Germán Beltrán Juárez (born 26 October 1979) is a Spanish retired

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who played as a forward, currently

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of Alavés C. He spent most of his career in the

Segunda División B Segunda División B (English: 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 ...

, making 256 appearances and scoring 49 goals for six clubs, mainly

Barakaldo Barakaldo (; ) is a Municipalities of Spain, municipality located in the Biscay province in the Basque Country (autonomous community), Basque Country in Spain. Located on the Left Bank (Biscay), Left Bank of the Estuary of Bilbao, the city is pa ...

. Professionally, he played 36 times in

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for

Eibar Eibar (, ) is a city and municipality within the province of Gipuzkoa, in the Autonomous Community of Euskadi. It is the capital of the '' eskualde / comarca'' of Debabarrena. Eibar has 27,138 inhabitants ( Eustat, 2018). Its chief industry is ...

and

Girona Girona (; ) is the capital city of the Province of Girona in the autonomous community of Catalonia, Spain, at the confluence of the Ter, Onyar, Galligants, and Güell rivers. The city had an official population of 106,476 in 2024, but the p ...

, scoring once for each.

Playing career

Born in

Alcañiz Alcañiz () is a town and municipality of Teruel province in the autonomous community of Aragon, Spain. The town is located on the banks of the river Guadalope. Alcañiz is the unofficial capital of the Lower Aragon historical region. It lies ...

Aragon Aragon ( , ; Spanish and ; ) is an autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community in Spain, coextensive with the medieval Kingdom of Aragon. In northeastern Spain, the Aragonese autonomous community comprises three provinces of Spain, ...

, Beltrán began his career with

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, playing no higher than the reserves in the

. In June 2008, after contributing 15 third-division goals for

Barakaldo CF Barakaldo Club de Fútbol is a Basque football team based in Barakaldo, in the autonomous community of the Basque Country. Founded in 1917 it plays in , holding home stadium is '' Lasesarre'', with a 7,960 Seat Capacity. History Barakaldo pla ...

, he signed a two-year contract with

club

SD Eibar Sociedad Deportiva Eibar (in ) is a Spanish football league teams, Spanish professional football club based in Eibar, Gipuzkoa, in the autonomous Basque Country (autonomous community), Basque Country. Founded on 30 November 1940, the men’s te ...

with a €1.2 million

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. In Beltrán's first season with the

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, they were relegated and he only scored in a 2–3 home loss against

Real Zaragoza Real Zaragoza, S.A.D. (), commonly referred to as Zaragoza, is a football club based in Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain, that currently competes in the Segunda División, the second tier of the Spanish football league system, Spanish league system. Zarag ...

on 25 April 2009. In February 2010, he moved back up to the second tier with

Girona FC Girona Futbol Club, Sociedad Anónima Deportiva, S.A.D. ( ) is a Spanish professional Football team, football club based in Girona, Catalonia, Spain. Founded on 23 July 1930, the team plays in La Liga, to which they gained promotion in the 2022 ...

until the end of the campaign with the option of one more. Again, he scored just once in his spell in

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, minutes after coming on as a substitute for Jordi Xumetra in his second game, a 3–0 away victory over

Rayo Vallecano Rayo Vallecano de Madrid, S.A.D. (), often abbreviated to Rayo (Spanish for "thunderbolt"), is a Spanish professional football club based in the Villa de Vallecas district of Madrid. The club competes in La Liga, the top flight of Spanish foot ...

. Beltrán was back in division three in August 2010, on a one-year deal at

Zamora CF Zamora Club de Fútbol is a Spanish football team based in Zamora, in the autonomous community of Castile and León. Founded in 1968 it plays in , holding home games at ''Estadio Ruta de la Plata'', with a capacity of 7,813 seaters. History ...

. A year later, he signed for

Tercera División Tercera División () was the fourth tier of the Spanish football league system. Until 1977, it was the third tier of the Spanish football league system. Founded in 1929, it was below the ''Primera División'' (also known as La Liga), the ''Segund ...

club CD Laudio, and scored the only goal on 29 June 2013 as they overcame Mar Menor FC in the playoff final to reach the third division for the only time in their history.

Coaching career

After retiring at

Club Portugalete Club Portugalete is a List of football clubs in Spain, Basque football team based in Portugalete, in the autonomous community of Basque Country (autonomous community), Basque Country. Founded in 1909, it plays in , holding its home games in the '' ...

in 2016, Beltrán subsequently worked as assistant manager at that team. In summer 2018, he was appointed at Barakaldo under Aitor Larrazábal in the same capacity. Beltrán replaced Larrazábal at the helm of Barakaldo on 28 December 2020. However, after only 43 days and three games (two defeats, one draw), he was himself dismissed on 9 February 2021. Beltrán continued to ply his trade in the lower leagues subsequently, with Portugalete, Gernika Club and Deportivo Alavés C.

Managerial statistics

References

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Beltran, German 1979 births Living people People from Alcañiz Spanish men's footballers Footballers from the Province of Teruel Men's association football forwards Segunda División players Segunda División B players Tercera División players Real Madrid C footballers Real Madrid Castilla footballers CF Reus Deportiu players CD Teruel footballers Barakaldo CF footballers SD Eibar footballers Girona FC players Zamora CF footballers CD Laudio players Club Portugalete players Spanish football managers Segunda División B managers Segunda Federación managers Tercera Federación managers Barakaldo CF managers