Juan Quero Barraso (born 17 October 1984) is a Spanish

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who plays as an

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for Real Aranjuez.

Club career

Born in

Vallecas Vallecas was a municipality of Spain that disappeared as such in 1950, when its annexation to the Municipality of Madrid was effectuated. Nowadays it is a large neighborhood of Madrid composed of two districts: Puente de Vallecas (population ...

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, Quero began playing football for Real Madrid, joining lowly

DAV Santa Ana Deportivo Asociación de Vecinos Santa Ana is a Spanish football team based in Madrid, in the namesake community. Founded in 1974 it plays in Tercera División – Group 7, holding home games at '' Polideportivo Santa Ana'', which has a capacit ...

( fourth division) after his unsuccessful youth spell. In the summer of 2005 he signed for another team from

AD Alcorcón Agrupación Deportiva Alcorcón S.A.D. is a Spanish football team based in Alcorcón, in the autonomous community of Madrid. Founded in 1971, it currently plays in Primera Federación – Group 1, holding home matches at the Municipal de Sant ...

, moving up to the

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. Quero signed with division two side Polideportivo Ejido for the 2006–07 season. However, a few months later, the Royal Spanish Football Federation deemed the deal illegal, and the player returned to his previous club without any official appearances for the

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ns. In 2007–08, Quero finally played in the second tier, being an important attacking weapon as

CD Numancia Club Deportivo Numancia de Soria, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club in Soria, in the autonomous community of Castile and León. Founded on 9 April 1945, it plays in Primera División RFEF – Group 2, holding home games at ''Nuevo Estadio Los ...

returned to

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after a three-year absence. He produced roughly the same numbers in the following campaign, but did not find the net and the

Soria Soria () is a municipality and a Spanish city, located on the Douro river in the east of the autonomous community of Castile and León and capital of the province of Soria. Its population is 38,881 ( INE, 2017), 43.7% of the provincial populati ...

ns were relegated; his debut in the Spanish top flight came on 14 September 2008, in a 3–4 loss away loss against Real Madrid. Quero competed in the second division in the following years, representing

Rayo Vallecano Rayo Vallecano de Madrid, S.A.D. (), often abbreviated to Rayo (Spanish for "thunderbolt"), is a Spanish professional football club based in Madrid, in the neighbourhood of Vallecas. Rayo was founded on 29 May 1924, and currently compete in La Li ...

Elche CF Elche Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. ( ca-valencia, Elx Club de Futbol, S.A.D.) is a professional football based in Elche, Province of Alicante, in the Valencian Community. Founded in 1923, the club competes in La Liga, holding home matches at ''Es ...

UD Las Palmas Unión Deportiva Las Palmas, S.A.D. is a Spanish football team based in Las Palmas, on the island of Gran Canaria in the autonomous community of Canary Islands. Founded on 22 August 1949, it plays in Segunda División, holding home games at t ...

and Córdoba CF. In 2013 he moved abroad, starting with

Dubai CSC Dubai Cultural Sports Club () was a football club based in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates. In 2017 merged with Al Shabab to join Al-Ahli to rebrand the club into Shabab Al-Ahli Dubai FC. History The club was relegated in 2007 to the UAE ...

then switching to the

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. During season 2020-21, Quero retired from football after had been diagnostic with a heart arrhythmia.

Club statistics

Honours

Numancia * Segunda División: 2007–08El Numancia, campeón de Segunda división (Numancia, Second division champions)
Marca, 1 June 2008 (in Spanish)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Quero, Juan 1984 births Living people Footballers from Madrid Spanish footballers Association football midfielders AD Alcorcón footballers Polideportivo Ejido footballers CD Numancia players Rayo Vallecano players Elche CF players UD Las Palmas players Córdoba CF players Hércules CF players CF Fuenlabrada footballers Dubai CSC players Juan Quero Juan Quero Oriente Petrolero players Birkirkara F.C. players DSK Shivajians FC players RoundGlass Punjab FC players CD Paracuellos Antamira players I-League players La Liga players Segunda División players Segunda División B players Tercera División players UAE Pro League players Juan Quero Maltese Premier League players Bolivian Primera División players Spanish expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in the United Arab Emirates Expatriate footballers in Thailand Expatriate footballers in Bolivia Expatriate footballers in Malta Expatriate footballers in India Spanish expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Thailand Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Bolivia Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Malta Spanish expatriate sportspeople in India