| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Juan Francisco Torres Belén | ||
| Date of birth | 9 January 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Crevillent, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Atlético Madrid | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Real Madrid | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2002–2005 | Real Madrid B | 56 | (6) |
| 2004–2006 | Real Madrid | 6 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | → Espanyol (loan) | 30 | (1) |
| 2006–2010 | Osasuna | 148 | (12) |
| 2011– | Atlético Madrid | 19 | (1) |
| National team | |||
| 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) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 November 2011. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Juan Francisco Torres Belén (born 9 January 1985 in Crevillent, Alicante), aka Juanfran, is a Spanish footballer who plays for Atlético Madrid as a right winger.
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A product of Real Madrid's youth academy, Juanfran had his first main squad opportunity on 24 January 2004, playing 15 minutes in a 2–1 home win against Villarreal CF, after solid performances with the C outfit. Over the course of that and the following seasons, he would play on a further five La Liga matches.
Juanfran was loaned out to RCD Espanyol in the 2005–06 season[1] and, although the Catalan side barely avoided relegation, he featured heavily throughout the season, scoring on 22 March 2006, in a 1–1 draw at Athletic de Bilbao.
Juanfran signed with CA Osasuna[2] after a deal that allowed Osasuna to get the player without having to pay a transfer fee and with per-set price of €10 million,[3] adding several specifics, which included a possibility of a January 2007 recall by Madrid, which also retained a buying option at the end of the season. He played his first game for the Navarrese outfit on 24 September 2006, in a 2–0 win at Celta de Vigo, and scored the second goal of the match; additionally, he appeared in nine games, scoring once,[4] in Osasuna's UEFA Cup semifinal run.
In 2008–09, Juanfran was again an everpresent fixture in Osasuna's lineups. On 31 May 2009, in the season's closer, he scored from 30 yards in a 2–1 home win over former side Real Madrid, which kept the club in the top flight for another year;[5] in the following campaign, as Osasuna fared better in the league, finishing 12th, he scored a career-best four goals.
On 11 January 2011, Juanfran signed for Atlético Madrid until June 2015, for a fee of just over €4 million.[6] He made his official debut for the Colchoneros two days later, starting in a 1–3 away loss against his first professional team, Real Madrid, for the season's Copa del Rey.
Juanfran scored his first goal for Atlético on 21 May 2011, in a 4–3 away win against RCD Mallorca - the last game of the season - dedicating it to his father who had died two weeks beforehand.[7]
Juanfran had an extraordinary performance at the UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship, as Spain won and the player received the Golden Player award.[8]
In a rare achievement, he took part in two FIFA World Youth Championships, the first in the United Arab Emirates, where Spain grabbed the silver medal.[9] In the 2005 edition, Spain reached the quarterfinals, eventually ousted by winners Argentina.[10]
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