Salido Cobo, Jorge (14 December 2006). “Osasuna saca jugo de un inofensivo Parma” [Osasuna profit from harmless Parma]. El Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 March 2018.^ “Osasuna 2\u20131 Real Madrid”. ESPN Soccernet. 31 May 2009. Retrieved 6 July 2011.^ “Atletico signs winger Juanfran from Osasuna”. Sports Illustrated. 12 January 2011. Retrieved 15 April 2011.^ “El Madrid derrota a un d\u00e9bil Atl\u00e9tico en la Copa del Rey” [Madrid beat weak Atl\u00e9tico in the King’s Cup]. La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 13 January 2011. Retrieved 29 March 2018.^ “La Liga: Mallorca 3\u20134 Atl\u00e9tico”. Atl\u00e9tico Fans. 21 May 2011. Retrieved 22 May 2011.^ “Manzano prueba a Juanfran como lateral derecho” [Manzano tests Juanfran as right back]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 6 October 2011. Retrieved 23 March 2012.^ Moreno, Jorge A. (12 March 2012). “El Atl\u00e9tico reinventa a Juanfran” [Atl\u00e9tico reinvent Juanfran]. ABC (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 March 2012.^ “Falcao at double as Atl\u00e9tico march to title”. UEFA. 9 May 2012. Retrieved 29 March 2018.^ Doyle, Mark (9 May 2012). “Emotional Juanfran dedicates Atletico Madrid’s Europa League triumph to late father”. Goal. Retrieved 11 June 2012.^ McNulty, Phil (24 May 2014). “Real Madrid 4\u20131 Atl\u00e9tico Madrid”. BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 May 2014.^ Cas\u00e1\u00f1ez, Juan (25 June 2014). “Koke y Juanfran prolongan sus contratos hasta 2019 y 2018” [Koke and Juanfran extend their contracts until 2019 and 2018]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 June 2014.^ “Ten-man PSV hold off Atl\u00e9tico”. UEFA. 24 February 2016. Retrieved 15 March 2016.^ “Atl\u00e9tico Madrid overcome PSV in lengthy shoot-out”. UEFA. 15 March 2016. Retrieved 15 March 2016.^ Burt, Jason (28 May 2016). “Atletico’s Champions League defeat will cut deep as curse of ‘El Pupas’ strikes again”. The Daily Telegraph. London. Retrieved 29 May 2016.^ “Atl\u00e9tico Madrid’s Juanfran ‘leaves as an Indian’ with emotional speech”. Diario AS. 23 May 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2019.^ Leonan, \u00c9rico (3 August 2019). “Entrega, exemplo e lideran\u00e7a: Juanfran \u00e9 tricolor” [Commitment, example and leadership: Juanfran is tricolor] (in Portuguese). S\u00e3o Paulo FC. Retrieved 3 August 2019.^ “Juanfran \u00e9 o segundo espanhol do S\u00e3o Paulo e primeiro europeu em 50 anos” [Juanfran is S\u00e3o Paulo’s second Spaniard and the first European in 50 years]. Gazeta Esportiva (in Portuguese). 3 August 2019. Retrieved 4 August 2019.^ Schmidt, Andr\u00e9 (19 August 2019). “Equil\u00edbrio e precis\u00e3o: a consistente estreia de Juanfran pelo S\u00e3o Paulo” [Balance and precision: Juanfran’s consistent debut for S\u00e3o Paulo]. Lance! (in Portuguese). Retrieved 6 October 2019.^ Hazan, Marcelo (24 February 2021). “S\u00e3o Paulo decide n\u00e3o renovar contrato de Juanfran” [S\u00e3o Paulo decide not to renew Juanfran’s contract] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. Retrieved 7 January 2023.^ Hern\u00e1ndez, Monserrate (21 July 2021). “El internacional Juanfran Torres confirma en Crevillent su retirada” [International Juanfran Torres confirms his retirement in Crevillent] (in Spanish). Onda Cero. Retrieved 7 January 2023.^ a b “2004: Juanfran”. UEFA. 1 April 2008. Retrieved 24 May 2010.^ a b “Brasil \u00e9 campe\u00e3o mundial sub-20 e conquista a tr\u00edplice coroa” [Brazil are under-20 world champions and conquer the triple crown]. Folha de S.Paulo (in Portuguese). 19 December 2003. Retrieved 14 January 2019.^ Portillo, Miguel (25 June 2005). “Espa\u00f1a se despide del Mundial sub’20” [Spain say goodbye to the under’20 World Cup]. El Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 January 2019.^ Villalobos, Fran (26 May 2012). “Adri\u00e1n est\u00e1 listo para la Eurocopa” [Adri\u00e1n is ready for Euro]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 May 2012.^ “Llorente, Javi Mart\u00ednez y Xabi Alonso en la lista de Del Bosque” [Llorente, Javi Mart\u00ednez and Xabi Alonso make Del Bosque squad] (in Spanish). EITB. 27 May 2012. Retrieved 27 March 2023.^ “Reina, Vald\u00e9s, Juanfran, Albiol y Llorente: los otros campeones de la Eurocopa” [Reina, Vald\u00e9s, Juanfran, Albiol and Llorente: the other Eurocup champions]. ABC (in Spanish). 2 July 2012. Retrieved 27 March 2023.^ Estepa, Javier (17 November 2013). “De pasear la estrella a ver las estrellas” [From parading star to seeing stars]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 November 2013.^ “La FIFA anula el Guinea-Espa\u00f1a” [FIFA annul Guinea-Spain]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 31 December 2013. Retrieved 25 June 2014.^ “World Cup 2014: Diego Costa and Fernando Torres in Spain squad”. BBC Sport. 13 May 2014. Retrieved 13 May 2014.^ “World Cup 2014: Spain drop Alvaro Negredo and Jesus Navas”. BBC Sport. 31 May 2014. Retrieved 31 May 2014.^ Chowdhury, Saj (23 June 2014). “Australia 0\u20133 Spain”. BBC Sport. Retrieved 24 June 2014.^ “Juanfran still hoping for Spain recall Juanfran still hoping for Spain recall”. Diario AS. 11 October 2018. Retrieved 12 October 2018.^ “A closer look at Spain’s Euro 2012 squad”. The Globe and Mail. 6 June 2012. Retrieved 17 May 2020.^ Naranjo, Alma (27 May 2016). “Las mujeres del Madrid ganan a las del Atl\u00e9tico en la final de la Champions” [Real Madrid’s women defeat Atl\u00e9tico’s in Champions final] (in Spanish). El Espa\u00f1ol. Retrieved 17 November 2016.^ “Griezmann, Juanfran, Siqueira…: Pluie de b\u00e9b\u00e9s \u00e0 l’Atletico Madrid!” [Griezmann, Juanfran, Siquiera…: It’s raining babies at Atl\u00e9tico Madrid!] (in French). Pure People. 3 November 2015. Retrieved 15 March 2016.^ Juanfran at BDFutbol^ “Juanfran”. Soccerway. 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