Juan Carlos Paniagua

Juan Carlos Paniagua Prieto (born 20 March 1966) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a forward,[1] and later worked as a coach.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Paniagua and the second or maternal family name is Prieto.
Juan Carlos Paniagua
Personal information
Full name Juan Carlos Paniagua Prieto
Date of birth (1966-03-20) 20 March 1966
Place of birth Navalmoral de la Mata, Spain
Height 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
–1984 Moralo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1981–1984 Moralo B
1984–1988 Moralo
1988–1989 Cacereño
1989–1991 Extremadura 38 (11)
1991–1994 Toledo 69 (30)
1994–1996 Compostela 27 (2)
1996–1997 Almería 36 (16)
1997 Levante 9 (0)
1998 Cultural Leonesa 7 (0)
1998–2000 Cacereño 41 (4)
2000–2001 Villanovense
Total 227 (63)
Managerial career
2009 Cacereño (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Paniagua was born in Navalmoral de la Mata in the province of Cáceres, Extremadura, and began his career with local side Moralo. He made his debut for the club's B team in 1981, and stayed with the club until 1988, when he joined fellow Tercera División team Cacereño. After a single season with Cacereño, he signed for Extremadura in 1989, helping the club win their Tercera División group and earn promotion in his first season.[2] He made his Segunda División B debut for the club on 2 September 1990 in a 2–0 away loss to Mérida at Estadio Romano.[3]

He had a strong season, scoring eleven goals, the first of which came in his second match, a 1–1 home draw with Granada on 9 September.[3] However, he left the club that summer to join Toledo, with whom he repeated the feat of winning a Tercera División group and promotion in 1991–92. They earned a second consecutive promotion, via the play-offs, the following season,[2] allowing Paniagua to make his Segunda División debut on 5 September 1993.[4] He replaced Quique for the last 35 minutes of a 2–0 away loss to Badajoz.[5]

He scored fifteen goals that season, opening his account with a brace in a 5–0 home win over Real Murcia at Estadio Salto del Caballo in his second match.[4] His good form earned him a move to newly promoted La Liga side Compostela ahead of the 1994–95 season,[2] and he made his top flight debut on 9 October.[6] He played the first 66 minutes of a 2–1 away win over Celta Vigo at Balaídos before being replaced by Pichi Lucas.[7] He failed to score that season,[2] having to wait until 4 February 1996 for his first top division goal, which came during a substitute appearance in a 2–0 away win over Mérida.[8]

Paniagua left Compostela to join Almería in the Segunda División ahead of the 1996–97 season, at the end of which they were relegated. He spent the first half of the following season with Levante, who ultimately met the same fate as Almería the year before, and then joined Cultural Leonesa in the tier below in the January transfer window. After another half-season, he returned to Cacereño for another two years, suffering relegation from Segunda División B in 1999–2000.[2] He rounded at his career with a single season at Villanovense in the Tercera División, before retiring in 2001 at the age of 35.

Coaching career

In 2009, Paniagua returned to Cacereño, who he had represented twice during his playing career, as assistant manager during Ángel Luis Alcázar's brief spell as head coach.[9]

Personal life

Paniagua's son, Juan Francisco, also played as a forward, and also represented Cacereño, for whom he played during their 2013–14 Segunda División B campaign.[10]

Honours

Extremadura

Toledo

Career statistics
As of 12 March 2021[2]
Club Season League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Moralo 1987–88 Tercera División ??10–10
Cacereño 1988–89 ??20–20
Extremadura 1990–91 Segunda División B 381141–4212
Toledo 1991–92 Tercera División ??10–10
1992–93 Segunda División B 331510644019
1993–94 Segunda División 361531214117
Total 693051858236
Compostela 1994–95 La Liga 12011–131
1995–96 15240–192
Total 2725100323
Almería 1996–97 Segunda División 361631–3917
Levante 1997–98 9010–100
Cultural Leonesa 1997–98 Segunda División B 70–30100
Cacereño 1998–99 20200–202
1999–2000 212––212
Total 4140000414
Cacereño total 4142000434
Career total 2276321411525972
1.^ Appearances in the 1993 Segunda División B play-offs
2.^ Appearances in the 1993–94 Segunda División promotion play-off
3.^ Appearances in the 1998 Segunda División B play-offs

References
  1. "Paniagua". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  2. "Paniagua". BDFutbol. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  3. "Matches Paniagua". BDFutbol. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  4. "Matches Paniagua". BDFutbol. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  5. "Badajoz - Toledo (2 - 0) 05/09/1993". BDFutbol. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  6. "Matches Paniagua". BDFutbol. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  7. "Celta de Vigo - Compostela (1 - 2) 09/10/1994". BDFutbol. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  8. "Matches Paniagua". BDFutbol. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  9. "El regreso de un 'primera'". elperiodicoextremadura.com. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  10. "Paniagua". BDFutbol. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
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