| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Juan de Dios Prados López | ||
| Date of birth | August 12, 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Motril, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Westerlo | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Betis | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2005–2007 | Betis B | ||
| 2007–2011 | Betis | 69 | (3) |
| 2011 | → Granada (loan) | 17 | (0) |
| 2011– | Westerlo | ||
| National team | |||
| 2007 | Spain U21 | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 June 2011. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Juan de Dios Prados López, aka Juande (born 12 August 1986 in Motril, Granada), is a Spanish footballer who plays for K.V.C. Westerlo in Belgium, usually as a defensive midfielder.
Forged in Real Betis' youth ranks, Juande made his debut for the first team in a match against R.S.C. Anderlecht in the 2005–06 UEFA Champions League, on 6 December 2005, before being replaced by Marcos Assunção in the 71st minute of a 0–1 home loss, as the race for the UEFA Cup position was already decided in favour of the verdiblancos.
He would only appear in La Liga in the following season, his debut coming on 17 February 2007, starting and being booked in a 0–0 draw at Real Madrid. At this time, Juande was still registered for the club's B side, but would appear in 22 matches in 2007–08, scoring his first goal on 19 April 2008, in a 3–1 win against Atlético Madrid, at the Vicente Calderón Stadium.
On 5 November 2007, it was speculated that English Premier League outfit Liverpool would make a €8 million purchase of Juande, replacing Malian Mohamed Sissoko,[1] but the deal never materialised. He appeared in only nine matches in 2008–09, as Betis were relegated to Segunda División after eight years, adding 19 (with two goals) in the following season, with the Andalusians failing to regain its lost status.
In the last days of the 2011 January transfer window, Juande was loaned to Betis neighbours Granada CF, joining his local club until the end of the second division campaign.[2] He appeared in 29 games for the two clubs combined, with both finally attaining promotion.
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