Juanjo Camacho

Juan José 'Juanjo' Camacho Barnola (born 2 August 1980) is a Spanish former footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Camacho and the second or maternal family name is Barnola.
Juanjo Camacho
Personal information
Full name Juan José Camacho Barnola
Date of birth (1980-08-02) 2 August 1980
Place of birth Valencia, Spain
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Zaragoza
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–2000 Zaragoza B 71 (7)
2000–2002 Zaragoza 0 (0)
2000–2001 → Recreativo (loan) 31 (5)
2001–2002 → Real Madrid B (loan) 34 (3)
2002–2004 Livingston 30 (4)
2004–2005 Zaragoza B 13 (6)
2005–2006 Zaragoza 5 (0)
2006 → Lleida (loan) 15 (0)
2006–2007 Huesca 37 (10)
2007–2008 Vecindario 36 (7)
2008–2019 Huesca 356 (72)
Total 628 (114)
National team
1996–1997 Spain U16 11 (6)
1997–1998 Spain U17 9 (2)
1998–1999 Spain U18 9 (6)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

He spent most of his professional career with Huesca, appearing in more than 400 official matches for the club and in several Segunda División seasons. He also spent some time in La Liga with Zaragoza, and had a two-year spell in the Scottish Premier League with Livingston.[1]

Club career

Born in Valencia, Valencian Community, Camacho started playing professionally for Real Zaragoza, but appeared almost exclusively for the B team in the third division, also playing one season in the second level with Recreativo de Huelva, on loan. Released in the summer of 2001 he returned to division three, representing Real Madrid Castilla.[2]

In the following two years, Camacho played in Scotland for Livingston,[3] teaming up with compatriot Guillermo Amor in his first season and being relatively used overall. He then returned to Zaragoza, but could only make five La Liga appearances, all in the closing stages of 2004–05, being again almost exclusively associated with the Aragonese club's reserves and also being loaned to UE Lleida for five months.[2]

Camacho played for two teams in the following two campaigns, SD Huesca and UD Vecindario, both in division three. He returned to Huesca in 2008 with the team now in the second tier, and settled there as first choice the following years; in 2010–11 he scored a career-high 13 goals (squad best), also being their most utilised player overall (3,675 minutes).[4]

On 26 November 2017, in a 0–2 away loss against Granada CF,[5] Camacho appeared in his 400th competitive match for Huesca.[6] He contributed 20 scoreless appearances during that season, as the club reached top flight for the first time in history.[7]

Camacho announced his retirement on 14 May 2019, at the age of 38.[8]

Personal life

Camacho's father Juan José was also a footballer, as younger brother Ignacio. The latter was also a midfielder brought up at Zaragoza but, as a professional, played mostly for Málaga CF.[9]

Honours

Spain U16

References
  1. La undécima aventura azulgrana de Camacho (Camacho's eleventh azulgrana adventure); Heraldo de Aragón, 13 August 2017 (in Spanish)
  2. Camacho, el estandarte del Huesca de matriz zaragocista (Camacho, Huesca's spearhead made at Zaragoza); Heraldo de Aragón, 4 April 2018 (in Spanish)
  3. Livi Lions kept hungry; BBC Sport, 23 July 2002
  4. Juanjo Camacho, capitán y pichichi del Huesca (Juanjo Camacho, Huesca's captain and pichichi); Vavel, 3 April 2014 (in Spanish)
  5. El Granada más contundente fulmina al líder y su gran racha (The most powerful Granada obliterate leaders and their great streak); Marca, 26 November 2017 (in Spanish)
  6. Camacho vuelve a hacer historia: 400 partidos como azulgrana (Camacho makes history again: 400 matches as azulgrana); Diario del AltoAragón, 28 November 2017 (in Spanish)
  7. De la A a la Z: las claves del histórico ascenso del Huesca (From A a to Z: the keys of Huesca's historical promotion); Marca, 21 May 2018 (in Spanish)
  8. Juanjo Camacho anuncia que se retira (Juanjo Camacho announces his retirement); Marca, 14 May 2019 (in Spanish)
  9. Ignacio continúa con la saga de los Camacho (Ignacio next in Camacho saga); Diario AS, 29 February 2008 (in Spanish)
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