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Juan Francisco García García (born 15 July 1976), known as Juanfran, is a Spanish footballer who plays for Levante UD. Mainly a central defender, he can also play as a left back. He started and finished his extensive professional career with Levante, which he represented in all three major levels of Spanish football, going on to amass La Liga totals of 362 games and six goals over the course of 14 seasons and also appearing in the competition for Valencia, Celta and Zaragoza. He also played in Turkey, the Netherlands and Greece. Juanfran represented Spain at the 2002 World Cup. ==Club career== Born in Valencia, Valencian Community, Juanfran started his professional career at Levante UD, where he attracted the attention of local giants Valencia CF, signing after three seasons for €1 million. On 31 August 1997 he played his first La Liga game, a 1–2 away loss against RCD Mallorca, and went on make 50 overall appearances for the ''Che''. Juanfran joined Celta de Vigo prior to the 1999–2000 campaign for €4 million, where he was an undisputed starter in a Galicia team that appeared in the UEFA Cup and the 2003–04 UEFA Champions League (he scored in a 1–1 tie at Club Brugge K.V. as Celta proggressed to the knockout rounds of the latter competition). However, in 2003–04, the club would also be relegated to Segunda División. After leaving Celta in 2004, Juanfran joined Turkish club Beşiktaş JK,〔(Juanfran the man for Besiktas ); UEFA.com, 6 August 2004〕 but soon fell out of favour with team management – the coach who brought him to Istanbul, compatriot Vicente del Bosque, was dismissed midway through the season – and would spend the following campaign on loan to Dutch side AFC Ajax.〔(Ajax take a chance on Juanfran ); UEFA.com, 12 August 2005〕 In 2006–07 Juanfran returned to Spain, joining Real Zaragoza for €1.5 million〔(Fernández lands former charges ); UEFA.com, 3 July 2006〕 and being a key defensive element as the Aragonese team qualified to the UEFA Cup in that first year. The following season the player struggled individually and collectively, and the club returned to the second level after a five-year stint. On 30 July 2008, Juanfran agreed to sign a two-year deal with AEK Athens FC, earning approximately €1 million per season.〔(El descartado Juanfran cerró su marcha al AEK de Atenas (Released Juanfran closed deal with AEK Athens) ); Marca, 26 July 2008 〕 He was used regularly during his spell in Greece but, in late January 2010, was loaned to his first professional side Levante, until the end of the second division campaign; only weeks later he bought out his contract with AEK, and signed permanently until June 2012, contributing massively to the club's top flight return after a two-year absence. The 34-year-old Juanfran was the most used player in his position in 2010–11 (23 games), as Levante eventually retained its division status. He fared even better in the following season, with the club finishing sixth and qualifying for the Europa League for the first time ever. On 20 September 2012, in Levante's European competition group stage debut, Juanfran scored the game's only goal at home against Helsingborgs IF. He netted with his preferred foot from the corner of the penalty area.〔(Debutants Levante overcome Helsingborg task ); UEFA.com, 20 September 2012〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Juanfran (footballer, born 1976)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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