Juan Manuel Castaño Menéndez (

Gijón Gijón () or () is a city and municipality in north-western Spain. It is the largest city and municipality by population in the autonomous community of Asturias. It is located on the coast of the Cantabrian Sea in the Bay of Biscay, in the cent ...

, Spain, May 10, 1977), better known as Juanma Castaño, is a Spanish sports presenter and commentator.

Biography

Juanma was born in

on May 10, 1977, studied at the

Colegio de la Inmaculada (Gijón) Colegio de la Inmaculada (''Immaculate Conception's College'' in English) is a Catholic school for primary and secondary education (grades 1 to 12) run by the Jesuits in Gijón, Spain since 1890. History Established on the outskirts of the city ...

, class of 1995, and enrolled in Law at the

University of Oviedo The University of Oviedo ( es, Universidad de Oviedo, Asturian: ''Universidá d'Uviéu'') is a public university in Asturias (Spain). It is the only university in the region. It has three campus and research centres, located in Oviedo, Gijón ...

, although he did not finish his university studies.

Professional career

In 1993 he began participating in a program on SER Gijón called ''Jóvenes y campeones'', from where he moved on to ''

Carrusel deportivo Carrusel Deportivo is a Spanish sports program broadcast on Cadena SER. It could be compared with '' 5 live Sport'' in the United Kingdom. The program is transmitted on weekends from 3 pm to 1:30 am, and on Sundays only from 12 pm to 2:30 pm. It ...

'' and ''Gijón SER Deportivos'', commenting on Real Sporting matches. In 2001 he made the leap to the Cadena SER sports editorial office in

Madrid Madrid ( , ) is the capital and most populous city of Spain. The city has almost 3.4 million inhabitants and a metropolitan area population of approximately 6.7 million. It is the second-largest city in the European Union (EU), and ...

, becoming one of the most well-known collaborators of the network and also participating in television programs such as the now defunct ''Maracaná 06'' by

Paco González :For the racehorse trainer see: J. Paco Gonzalez Francisco "Paco" González González (Madrid, 1966) is a Spanish sport journalist. Gonzalez was born in Madrid in 1966, but raised in Folgueras de Cornás (Tineo, Asturias). He returned to Madri ...

on Cuatro. He has worked in several concentrations of the Spanish National Team and covered Euro 2008. He broadcast five Vueltas Ciclistas a España, four

Tour de France The Tour de France () is an annual men's multiple-stage bicycle race primarily held in France, while also occasionally passing through nearby countries. Like the other Grand Tours (the Giro d'Italia and the Vuelta a España), it consists ...

and two Giro d'Italia. It also covered the 2006 World Road Cycling Championship. He is the author of the book Podemos together with

Manu Carreño Manuel Bartolomé Carreño Molina (Valladolid, August 6, 1969) is a Spanish radio and television presenter. Since April 2006, he has presented the news sports program of Cuatro, a position in which he has been accompanied by Manolo Lama (between 2 ...

and Rubén Parra. Together with Santiago Cañizares, he directed and presented the program '' El día después on Canal+.'' On August 23, 2011, he officially joined the sports team of Cadena COPE, joining the programs ''Tiempo de juego'' and ''El partido de las 12'', thus leaving his career at Canal+. Since August 21, 2016, he has been directing ''El Partidazo de COPE'', COPE's nightly program from Sunday to Thursday, from 11:30 pm to 1:30 am. In July 2018, his employment relationship with Mediaset España, ended, putting an end to thirteen years with the company, shortly after which his signing with Movistar+ was announced. From September 16, 2019, he leads ''El Partidazo'' on Movistar+. In 2021 he participated in the sixth edition of MasterChef Celebrity, where he was proclaimed winner along with

Miki Nadal Miguel Nadal Furriel, better known as Miki Nadal (born 29 September 1967 in Zaragoza, Aragón, Spain), is a Spanish comedian and actor known for his work on television and theatre. He studied law but abandoned his studies for the stage. He start ...

. Since 2022, he has appeared as a talk show host on

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El Hormiguero ''El Hormiguero'' (, Spanish for "The Anthill") is a Spanish television program with a live audience focusing on comedy, science, and guest interviews running since September 2006. It is hosted and produced by screenwriter Pablo Motos. The show ...

. On March 27, 2022, he will premiere on

Movistar Plus+ Movistar Plus+ (formerly Movistar+) is the trade name of the subscription platform for digital television owned by Telefónica, which operates in Spain. The service is distributed via optical fiber and ADSL and as well as with satellites such as ...

, together with

, a cooking show called ''"Cinco Tenedores"'' (Five Forks).

References

External links

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