Juan Carlos (footballer, born 1973)

Juan Carlos Gómez Díaz (born 6 April 1973), known as Juan Carlos, is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a forward. He was most recently the manager of Xerez CD.

Juan Carlos
Personal information
Full name Juan Carlos Gómez Díaz
Date of birth (1973-04-06) 6 April 1973
Place of birth Córdoba, Spain
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
Córdoba
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1991–1992 Córdoba B
1992–1993 Córdoba 31 (7)
1993–1996 Atlético Madrid B 39 (21)
1994–1995 → Marbella (loan) 30 (11)
1996–1997 Atlético Madrid 33 (5)
1997–1998 Valladolid 9 (2)
1998–2000 Sevilla 67 (25)
2000–2003 Atlético Madrid 12 (1)
2002–2003 → Getafe (loan) 23 (4)
2003–2004 Elche 7 (1)
2006–2007 Lucena 3 (0)
Total 254 (77)
Managerial career
2002–2013 Ciudad Jardín
2015 Mairena
2015–2018 Écija
2019–2020 Xerez
2020–2021 Vélez
2021 Don Benito
2022–2023 Xerez
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Gómez and the second or maternal family name is Díaz.

Playing career

Born in Córdoba, Andalusia, Carlos made his senior debut with Córdoba CF's reserves in 1991. In 1993, after playing for the first team in Segunda División B, he moved to another reserve team in the same division, Atlético Madrid B.

After scoring a career-best twenty-one goals during the season, Carlos was loaned for one year in July 1994 to Segunda División side CA Marbella. He made his debut in the category on 4 September of that year by starting in a 1–3 away loss against Hércules CF. He scored his first goal fourteen days later in a 4–1 away routing of CD Badajoz.

After scoring eleven goals for Marbella, Carlos returned to Atleti in July 1995, and was subsequently assigned to the first team in La Liga the following January. He made his top-tier debut on 6 January 1996, starting and scoring his team's first in a 3–1 home win against CD Tenerife.

Mainly a backup to Lyuboslav Penev and Kiko during his spell, Carlos was featured sparingly before moving to fellow league team Real Valladolid in 1997. In the following year, after struggling with injuries, he joined Sevilla FC in the second level.

Carlos was an ever-present figure for the club during his two-season stint, achieving top tier promotion as champions but suffering immediate relegation. He spent the remainder of his career in the second level but impaired from his injuries; he represented Atlético Madrid, Getafe CF[1] and Elche CF. He had trials with third level side CD Villanueva,[2] but nothing came of them.

Carlos retired in 2007, aged 34, after playing for Lucena CF in Tercera División.[3]

Managerial career

Carlos began his managerial career in 2012 with the regional leagues of CD Ciudad Jardín. In February 2015, after more than a year without a club, he took over CD Mairena in the fourth level.[1]

On 17 July 2015, Carlos was appointed manager of Écija Balompié, also in the fourth division.[4]

In July 2019, he became the new manager of Xerez CD in the Tercera División.[5]

After stints at Vélez CF and CD Don Benito, he returned to Xerez CD in October 2022.[6] On 26 February 2023, he was relieved of his duties.[7]

Honors

Player
Atlético Madrid

References
  1. "Juan Carlos: "El club debería haber hecho un esfuerzo mayor en cuestión de fichajes"" [Juan Carlos: "The club should have done a bigger effort in the matter of signings"] (in Spanish). ABC. 5 March 2015. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
  2. "El ex jugador del Atlético de Madrid, Juan Carlos, a prueba en el Villanueva" [Former Atlético de Madrid player, Juan Carlos, on trial at Villanueva] (in Spanish). ABC. 1 October 2005. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
  3. "Juan Carlos, el chico de barrio que llegó a ser rey" [Juan Carlos, the neighborhood kid who became a king] (in Spanish). Cordopolis. 10 July 2013. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
  4. "Juan Carlos Gómez, nuevo entrenador del Écija Balompié" [Juan Carlos Gómez, new manager of Écija Balompié] (in Spanish). Écija Digital. 17 July 2015. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
  5. "Juan Carlos Gómez, nuevo técnico del Xerez CD" [Juan Carlos Gómez, new manager of Xerez CD] (in Spanish). El Córner del Sur. 11 July 2019. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
  6. "Juan Carlos Gómez es el elegido" [Juan Carlos Gómez is the chosen one] (in Spanish). Cadena SER. 21 October 2022. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  7. "Juan Carlos Gómez destituido como técnico del Xerez CD" [Juan Carlos Gómez dismissed as coach of Xerez CD] (in Spanish). Cadena SER. 26 February 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
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