Juan Gutiérrez Moreno (born 23 July 1976), commonly known as Juanito, is a Spanish football

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and former player who played as a

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. A player of physical display, he was noted for his excellent aerial ability. He spent the bulk of his career with Betis, appearing in 294 official matches and winning the 2005 Copa del Rey. With the Spain national team, Juanito appeared in one

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and two European Championships, contributing to the conquest of

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Club career

Cádiz and Betis

Juanito was born in

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. After taking his first steps as a senior with the reserves of hometown club Cádiz CF, he transferred to

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neighbours

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in 1997, spending three seasons with the reserves; in 2000–01 he was loaned to another team in the region,

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of Segunda División. Juanito made his debut for Betis' main squad in the 2001–02 campaign, and immediately established himself as a regular starter, often scoring from

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situations. His first came on 27 January 2002, a

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against Real Madrid in a 1–1 away draw. In 2004–05, Juanito netted four goals in 33 games as the side achieved qualification honours to the

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, also winning the

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. David Rivas, the other stopper, added another four. In the following three seasons, as Betis constantly battled

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relegation successfully, Juanito only missed a total of 13 league matches, adding six goals. On 22 April 2007, in a 2–2 draw at

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, he played the last minutes as a

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due to the dismissal of Pedro Contreras, with a

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being awarded –

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equalised.

Atlético and Valladolid

After being relegated at the end of 2008–09, Juanito moved to Atlético Madrid on a free transfer, aged almost 33. His debut season was shaky, as he started as first-choice, was relegated to the bench, regained his position from Colombian Luis Perea and lost it again; on 4 April 2010 he scored his first goal as a ''Colchonero'', opening the 3–0 home victory over

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. For the 2010–11 campaign, all Atlético stoppers remained with the team and Uruguayan

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was also acquired. Hence, Juanito fell further down in the defensive pecking order, only appearing in a Spanish Cup match against Universidad de Las Palmas CF (1–1 home draw, after a 5–0 away win in the first leg); on 11 January 2011, he terminated his contract with the club, moving to second-tier

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shortly after.

International career

Juanito made his debut for

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on 21 August 2002 against

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, in a testimonial for Ferenc Puskás. His first goal for the national side came on 1 March 2006, in a 3–2 friendly win against the Ivory Coast. Juanito represented Spain at

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and

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(playing in the 2–1 victory over

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in the latter tournament) and the

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, scoring with his head in the 1–0 defeat of

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. That goal was the first ever scored by a Betis player in the competition. In the 2010 World Cup qualifier against

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on 11 October 2008, Juanito netted through another header in a 3–0 away win. He was overlooked for the finals in South Africa, however, as the national team emerged victorious.

International goals

:''Scores and results list Spain's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Juanito goal.''

Coaching career

In August 2012, Juanito returned to Betis as assistant coach of their youth team, and two months later he was promoted to the same role at the reserve side. He was given his first job managing in his own right in June 2015, taking the reins at CD San Roque de Lepe for the upcoming Segunda División B campaign; he was sacked in March 2016, as they occupied a relegation place. Juanito was given a new job in the same division on 9 July 2016, at

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in his native province. He was relieved of his duties on 10 November with the team in last place, having not won since the opening day. After a spell coaching in Betis' youth ranks, Juanito left in January 2019 for the first foreign job of his entire career, at K.S.V. Roeselare of the Belgian First Division B. He was their third Spanish manager of the season, after Jordi Condom and Nano.

Honours

Betis *

: 2004–05 Atlético Madrid *

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: 2009–10 *Copa del Rey runner-up: 2009–10 Spain *

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