José Juan Figueiras García (born 25 January 1979), known as José Juan, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Athletic Club Torrellano.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | José Juan Figueiras García[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1979-01-25) 25 January 1979 (age 43)[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Vigo, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Athletic Torrellano | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–1999 | Valladolid B | 1 | (0) |
| 1999–2002 | Ourense | 10 | (0) |
| 2002–2004 | Celta B | 68 | (0) |
| 2003 | Celta | 1 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | Ourense | 20 | (0) |
| 2005–2007 | Ciudad Murcia | 53 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | Granada 74 | 6 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Águilas | 37 | (0) |
| 2009–2012 | Granada | 20 | (0) |
| 2012–2017 | Lugo | 132 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | Elche | 51 | (0) |
| 2019–2022 | Alcoyano | 89 | (0) |
| 2022– | Athletic Torrellano | 7 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:11, 29 October 2022 (UTC) | |||
Born in Vigo, Province of Pontevedra, Galicia, José Juan played one match in La Liga with RC Celta de Vigo in the 2002–03 season, which consisted of 37 minutes in a 2–2 home draw against Racing de Santander after coming on as a substitute for Pablo Cavallero, who was sent off (he replaced field player José Ignacio de facto).[2]
After having joined Ciudad de Murcia in January 2005, José Juan spent three and a half years with the Segunda División club – renamed Granada 74 CF in 2007 – and had a lengthy spell in the Segunda División B, with stints at CD Ourense (two), Celta de Vigo B and Granada CF. He won the Ricardo Zamora Trophy in the 2004–05 campaign whilst at Ourense.[3]
In August 2012, after two consecutive promotions at Granada (losing his place after the first), José Juan signed for second division team CD Lugo of his native region.[4] After five seasons of regular football, playing 135 games in all, he dropped down a tier to join Elche CF,[5] who won promotion in the 2017–18 campaign with a play-off win over Villarreal CF B.[6]
On 27 June 2019, free agent José Juan signed a one-year contract with Tercera División club CD Alcoyano, aged 40.[7] He contributed 29 appearances in his first season, play-offs included, in a promotion.[8]
José Juan put on a Player of the match performance in a Copa del Rey match against Real Madrid on 20 January 2021, a 2–1 victory in the round of 32.[9] On 14 December that year, in the second round of the next tournament, he saved two penalties in the 3–1 shootout defeat of top-flight Levante UD.[10]