Juan Manuel Marrero Monzón (born 18 October 1982), known as Juanma, is a Spanish professional footballer. On the left side, he can either operate as a defender or a midfielder. He played 285

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games for Las Palmas, Rayo Vallecano, Huesca, Numancia and Fuenlabrada, scoring 27 times. He added 155 matches and 17 goals in the

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with Las Palmas,

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and Fuenlabrada.

Club career

Las Palmas

Born in Las Palmas,

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, Juanma moved from UD Vecindario to UD Las Palmas, where he made his professional debut in the

on 6 September 2003, starting in a 2–2 home draw against

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. After two years in the

, he scored his first goal in the second tier on 26 September 2006, a first-half penalty in a game of the same result also at the Estadio Gran Canaria.

Rayo Vallecano

Juanma signed a two-year contract with Rayo Vallecano in July 2008. Barely used in his time in the outskirts of Madrid, he was loaned a year later to SD Huesca also in the second division.

Oviedo and Numancia

On 25 August 2010, free agent Juanma joined

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. After two seasons in division three, neither ending in a playoff place, he returned up a level at

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 ...

. Used regularly by Pablo Machín and

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, he signed a new two-year deal with the option of a third in October 2015.

Fuenlabrada

In July 2016, having rescinded his contract when his opportunities in Soria decreased, Juanma dropped back down to ''Segunda B'' to represent CF Fuenlabrada. Having achieved promotion to the second tier via the playoffs for the first time – as champions and at the third time of asking – the 36-year-old

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renewed for one more season with the possibility of another in June 2019. Still a regular player for ''Fuenla'', Juanma agreed to a one-year extension in July 2021.

Honours

Fuenlabrada *

: 2018–19

References

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Juanma 1982 births Living people Spanish men's footballers Footballers from Las Palmas Men's association football defenders Men's association football midfielders Segunda División players Segunda División B players Tercera División players Primera Federación players UD Vecindario players UD Las Palmas players Rayo Vallecano players SD Huesca footballers Real Oviedo players CD Numancia players CF Fuenlabrada footballers