Juanlu Gómez

Football player infobox
playername = Juanlu


fullname = Juan Luis Gómez López
height = 1.72 cm
nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1980|5|18
cityofbirth = Málaga
countryofbirth = Spain
currentclub = Real Betis
clubnumber =
position = Left midfielder
youthyears =
youthclubs = Don Benito
years = 2000–2002
2002–2003
2004
2004–2005
2005–
2006
2006–2007
2007–2008
clubs = Mármol Macael
UD Almería
→Alicante CF (loan)
CD Numancia
Real Betis
→Albacete Balompié (loan)
→Osasuna (loan)
→Córdoba CF (loan)
caps(goals) = – (–)
38 (7)
15 (1)
27 (2)
3 (0)
17 (3)
18 (1)
30 (5)
nationalyears =
nationalteam =
nationalcaps(goals) =
pcupdate = September 30, 2008
ntupdate = September 30, 2008

Juan Luis Gómez López, aka Juanlu (born 18 May 1980 in Málaga), is a Spanish footballer that currently plays for Real Betis Balompie of the Spanish first division, as a left-sided midfielder.

Football career

Juanlu began his career at modest CD Mármol Macael before moving to UD Almería, in "Segunda División". He made 38 league appearances for Almería, scoring 7 goals. During his time at the Andalusia side, he had a loan stint at Alicante CF (third level), where he made 15 league appearances, netting once.

In 2004-05, Juanlu made his top flight debut, playing in 27 league contests for CD Numancia (2 goals, netting against Real Betis in the league opener, on August 28, 2004, in a 1-1 home draw), before moving to Betis upon Numancia's relegation.

During his time at Betis, Juanlu was loaned to Albacete Balompié (January-June 2006) and CA Osasuna (2006-07). Unhappy at his lack of first team opportunities at the Seville outfit, Juanlu showed satisfaction upon his move to Navarra: "I am happy because this deal is good for everyone, especially for me because I've joined a team that's in the Champions League qualifying round." [ [http://www.uefa.com/competitions/UCL/news/Kind=1/newsId=442095.html Juanlu joins Osasuna adventure] ] He was relatively used in the league, and added six matches with two goals (including the only at the second leg of the UEFA Cup's quarterfinals against Bayer Leverkusen).

On July 2007, again on loan, he joined another second division side, Córdoba CF. He scored five goals during the season, as Córdoba barely avoided relegation. He returned to Betis in July 2008.

References

External links

* [http://www.lfp.es/historico/primera/plantillas/historial.asp?jug=7404 Stats at Liga de Fútbol Profesional] es icon
* [http://www.futbolme.com/futbol/jugadores/futbolistas/7937_juanlu.asp Futbolme.com profile] es icon