Juanto Ortuño

Juan Tomás Ortuño Martínez (born 11 February 1992), commonly known as Juanto, is a Spanish footballer who plays as a forward for CD Eldense.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Ortuño and the second or maternal family name is Martínez.
Juanto
Personal information
Full name Juan Tomás Ortuño Martínez
Date of birth (1992-02-11) 11 February 1992
Place of birth Yecla, Spain
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Eldense
Number 11
Youth career
Albacete
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011 Albacete B 5 (2)
2011–2012 Villarreal C 23 (5)
2012–2014 Villarreal B 84 (31)
2014 Murcia 0 (0)
2014–2015 Sabadell 14 (2)
2015 UCAM Murcia 6 (2)
2015–2016 Llagostera 10 (3)
2016 Belenenses 12 (4)
2016 Ponferradina 16 (3)
2017–2018 Belenenses 17 (2)
2018–2019 Lleida Esportiu 54 (22)
2019–2020 Córdoba 18 (3)
2020–2022 Castellón 52 (11)
2022– Eldense 37 (10)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:48, 6 September 2023 (UTC)

Club career

Born in Yecla, Region of Murcia, Juanto joined Villarreal CF in 2011 following a brief period with Albacete Balompié,[1] being initially assigned to the C team. On 21 January 2012 he made his Segunda División debut, starting for the reserves in a 1–0 away loss against Deportivo de La Coruña.[2]

Juanto scored his first goal as a professional on 3 March 2012, playing 28 minutes of the 4–3 home win over CD Alcoyano.[3] He contributed 16 games during the season, as both the first and the second teams dropped down a level.

Over the next two campaigns, Juanto scored 31 goals in 68 division three games, including all four of his team's efforts on 13 January 2013 in a defeat of CF Reus Deportiu,[4] and a hat-trick on 17 February against UE Llagostera.[5] He had one call-up to the main squad, remaining an unused substitute in the 1–1 La Liga home draw with Elche CF on 30 March 2014.[6]

On 17 July 2014, Juanto signed a two-year deal with Real Murcia from the second tier.[7] However, after the club's administrative relegation, he cut ties with it and moved to CE Sabadell FC also in that tier.[8] He scored twice during his tenure, equalising for a 1–1 draw at Real Zaragoza on 14 September[9] and getting the only goal then being sent off in a home victory over SD Ponferradina six days later,[10] in an eventual relegation.

On 9 April 2015, Juanto terminated his contract with the Catalans and joined UCAM Murcia CF in the third division hours later.[11] On 14 July, he signed with second-tier side Llagostera;[12] in the following transfer window, however, he was released, and moved to Portugal after agreeing to a one-and-a-half-year deal with C.F. Os Belenenses.[13] He made his Primeira Liga debut on 24 January, replacing Rafael Amorim at half-time and scoring in a 3–3 draw against Vitória S.C. at the Estádio do Restelo.[14]

Juanto joined SD Ponferradina on 9 August 2016, after cutting ties with Belenenses.[15] On 4 January 2017 he left by mutual consent,[16] and returned to his previous club the next day.[17]

Juanto left Belenenses on 2 January 2018,[18] and returned to his country with Lleida Esportiu two days later.[19] He moved to fellow second-tier team Córdoba CF on 29 June 2019,[20] signing for CD Castellón in the same league the following 8 January.[21]

Juanto helped the Valencians to promote with eight goals in just 12 matches,[22] but was sparingly used afterwards.[23] On 22 June 2022, he agreed to a contract at Primera Federación side CD Eldense,[24] achieving another promotion as the latter returned to division two after 59 years; he scored the decisive goal in the playoffs, equalising the 3–3 extra time draw against Real Madrid Castilla in the second leg of the final (4–4 aggregate).[25]

Personal life

Juanto's older brother, Alfredo, was also a footballer and a forward. He too was brought up at Albacete.[26][27]

References
  1. Juanto, traspasado al Villarreal (Juanto, transferred to Villarreal); Albacete Balompié, 29 July 2011 (in Spanish)
  2. El campeón de invierno sufre, pero suma y sigue (Winter champions suffer, but win and keep going); Marca, 21 January 2012 (in Spanish)
  3. Gran remontada del filial que mete en descenso al Alcoyano (Great comeback from reserves which puts Alcoyano in relegation zone); Marca, 3 March 2012 (in Spanish)
  4. "Juanto y Guerrero, los auténticos reyes del 'Póker'" [Juanto and Guerrero, the authentic four-goal kings] (in Spanish). Marca. 1 February 2013. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
  5. "Goleada amarilla sobre el Llagostera" [Yellow thrashing of Llagostera] (in Spanish). Villarreal CF. 17 February 2013. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
  6. "Los ilicitanos pescan un punto de El Madrigal" [The ilicitanos fish for a point in El Madrigal] (in Spanish). Yahoo! Sports. 30 March 2014. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
  7. Juanto firma por el Real Murcia CF SAD (Juanto signs for Real Murcia CF SAD); Real Murcia, 18 July 2014 (in Spanish)
  8. Juanto Ortuño, nou jugador del CE Sabadell (Juanto Ortuño, new player of CE Sabadell) Archived 31 August 2014 at the Wayback Machine; CE Sabadell, 26 August 2014 (in Catalan)
  9. "Juanto evita justo al final la primera victoria del Zaragoza" [Juanto prevents first Zaragoza win in the nick of time] (in Spanish). Marca. 14 September 2014. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
  10. "El Sabadell aconsegueix el primer triomf de la temporada contra la Ponferradina" [Sabadell get first triumph of the season against Ponferradina] (in Catalan). Ara. 20 September 2014. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
  11. Juanto es nuevo jugador del UCAM Murcia CF (Juanto is the new player of UCAM Murcia CF); Vavel, 9 April 2015 (in Spanish)
  12. Juanto Ortuño, nuevo delantero del Llagostera (Juanto Ortuño, new forward of Llagostera); Marca, 15 July 2015 (in Spanish)
  13. Juanto Ortuño: «Prometo dar tudo para ajudar com golos» (Juanto Ortuño: "I promise to give it my all to help with goals"); Record, 15 January 2016 (in Portuguese)
  14. "Belenenses e Vitória de Guimarães empatam 3–3 na I Liga" [Belenenses and Vitória de Guimarães draw 3–3 in the I League] (in Portuguese). Observador. 24 January 2016. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
  15. "Juanto refuerza la delantera de la SD Ponferradina" [Juanto bolsters the forward lines of SD Ponferradina] (in Spanish). SD Ponferradina. 9 August 2016. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
  16. "La SD Ponferradina y Juanto alcanzan un acuerdo para la rescisión de su contrato" [SD Ponferradina and Juanto reach an agreement for the termination of his contract] (in Spanish). SD Ponferradina. 4 January 2017. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
  17. "Juanto Ortuño regressa ao Belenenses e assina até 2020" [Juanto returns to Belenenses and signs until 2020] (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. 5 January 2017. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
  18. "Juanto Ortuño já não é jogador do Belenenses" [Juanto Ortuño is no longer player of Belenenses] (in Portuguese). CA Notícias. 2 January 2018. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  19. "El Lleida fitxa «Juanto» Ortuño per reforçar l'atac" [Lleida sign "Juanto" Ortuño to bolster the attack] (in Catalan). Nació Digital. 4 January 2018. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  20. "Juanto Ortuño, segundo fichaje del Córdoba CF" [Juanto Ortuño, second signing of Córdoba CF] (in Spanish). Córdoba CF. 29 June 2019. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  21. "El Castellón ficha al delantero del Córdoba, Juanto Ortuño" [Castellón sign Córdoba forward, Juanto Ortuño] (in Spanish). Cadena COPE. 8 January 2020. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  22. "El ataque, la asignatura pendiente del Castellón" [Attack, Castellón's missing link] (in Spanish). Castellón Plaza. 23 December 2021. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
  23. "El Castellón hace oficial la salida del delantero Juanto Ortuño, tras dos temporadas y media en el club" [Castellón confirm departure of forward Juanto Ortuño, after two and a half seasons at the club] (in Spanish). Castellón Información. 22 June 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
  24. "El Eldense ficha al mediapunta Juanto Ortuño" [Eldense sign attacking midfielder Juanto Ortuño] (in Spanish). Cadena SER. 22 June 2022. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  25. "Juanto Ortuño: "El gol del ascenso fue una sensación increíble"" [Juanto Ortuño: "The promotion goal was an incredible feeling"] (in Spanish). Onda Regional de Murcia. 26 June 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  26. Los hermanos Ortuño, abonados al gol (The Ortuño brothers, married to goal); La Liga, 6 October 2015 (in Spanish)
  27. El duelo de los Ortuño (The duel of the Ortuños); El Periódico de Aragón, 13 October 2015 (in Spanish)
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