José Juan Luque Jiménez (born 16 October 1977) is a Spanish retired professional footballer who played as a left winger.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | José Juan Luque Jiménez | ||
| Date of birth | 16 October 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Cantillana, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1996–1997 | Sevilla B | 29 | (8) |
| 1997 | Sevilla | 9 | (0) |
| 1997–1998 | Badajoz | 18 | (0) |
| 1998–2000 | Atlético B | 32 | (7) |
| 1999 | → Albacete (loan) | 17 | (5) |
| 1999–2002 | Atlético Madrid | 55 | (6) |
| 2002 | Espanyol | 8 | (0) |
| 2003 | Elche | 19 | (3) |
| 2003–2004 | Málaga | 19 | (1) |
| 2005–2007 | Ciudad Murcia | 90 | (34) |
| 2007–2008 | Granada 74 | 40 | (17) |
| 2008–2009 | Málaga | 7 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Murcia | 11 | (0) |
| 2011–2013 | Diósgyőr | 59 | (18) |
| Total | 413 | (101) | |
| International career | |||
| 1996 | Spain U18 | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editBorn in Cantillana, Province of Seville, Luque started playing professionally for Sevilla FC, appearing mostly for the reserves. His debut in La Liga was on 1 March 1997 in a 2–3 away loss against Atlético Madrid,[1] and he appeared in nine matches as the season ended in relegation.
In the summer of 1998, after one season with CD Badajoz in the second division, Luque moved to Atlético de Madrid. He played with the Colchoneros mostly in the second level, and also represented the B-team before leaving the club on 30 June 2002; he was also loaned to Albacete Balompié for five months, in January 1999.
Luque split 2002–03 with RCD Espanyol and Elche CF, the former in the top flight. Subsequently, he joined Málaga CF (the first of his two spells), being rarely used over one and a half years and signing for Ciudad de Murcia in the 2005 winter transfer window. He scored a career-best 20 goals in his first full campaign as his side narrowly missed on top division promotion, being crowned joint-top scorer alongside Ikechukwu Uche of Recreativo de Huelva.[2]
In 2007–08, Luque finished third in the Pichichi Trophy race, but Ciudad, now renamed Granada 74 CF, was eventually relegated to division three. In very late August 2009, after having completed the pre-season with Málaga – he even started and scored in a 1–3 loss against Atlante F.C. in that year's Peace Cup[3]– he was released and soon moved to fellow league team Real Murcia, on a free transfer.[4] He only appeared in one fourth of the league matches during the season, and his team also dropped down a tier.
In January 2011, after 325 games and 75 goals in the two major levels of Spanish football (but only 49/3 in the top level), 33-year-old Luque had his first abroad experience, signing for Diósgyőri VTK from Hungary.[5]
Honours
editAtlético Madrid
Diósgyőr
- Nemzeti Bajnokság II: 2010–11
References
edit- ^ Cuéllar, José Manuel (2 March 1997). "3–2: El Atlético se ahoga y pide la hora" [3–2: Atlético choke and ask for full whistle]. ABC (in Spanish). Madrid. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
- ^ "Goleadores de 2005–2006" [2005–2006 top scorers]. El Mundo (in Spanish). 2006. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
- ^ Campos, Tomás (27 July 2009). "El Atlante echa al Málaga de la Peace Cup" [Atlante knock Málaga out of Peace Cup]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 December 2018.
- ^ "El Real Murcia ficha a José Juan Luque" [Real Murcia sign José Juan Luque]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 28 August 2009. Archived from the original on 1 May 2010. Retrieved 28 August 2009.
- ^ Díaz, Carlos (16 July 2013). "Luque: "Llegue a prueba y me fui siendo el capitán"" [Luque: "I came on a trial and I left as the captain"]. Estadio Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 December 2018.
External links
edit- José Juan Luque at BDFutbol
- José Juan Luque at Soccerway
