Juande


Juan de Dios Prados López, known as Juande, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Australian club Perth Glory FC as a defensive midfielder.

Club career

Born in Alicante, Valencian Community, and brought up in Real Betis' youth system, Juande was raised in Motril, Province of Granada since he was a child, and he made his debut for the first team on 6 December 2005 in a UEFA Champions League game against R.S.C. Anderlecht, 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 former.
Juande would only play in La Liga in the following season, his debut coming on 17 February 2007 as he started and was booked in a 0–0 draw at Real Madrid. At this time he was still registered for the B-side, but would appear in 22 matches in the 2007–08 campaign, scoring his first goal on 19 April 2008 in a 3–1 win over Atlético Madrid at the Vicente Calderón Stadium.
On 5 November 2007, it was speculated that English Premier League team Liverpool would make a €8 million purchase of Juande, replacing Mohamed Sissoko, but the deal never materialised. He appeared in only nine games in 2008–09 as Betis were relegated to Segunda División after eight years, adding 19 in the following season, with the Andalusians failing to regain their 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. He totalled 29 appearances for the two teams combined, with both finally attaining promotion.
On 16 July 2014, after two years in the second level with SD Ponferradina where he was an undisputed first-choice, Juande joined Spezia Calcio from the Italian Serie B. On 26 August 2016 he returned to his homeland, signing a one-year loan deal with UCAM Murcia CF.
At the age of 32, Juande moved to the Australian A-League in July 2019, signing a two-year contract at Perth Glory FC.

International career

Juande won his only cap for the Spanish under-21s on 16 November 2007, coming in midway through the second half of the 3–0 home win against Poland for the 2009 UEFA European Championship qualifiers.

Honours

Betis
Perth Glory