Juanfran (footballer, born 1985)
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Juan Francisco Torres Belén (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈxwaɱ fɾanˈθisko ˈtores βeˈlen];[lower-alpha 1] born 9 January 1985), known as Juanfran (pronounced [ˈxwaɱfɾan]), is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a right-back.
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Full name | Juan Francisco Torres Belén[1] | |||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1985-01-09) 9 January 1985 (age 39) | |||||||||||||
Place of birth | Crevillent, Spain | |||||||||||||
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[2] | |||||||||||||
Position(s) | Right-back | |||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||
Kelme | ||||||||||||||
Real Madrid | ||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
2003–2005 | Real Madrid B | 56 | (7) | |||||||||||
2004–2006 | Real Madrid | 6 | (0) | |||||||||||
2005–2006 | → Espanyol (loan) | 30 | (1) | |||||||||||
2006–2011 | Osasuna | 148 | (12) | |||||||||||
2011–2019 | Atlético Madrid | 243 | (3) | |||||||||||
2019–2021 | São Paulo | 50 | (0) | |||||||||||
Total | 533 | (23) | ||||||||||||
International career | ||||||||||||||
2003 | Spain U17 | 4 | (1) | |||||||||||
2003 | Spain U18 | 3 | (0) | |||||||||||
2004 | Spain U19 | 4 | (1) | |||||||||||
2003–2005 | Spain U20 | 11 | (3) | |||||||||||
2004–2006 | Spain U21 | 9 | (0) | |||||||||||
2012–2016 | Spain | 22 | (1) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
After starting out at Real Madrid, he went on to make a name for himself in La Liga with Osasuna and Atlético Madrid, signing for the latter club in 2011 and going on to win seven major titles, including the 2014 national championship and the 2012 and 2018 Europa League tournaments. He totalled 427 appearances in Spain's top flight.[3]
A Spanish international since 2012, Juanfran was part of the squad that won that year's European Championship, and also represented the nation at the 2014 World Cup and Euro 2016.