_2008_01.jpg) Juanito withBetis in 2008 | ||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Juan Gutiérrez Moreno[1] | |||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1976-07-23)23 July 1976 (age 49)[1] | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Cádiz, Spain[1] | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | |||||||||||||
| Position | 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
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||
Juan Gutiérrez Moreno (born 23 July 1976), commonly known asJuanito, is a Spanishfootballmanager and former player who played as acentral defender.
A player of physical display, he was noted for his excellent aerial ability. He spent the bulk of his career withBetis, appearing in 294 official matches and winning the2005 Copa del Rey.
With theSpain national team, Juanito appeared in oneWorld Cup and twoEuropean Championships, contributing to the conquest ofEuro 2008.
Juanito was born inCádiz. After taking his first steps as a senior withthe reserves of hometown clubCádiz CF, he transferred toAndalusia neighboursReal Betis in 1997, spending three seasons withthe reserves; in2000–01 he was loaned to another team in the region,Recreativo de Huelva ofSegunda División.
Juanito made his debut for Betis' main squad in the2001–02 campaign, and immediately established himself as a regular starter, often scoring fromdeadball situations. His first came on 27 January 2002, alast-minute goal againstReal Madrid in a 1–1 away draw.[2]
In2004–05, Juanito netted four goals in 33 games as the side achievedqualification honours to theUEFA Champions League, alsowinning theCopa del Rey.David Rivas, the other stopper, added another four.[3][4]
In the following three seasons, as Betis constantly battledLa Liga relegation successfully, Juanito only missed a total of 13 league matches, adding six goals. On 22 April 2007, in a 2–2 draw atRCD Espanyol, he played the last minutes as agoalkeeper due to thedismissal ofPedro Contreras, with apenalty being awarded –Raúl Tamudo equalised.[5]
After being relegated at the end of2008–09, Juanito moved toAtlético Madrid on afree transfer, aged almost 33.[6] Hisdebut season was shaky, as he started as first-choice, was relegated to the bench, regained his position from ColombianLuis Perea and lost it again;[7][8] on 4 April 2010 he scored his first goal as aColchonero, opening the 3–0 home victory overDeportivo de La Coruña.[9]
For the2010–11 campaign, all Atlético stoppers remained with the team and UruguayanDiego Godín was also acquired. Hence, Juanito fell further down in the defensive pecking order,[10] only appearing in aSpanish Cup match againstUniversidad 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-tierReal Valladolid shortly after.[12]
Juanito made his debut forSpain on 21 August 2002 againstHungary, in atestimonial forFerenc Puskás.[13] His first goal for the national side came on 1 March 2006, in a 3–2friendly win against theIvory Coast.[14]
Juanito represented Spain atUEFA Euro 2004[15] and2008 (playing in the 2–1 victory overGreece in the latter tournament)[16] and the2006 FIFA World Cup, scoring with hishead in the 1–0 defeat ofSaudi Arabia.[17] That goal was the first ever scored by a Betis player in the competition.[18]
In the2010 World Cup qualifier againstEstonia 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.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 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] |
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 atCD San Roque de Lepe for the upcomingSegunda División B campaign; he was sacked in March 2016, as theyoccupied a relegation place.[22]
Juanito was given a new job in the same division on 9 July 2016, atAtlético 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, atK.S.V. Roeselare of theBelgian First Division B. He was their third Spanish manager ofthe season, afterJordi Condom andNano.[25]
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