Juan José Carricondo
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Juan José Carricondo Pérez | ||
| Date of birth | 4 May 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Barcelona, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | APEP | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Barcelona | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1995–1998 | Barcelona B | 79 | (8) |
| 1996 | Barcelona | 1 | (0) |
| 1998–2001 | Hearts | 74 | (9) |
| 2001–2003 | Bradford City | 26 | (1) |
| 2003–2004 | Jaén | 37 | (3) |
| 2004–2006 | Inverness | 31 | (7) |
| 2006 | → Hamilton Academical (loan) | 11 | (1) |
| 2006–2007 | Granada | 29 | (3) |
| 2007–2008 | Premià | ||
| 2008–2009 | Mataró | ||
| 2009–2011 | Gibraltar United | 14 | (11) |
| 2012 | Aris Limassol | ||
| 2013– | APEP | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 June 2012. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Juan José Carricondo Pérez (born 4 May 1977), aka Juanjo, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for APEP F.C. in the Cypriot Second Division, as an attacking midfielder.
Never having played in higher than the third division in his own country – with the exception of one game at FC Barcelona – he would spend seven years of his career playing in England (two seasons) and Scotland (five), representing a total of four clubs.
Football career
Barcelona
Born in Barcelona, Catalonia, Juanjo was a youth product at La Liga giants FC Barcelona. During the three years he spent with the team as a senior, however, he only appeared once for the main squad, against Deportivo de La Coruña at the Riazor Stadium (ten minutes played in an eventual 2–2 draw).[1]
Scotland / England
In 1998 Juanjo moved to Edinburgh to play for Heart of Midlothian, where he received his first taste of Scottish football. His spell at Hearts was very successful, amassing 85 official appearances during his three-year stint (11 goals).
Juanjo later followed manager Jim Jefferies to England and Bradford City in the second division. He scored on his debut appearance for Bradford, against Walsall.[2] After one 1/2 seasons he returned to his country and signed with Real Jaén, in the third level.
John Robertson, manager of Inverness Caledonian Thistle, offered him a return to Scotland in the summer of 2004.[3] He was one of the most influential players in the Caley Jags' first ever season in the Scottish Premier League, scoring and assisting alike as the team finished eighth.
A ruptured achilles tendon injury late into the campaign kept Juanjo from participating in Inverness's games in the early part of the following season; when he returned to fitness, he found himself falling out of favour with player-manager Craig Brewster[4] and, during the following January transfer window, the player was allowed to move to Hamilton Academical on loan for the rest of the season. He scored two goals for the club, in the Scottish Cup against Dundee FC[5] and in the league against Brechin City.[6]
Later years
Aged 29, Juanjo left Inverness and Scotland,[7] joining another team in his country's third division, Granada CF. In the following two years he played amateur football with as many teams, in his native region.
Juanjo trained with Ross County in April 2008 with a view to having a trial to re-join Inverness Caledonian Thistle, but in July, Inverness decided not to offer him a contract.[citation needed] In July, he was an unnamed trialist for Airdrie United in a pre-season testimonial against Blackburn United, in honour of club captain Craig Spence's ten years at the junior side.[8]
In January 2009 Juanjo briefly returned to England, being handed a trial with League Two side Bournemouth, following recommendation from former club midfielder Claus Bech Jørgensen, his former teammate at Bradford.[9] However, nothing came of it.
In late August 2009 Juanjo signed with Gibraltar United FC, leaving the club after two seasons at the age of 34.
References
- ↑ "Deportivo La Coruña 2 – Barcelona 2". BDFutbol. 26 May 1996. Retrieved 21 October 2011.
- ↑ "Bradford 2–0 Walsall". BBC Sport. 17 November 2001. Retrieved 11 March 2010.
- ↑ "Juanjo moves to Inverness". BBC Sport. 23 July 2004. Retrieved 26 August 2010.
- ↑ "Juanjo ready to leave Inverness". BBC Sport. 22 December 2005. Retrieved 26 August 2010.
- ↑ "Dundee 3–2 Hamilton Accies (aet)". BBC Sport. 9 March 2006. Retrieved 11 March 2010.
- ↑ "Hamilton Accies 2–0 Brechin City". BBC Sport. 15 April 2006. Retrieved 11 March 2010.
- ↑ "Accies to release four in summer". BBC Sport. 24 April 2006. Retrieved 26 August 2010.
- ↑ MacKinnon, Eric (31 July 2008). "Blackburn do Spence proud". West Lothian Courier. Retrieved 31 July 2008.
- ↑ Perrett, Neil (13 January 2009). "Juanjo in on trial". Daily Echo. Retrieved 13 January 2009.