José Juan Figueras


José Juan Figueras García,, known as José Juan, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for CD Alcoyano.

Club career

Born in Vigo, Province of Pontevedra, Galicia, José Juan played one match in La Liga with RC Celta de Vigo in the 2002–03 season, which consisted of 37 minutes in a 2–2 home draw against Racing de Santander after coming on as a substitute for Pablo Cavallero, who was sent off.
After having joined Ciudad de Murcia in January 2005, José Juan spent three and a half years with the Segunda División club – renamed Granada 74 CF in 2007 – and had a lengthy spell in Segunda División B, with stints at CD Ourense, Celta de Vigo B and Granada CF. He won the Ricardo Zamora Trophy in the 2004–05 campaign, whilst at Ourense.
In August 2012, after two consecutive promotions at Granada – losing his place after the first – José Juan signed for second level team CD Lugo of his native region. After five seasons of regular football, playing 135 games in all, he dropped down a tier to join Elche CF, who won promotion in the 2017–18 campaign with a play-off victory over Villarreal CF B.
On 27 June 2019, free agent José Juan signed a one-year contract with Tercera División club CD Alcoyano, aged 40.