Juan Carlos Rodríguez Belencoso (born 1 September 1981) is a Spanish

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

who plays for

FC La Unión Atlético Fútbol Club La Unión Atlético is a Spanish football team based in La Unión, Murcia, in the Region of Murcia. Founded in 2010, it plays in , holding home matches at ''Municipal''. History Founded in 2010 as ''Torre Pacheco Fútbol Club Pinatar ...

as a

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Club career

Born in

Elche de la Sierra Elche de la Sierra is a Municipalities of Spain, municipality in Albacete, Castile-La Mancha, Spain. This province belongs to the autonomous community of Castilla-La Mancha. It had a population of 3,944 Albacete Albacete (, also , ; ar, ﭐَلبَسِيط, Al-Basīṭ) is a city and municipality in the Spanish autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Castilla–La Mancha, and capital of the province of Albacete. Lying in the south-ea ...

, Belencoso started playing as a senior with amateurs

Deportivo Rayo Cantabria Deportivo Rayo Cantabria is a Spanish football team based in Santander, in the autonomous community of Cantabria. Founded in 1993 it last played in Tercera División – Group 3, holding home games at the Campo Municipal Mies de Cozada sports gr ...

. From 2002 to 2008, following a brief spell in Portugal, he competed mainly in the

Segunda División B Segunda División B ( en, Second Division B) was the third tier of the Spanish football league system containing 102 teams divided into five groups, until it was replaced by the new structure in 2021. It was administered by the Royal Spanish Foot ...

, representing at that level

Real Jaén Real Jaén Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. is a Spanish football team based in Jaén, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded in 1929 it plays in Tercera División RFEF, holding home matches at ''Nuevo Estadio de La Victoria'', with a capacit ...

Mérida UD Mérida Unión Deportiva was a Spanish football club based in Mérida, in the autonomous community of Extremadura. Founded in 1990, they last played in Tercera División – Group 14 when dissolved in 2013, and hosted games at the Estadio Roma ...

CE L'Hospitalet Centre d'Esports l'Hospitalet is a Spanish football team based in L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, in the autonomous community of Catalonia. Founded in 1957 it currently plays in Tercera División RFEF - Group 5, holding home games at Estadi Municipal ...

and

CD Baza Club Deportivo Baza was a Spanish football team based in Baza, Granada, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded in 1970, it last played in Primera Andaluza, and held home matches at ''Estadio Constantino Navarro'', with a capacity of 4, ...

. Aged 27, Belencoso reached

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for the first time in the 2008–09 season, signing with local Castile-La Mancha club

Albacete Balompié Albacete Balompié is a Spanish football team based in Albacete, in the autonomous community of Castile–La Mancha. Founded on 2 August 1940, it currently plays in Segunda División, the second tier of Spanish football, holding home matches ...

. He made his debut in the competition on 31 August 2008, coming in as a late substitute in a 2–1 home win against

Sevilla Atlético Sevilla Atlético is a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football team based in Seville in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded in 1950, it is the reserve team of Sevilla FC. It plays in Segunda Federación, and holds home games ...

, but only scored twice in the league over the course of two full seasons. Belencoso returned to division three for the following years, playing with

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CD Lugo Club Deportivo Lugo is a Spanish football team based in Lugo, in the autonomous community of Galicia. Founded on 8 July 1953, it plays in Segunda División, holding home games at '' Estadio Anxo Carro''. History The new board of directors was o ...

and

Cádiz CF Cádiz Club de Fútbol, S.A.D., known simply as Cádiz, is a Spanish professional football club based in Cádiz, Andalusia. Founded in 1910, the club competes in the La Liga, holding home games at Nuevo Mirandilla, with a seating capacity of 20 ...

. He achieved promotion with the second team after scoring 14 goals, three in the playoffs. On 9 July 2013, Belencoso became coach

Àlex Gómez Alejandro "Àlex" Gómez Comes, (born 8 October 1972) is a Spanish football manager. Before starting his senior coaching career in Hong Kong, he has held various positions the youth academy of FC Barcelona. Coaching career Born in L'Ametlla de ...

's first foreign signing of the new campaign as he joined

Kitchee SC Kitchee Sports Club (; ; ) is a Hong Kong professional Association football, football club based in Kowloon. It was founded in 1931 and currently competes in the Hong Kong Premier League. The club has won championships in Hong Kong 11 times, in ...

in Hong Kong. He made an impressive start to his

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adventure, netting twice and providing two assists in a 6–2 victory over

Sun Hei SC Sun Hei Sports Club () is a Hong Kong football club which currently competes in the Hong Kong Third Division. The club has a long history in playing in the top flight, but decided to self-relegate in the 2013–14 season after declining to parti ...

on 3 September.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Belencoso, Juan 1981 births Living people Spanish footballers Footballers from Castilla–La Mancha Association football forwards Segunda División players Segunda División B players Tercera División players Tercera Federación players Deportivo Rayo Cantabria players Real Jaén footballers Mérida UD footballers CE L'Hospitalet players Real Balompédica Linense footballers Albacete Balompié players UB Conquense footballers CD Lugo players Cádiz CF players Mar Menor FC players UD Socuéllamos players CF Villanovense players Liga Portugal 2 players G.D. Chaves players Hong Kong First Division League players Kitchee SC players Indonesian Premier League players Persib Bandung players Indian Super League players ATK (football club) players Spanish expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Portugal Expatriate footballers in Hong Kong Expatriate footballers in Indonesia Expatriate footballers in India Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Hong Kong Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Indonesia Spanish expatriate sportspeople in India