Juan Luis Hens Lorite (born 7 February 1984), commonly known as Juanlu, is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a right midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Juan Luis Hens Lorite | ||
| Date of birth | 7 February 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Fuente Palmera, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2003 | Córdoba B | ||
| 2002–2003 | Córdoba | 16 | (1) |
| 2003–2005 | Valencia B | 80 | (20) |
| 2005–2006 | Valencia | 1 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | → Lleida (loan) | 23 | (1) |
| 2006–2007 | Hércules | 21 | (3) |
| 2007–2008 | Granada 74 | 23 | (1) |
| 2008–2011 | Tenerife | 100 | (8) |
| 2011–2015 | Girona | 115 | (6) |
| 2015–2017 | Cartagena | 67 | (12) |
| 2017–2018 | Mérida | 1 | (0) |
| Total | 447 | (52) | |
| International career | |||
| 2002–2003 | Spain U19 | 4 | (1) |
| 2003 | Spain U20 | 3 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editJuanlu was born in Fuente Palmera, Province of Córdoba.[1] After starting out at local Córdoba CF he moved to Valencia CF in January 2003, playing mostly for their reserves.[2] On 23 January 2005, he appeared in the first of five competitive matches with the first team,[3][4][5][6] against Villarreal CF: he came on as a substitute for Francisco Rufete in the seventh minute, being himself replaced at half-time by Marco Di Vaio in an eventual 3–1 La Liga away loss.[7]
After a loan at UE Lleida, Juanlu was released and resumed his career also in the Segunda División, signing a two-year contract with CD Tenerife from Granada 74 CF in July 2008[8] and contributing four goals in 35 games in his second season as the club returned to the top flight after seven years.[9][10]
Juanlu scored his first goal in the main tier on 13 December 2009, a consolation in the 2–1 defeat at Getafe CF;[11] he totalled four for the campaign, in an immediate relegation.[9] He was also part of the squad in 2010–11, as the side went down again.[12]
Juanlu then spent four seasons in division two with Girona FC.[13][14] He netted twice in the 2013 play-offs,[15] but eventually failed to promote.[16]
On 18 August 2015, the 31-year-old Juanlu joined third-tier FC Cartagena.[17] In summer 2017, he moved to Mérida AD of the same league.[18]
References
edit- ^ La doble motivación de Juanlu (Juanlu's double motivation); La Verdad, 29 August 2016 (in Spanish)
- ^ Juanlu se marcha al Valencia con otra convocatoria internacional sub 19 (Juanlu goes to Valencia with another under 19 international call-up); Diario Córdoba, 29 January 2003 (in Spanish)
- ^ Los 'che' no saben apuntillar (The 'che' do not know how to get the job done); Mundo Deportivo, 18 July 2005 (in Spanish)
- ^ Valencia y Deportivo, en semifinales de la Copa Intertoto (Valencia and Deportivo, to the Intertoto Cup semi-finals); El Mundo, 24 July 2005 (in Spanish)
- ^ El Valencia arrolla al Roda y el Depor sufre ante el Newcastle (Valencia crush Roda and Depor suffer against Newcastle); El Mundo, 27 July 2005 (in Spanish)
- ^ El Valencia jugará la final ante el Hamburgo (Valencia will play the final against Hamburger); Mundo Deportivo, 4 August 2005 (in Spanish)
- ^ La templanza de Riquelme desarma al Valencia (Riquelme's poise disarms Valencia); El Mundo, 23 January 2005 (in Spanish)
- ^ Juanlu, quinto refuerzo de la próxima campaña (Juanlu, fifth addition of the following campaign); Diario AS, 19 July 2008 (in Spanish)
- ^ a b Juanlu amplió su vinculación con el Tenerife otras tres temporadas (Juanlu extended his link to Tenerife for a further three seasons); Diario AS, 14 July 2010 (in Spanish)
- ^ Once años del último ascenso a Primera División (Eleventh anniversary of last promotion to Primera División); Vavel, 13 June 2020 (in Spanish)
- ^ Un doblete de Albín tumba al Tenerife (Albín brace downs Tenerife); Diario de Sevilla, 14 December 2009 (in Spanish)
- ^ El Tenerife desciende a Segunda División B (Tenerife relegated to Segunda División B); Diario AS, 15 May 2011 (in Spanish)
- ^ El Girona ficha a Benja y Juanlu (Girona sign Benja and Juanlu); Marca, 14 July 2011 (in Spanish)
- ^ Juanlu Hens: "No seguiré en el Girona tras un final increíble" (Juanlu Hens: "I will not remain with Girona following an incredible ending"); Diario AS, 21 June 2015 (in Spanish)
- ^ 3–1. El Girona se jugará el ascenso con el Almería tras vencer al Alcorcón (3–1. Girona will fight for promotion with Almería after beating Alcorcón); Telemadrid, 16 June 2013 (in Spanish)
- ^ El Girona perd a Almeria i diu adéu al somni de pujar a Primera Divisió (3–0) (Girona lose in Almería and say goodbye to dream of promoting to Primera División (3–0)); Ara, 22 June 2013 (in Catalan)
- ^ Juanlu, penúltimo fichaje del FC Cartagena (Juanlu, second-last signing of FC Cartagena); La Verdad, 18 August 2015 (in Spanish)
- ^ El Mérida sube el nivel con el fichaje de Juanlu Hens (Mérida take it up a notch with signing of Juanlu Hens); El Periódico Extremadura, 8 July 2017 (in Spanish)