Juan José Sánchez Maqueda (born 23 January 1969) is a Spanish retired

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who played as a

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, currently a

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. He amassed

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totals of 110 matches and six goals over seven seasons, representing mainly

Real Madrid Real Madrid Club de Fútbol (), commonly referred to as Real Madrid, is a Spanish professional Football club (association football), football club based in Madrid. The club competes in La Liga, th ...

. In 2011, he became a manager.

Playing career

Born in

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, Maqueda spent 16 years with

youth and reserve sides comprised. He made his

debut on 2 January 1988 aged 18 years and 11 months, playing the full 90 minutes in a 2–1 home win against

FC Barcelona Futbol Club Barcelona (), commonly known as FC Barcelona and colloquially as Barça (), is a professional Football club (association football), football club based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, that competes in La Liga, the top flight of ...

. He scored his first goal with the main squad later that month, in a 4–0 victory over

Cádiz CF Cádiz Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. is a Spanish professional football club based in Cádiz, Andalusia. Founded in 1910, the club competes in Segunda División, holding home games at Nuevo Mirandilla, with a seating capacity of 20,724. Salvadoran ...

also at the

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. Maqueda returned to Real in summer 1990, after a

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-long loan with

CD Logroñés Club Deportivo Logroñés, S.A.D. was a Spanish football team based in Logroño, in the autonomous community of La Rioja. Founded in 1940, it last played in '' Regional Preferente de La Rioja''. Due to financial problems, since 2009 the club ha ...

. He contributed 24 games – 19 starts – and one goal in the first year upon his return, but the team finished in third place. He added three appearances in the

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, netting in the 4–1 away defeat of

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on 18 September 1990. Maqueda spent nearly two years on the sidelines due to an

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injury, from which he never fully recovered. After leaving the ''Merengues'', he represented six clubs in as many years, appearing for

Valencia CF Valencia Club de Fútbol, S. A. D. (; ), commonly referred to as Valencia CF or simply Valencia, is a Spanish professional Association football, football club based in Valencia, Spain, that currently plays in La Liga, the top tier of the Spani ...

and

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in the top flight and having abroad stints with C.D. Irapuato and

Panionios FC Panionios G.S.S. Football Club (Greek (language), Greek: ΠΑΕ Πανιώνιος Γ.Σ.Σ.), the ''Pan-Ionian Gymnastics Club of Smyrna'' (Πανιώνιος Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος Σμύρνης, ''Panionios Gymnastikos Sy ...

. He retired in 2000, at 31.

Coaching career

Maqueda spent six years as assistant manager to

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, with the pair being in charge of Real Madrid and

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in the top tier and

RC Celta de Vigo Real Club Celta de Vigo (; ), commonly known as Celta Vigo, is a Spanish professional football club based in Vigo, Galicia, that competes in La Liga, the top tier of Spanish football. Nicknamed ''Os Celestes'' (The Sky Blues), the club was fou ...

in the

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. They worked for a few months with

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, leaving in October 2010. Maqueda began working as a head coach in 2011, with

Al Ittihad Alexandria Club Al Ittihad Alexandria Club (), locally known as El Ittihad El Skandary, is an Egyptian sports club based in Alexandria. The club is mainly known for its professional football team, which currently plays in the Egyptian Premier League, the high ...

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. Two years later, in October, he replaced

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at the helm of Saudi Arabian club

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; his side ranked last with one point when he arrived, but managed to avoid relegation from the Pro League in the last match. On 27 May 2014, Maqueda was appointed at

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. He returned to the African nation in December, signing for

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. On 2 November 2019, Maqueda returned to Al-Shoulla, now in the second tier. He left the club the following 28 June, as the season was put on hold due to the

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. Starting in October 2020, Maqueda then had a two-month spell in the Moroccan

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with

MA Tétouan Moghreb Atlético Tetuán (; acronym MAT) is a Moroccan football club based in Tétouan, was founded on 2 December 1922. MA Tétouan is best known for its professional football team that competes in Botola, the top flight to Moroccan football l ...

Honours

Player

Real Madrid *

: 1987–88, 1988–89 *

Copa del Rey The , commonly known as , or (in English) the Spanish Cup or King's Cup, and formerly known as Copa del Presidente de la República (1932–1936) and Copa del Generalísimo (1939–1976), is an annual knockout football competition in Spanis ...

: 1988–89 *

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1990 Important events of 1990 include the Reunification of Germany and the unification of Yemen, the formal beginning of the Human Genome Project (finished in 2003), the launch of the Hubble Space Telescope, the separation of Namibia from South ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Maqueda, Juan Jose 1969 births Living people 20th-century Spanish sportsmen Spanish men's footballers Footballers from Madrid Men's association football midfielders La Liga players Segunda División players Segunda División B players Real Madrid Castilla footballers Real Madrid CF players CD Logroñés footballers Valencia CF players Albacete Balompié players Racing de Ferrol footballers CF Fuenlabrada footballers C.D. Irapuato footballers Super League Greece players Panionios F.C. players Spanish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Mexico Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Greece Spanish football managers Egyptian Premier League managers Al Ittihad Alexandria Club managers Al Masry SC managers Saudi Pro League managers Saudi First Division League managers Al-Shoulla FC managers Al Fateh SC managers Botola managers MA Tétouan managers Spanish expatriate football managers Expatriate football managers in Egypt Expatriate football managers in Saudi Arabia Expatriate football managers in Morocco Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Egypt Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Morocco