Juan Carlos Martín Corral

Juan Carlos
Personal information
Full name Juan Carlos Martín Corral
Date of birth (1988-01-20) 20 January 1988
Place of birth Guadalajara, Spain
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Elche
Number 13
Youth career
2000–2005 Guadalajara
2005–2007 Rayo Vallecano
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005 Guadalajara 6 (0)
2007–2011 Rayo Vallecano B 147 (0)
2011 Rayo Vallecano 1 (0)
2011–2013 Hércules 9 (0)
2013–2015 Córdoba 43 (0)
2015–2016 Rayo Vallecano 21 (0)
2016– Elche 0 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 May 2016.


This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Martín and the second or maternal family name is Corral.

Juan Carlos Martín Corral (born 20 January 1988), known as Juan Carlos (Spanish pronunciation: [xwan kar'los]), is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Elche CF as a goalkeeper.

Club career

Born in Guadalajara, Castile-La Mancha, Juan Carlos made his senior debuts with CD Guadalajara in the 2004–05 season, in Tercera División. He joined Rayo Vallecano on 26 July 2005, returning to youth football.[1]

Juan Carlos was promoted to the reserves in the 2007 summer, and appeared regularly with the side in the fourth level and Segunda División B. On 5 June 2011, he played his first match as a professional, starting in a 2–3 home loss against FC Barcelona B for the Segunda División championship.[2]

On 4 July 2011, after being deemed suplus to requirements,[3] Juan Carlos moved to Hércules CF also in the second level.[4] On 2 July 2013, he signed for Córdoba CF after rejecting a contract extension from the Valencians.[5]

Juan Carlos appeared in 15 matches in his debut season, as the Andalusians returned to La Liga after a 42-year absence. He made his debut in the competition on 25 August 2014, starting in a 0–2 away loss against Real Madrid.[6]

Juan Carlos returned to his first club Rayo on 6 August 2015, after agreeing to a two-year deal.[7] On 23 July of the following year, after suffering top level relegation, he signed a two-year deal with Elche CF.[8]

References

  1. ↑ Juancar deja el Guadalajara para fichar por el Rayo (Juancar leaves Guadalajara to sign with Rayo); Rayo Herald, 26 July 2005 (Spanish)
  2. ↑ Soberbio punto y final del filial en el adiós de Vallecas a Segunda (Superb curtain call from reserves in Vallecas' goodbye to Segunda); Marca, 4 June 2011 (Spanish)
  3. ↑ El Rayo Vallecano no cuenta con Juan Carlos (Rayo Vallecano does not count with Juan Carlos); Rayo Herald, 2 July 2011 (Spanish)
  4. ↑ El guardameta Juan Carlos (Rayo Vallecano) firma dos años con el Hércules (Goalkeeper Juan Carlos (Rayo Vallecano) signs for two years with Hércules); ABC, 4 July 2011 (Spanish)
  5. ↑ Juan Carlos defenderá la portería del Córdoba (Juan Carlos will defend Córdoba's goal); Marca, 2 July 2013 (Spanish)
  6. ↑ Slow start from Real Madrid; ESPN FC, 25 August 2014
  7. ↑ Juan Carlos nuevo jugador del Rayo (Juan Carlos new player of Rayo); Rayo Vallecano, 6 August 2015 (Spanish)
  8. ↑ Juan Carlos refuerza la portería franjiverde (Juan Carlos bolsters the franjiverde goal); Elche CF, 23 July 2016 (Spanish)
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