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Juan José Maqueda

Juan José Maqueda

Spanish footballer and manager


Juan José Sánchez Maqueda (born 23 January 1969) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a midfielder, currently a manager.

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He amassed La Liga totals of 110 matches and six goals over seven seasons, representing mainly Real Madrid. In 2011, he became a manager.

Playing career

Born in Madrid, Maqueda spent 16 years with Real Madrid youth and reserve sides comprised. He made his La Liga debut on 2 January 1988 aged 18 years and 11 months, playing the full 90 minutes in a 2–1 home win against FC Barcelona.[1] He scored his first goal with the main squad later that month, in a 4–0 victory over Cádiz CF also at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium.[2]

Maqueda returned to Real in summer 1990, after a season-long loan with CD Logroñés.[3] He contributed 24 games – 19 starts – and one goal[4] in the first year upon his return, but the team finished in third place.[5] He added three appearances in the European Cup, netting in the 4–1 away defeat of Odense Boldklub on 18 September 1990.[6]

Maqueda spent nearly two years on the sidelines due to an anterior cruciate ligament injury,[7] from which he never fully recovered. After leaving the Merengues, he represented six clubs in as many years, appearing for Valencia CF and Albacete Balompié in the top flight and having abroad stints with C.D. Irapuato and Panionios FC. He retired in 2000, at 31.[5]

Coaching career

Maqueda spent six years as assistant manager to Juan Ramón López Caro, with the pair being in charge of Real Madrid and Levante UD in the top tier and RC Celta de Vigo in the Segunda División.[8] They worked for a few months with FC Vaslui, leaving in October 2010.[9]

Maqueda began working as a head coach in 2011, with Al Ittihad Alexandria Club in Egypt. Two years later, in October, he replaced Ahmad Al-Ajlani at the helm of Saudi Arabian club Al-Shoulla FC;[10] his side ranked last with one point when he arrived, but managed to avoid relegation from the Pro League in the last match.[11]

On 27 May 2014, Maqueda was appointed at Al Fateh SC.[12] He returned to the African nation in December, signing for Al Masry SC.[13]

On 2 November 2019, Maqueda returned to Al-Shoulla, now in the second tier.[14] He left the club the following 28 June, as the season was put on hold due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[15]

Starting in October 2020, Maqueda then had a two-month spell in the Moroccan Botola with MA Tétouan.[16]

Honours

Player

Real Madrid


References

  1. Astruells, Andrés (3 January 1988). "La noche que Hugo marcó la diferencia" [The night Hugo made a difference]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 February 2015.
  2. Alcaide, Jesús (1 February 1988). "4–0: El Madrid arrolla al Cádiz sin forzar" [4–0: Madrid crush Cádiz without rolling on all cylinders]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 February 2015.
  3. "Logroñés: ¡Cesiones a mí!" [Logroñés: I want all the loans!]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 3 July 1989. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
  4. Carbajosa, Carlos (15 April 1991). "Hagi demuestra lo que vale" [Hagi shows what he is worth]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 February 2015.
  5. Vargas, Iván (17 November 2023). "Juanjo Maqueda: «El Barça anterior al Dream Team para nosotros era un equipo menor que el Atlético de Madrid»" [Juanjo Maqueda: "That Barça previous to the Dream Team was a team inferior to Atlético Madrid as far as we were concerned"] (in Spanish). Jot Down. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
  6. Pla Díaz, Emilio. "Real Madrid CF – All the players in European Cups". RSSSF. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
  7. "Maqueda aceptaría ir a un Primera si lo descartan" [Maqueda would accept Primera move if he is cut]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 14 October 1993. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
  8. Estévez, Antonio (10 March 2008). "El Celta destituye a López Caro pues con él no tenían esperanza de subir" [Celta dismiss López Caro as they had no hopes of promoting with him]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 February 2015.
  9. Niculescu, Andrei (1 September 2010). "La increíble pesadilla de López Caro en Rumanía" [The incredible nightmare of López Caro in Romania]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 February 2015.
  10. Castro, Juan (13 October 2013). "Maqueda se une a la 'legión árabe'" [Maqueda joins 'arab legion']. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 April 2014.
  11. Castro, Juan (15 April 2014). "El milagro de Juanjo Maqueda en Arabia" [Juanjo Maqueda's miracle in Arabia]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 April 2024.
  12. "الاسباني ماكيدا مدرباً للفتح خلفاً للجبال" (in Arabic). Fateh Club. 27 May 2014. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
  13. "الأسباني ماكيدا مديراً فنياً للمصري , ومساعد أسباني والشناوي والناغي في الجهاز المعاون" [Spain's Maqueda was named Al-Masry's head coach, Spanish assistant, El-Shenawy and El-Nagy, in coaching staff] (in Arabic). Al Masry Club. 19 December 2014. Archived from the original on 21 December 2014. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
  14. Al-Hateem, Muhammad (2 November 2019). "الشعلة يقيل السليمي ويعيد ماكيدا" [Al-Shoulla release Al-Salimi and bring Maqueda back]. Arriyadiyah (in Arabic). Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  15. Al-Asraj, Mazen (28 June 2020). "ماكيدا يرفض العودة إلى الشعلة" [Maqueda refuses to return to Al-Shoulla]. Arriyadiyah (in Arabic). Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  16. Senoussi, Zoubida (24 December 2020). "Botola: Le MAT se sépare de l'Espagnol Juan José Maqueda" [Botola: MAT part ways with Spaniard Juan José Maqueda] (in French). Hespress. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
  17. Tejedor Carnicero, José Vicente; Di Maggio, Roberto; Torre, Raúl; Lozano Ferrer, Carles. "Spain – List of Super Cup Finals". RSSSF. Retrieved 25 April 2024.

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