Juan Miguel García Inglés (born 9 March 1971), known as Juanmi, is a Spanish retired professional

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who played as a

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. He appeared in 267

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matches over 12 seasons, mainly in representation of

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(nine years).

Club career

Juanmi was born in Cartagena,

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. He began his career with local

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, playing two

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games in 1987–88 – still a junior – in a relegation-ending campaign. In summer 1990 he signed for

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, going on to spend two full seasons with the reserves; in 1992–93, he was third-choice for the main squad behind

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and

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. In the 1993 off-season, Juanmi moved to

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as backup to veteran

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. After two years as second-choice (although he did manage to total 27

appearances), he went on to become the

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ese side's undisputed starter, being instrumental in their

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conquest of the

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. In July 2002, following Zaragoza's top-flight relegation, Juanmi signed for

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on a free transfer, initially backing up

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. However, a

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to the latter made him the starter, and he performed well enough to help the

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to eventually finish third. Subsequently, Juanmi joined

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, alternating between the posts and the bench in four years. After only six games in the 2006–07 season, in a final promotion, he moved to

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also of the second division for

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. Juanmi retired in January 2008 at the age of 36, being immediately named his hometown club's

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's goalkeeping coach.

International career

Juanmi earned one

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for

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, on 26 January 2000, in a match played in his city of birth. He replaced Molina for the final six minutes against

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, in a 3–0 friendly win.

Honours

Zaragoza *

: 1993–94, 2000–01 *

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: 1994–95 Deportivo *

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References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Juanmi 1971 births Living people 20th-century Spanish sportsmen Spanish men's footballers Footballers from Cartagena, Spain Men's association football goalkeepers La Liga players Segunda División players Segunda División B players Cartagena FC players Real Madrid Castilla footballers Real Madrid CF players Real Zaragoza players Deportivo de La Coruña players Real Murcia CF players Gimnàstic de Tarragona footballers Spain men's youth international footballers Spain men's under-21 international footballers Spain men's under-23 international footballers Spain men's international footballers Association football goalkeeping coaches