José Juan Figueiras García (born 25 January 1979), known as José Juan, is a Spanish professional

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who plays as a goalkeeper for Athletic Club Torrellano.

Club career

Born in Vigo, Province of Pontevedra,

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, José Juan played one match in La Liga with

RC Celta de Vigo Real Club Celta de Vigo (; ), commonly known as Celta de Vigo or simply Celta, is a Spanish professional football club based in Vigo, Galicia, that competes in La Liga, the top tier of Spanish football. Nicknamed ''Os Celestes'' (The Sky Blues), ...

in the 2002–03 season, which consisted of 37 minutes in a 2–2 home draw against Racing de Santander after coming on as a substitute for

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, who was sent off (he replaced field player

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''de facto''). After having joined

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in January 2005, José Juan spent three and a half years with the

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club – renamed

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in 2007 – and had a lengthy spell in the

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, with stints at CD Ourense (two),

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and Granada CF. He won the Ricardo Zamora Trophy in the 2004–05 campaign whilst at Ourense. In August 2012, after two consecutive promotions at Granada (losing his place after the first), José Juan signed for second division team

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of his native region. After five seasons of regular football, playing 135 games in all, he dropped down a tier to join Elche CF, who won promotion in the 2017–18 campaign with a play-off win over

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. On 27 June 2019, free agent José Juan signed a one-year contract with Tercera División club CD Alcoyano, aged 40. He contributed 29 appearances in his first season, play-offs included, in a promotion. José Juan put on a '' Player of the match'' performance in a Copa del Rey match against

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on 20 January 2021, a 2–1 victory in the

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. On 14 December that year, in the second round of the next tournament, he saved two

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in the 3–1 shootout defeat of top-flight

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. In summer 2022, José Juan joined amateurs Athletic Club Torrellano.

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