Juanlu
Personal information
Full name Juan Luis Hens Lorite
Date of birth (1984-02-07) 7 February 1984
Place of birth Fuente Palmera, Spain
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2003 Córdoba B
2002–2003 Córdoba 16 (1)
2003–2005 Valencia B 80 (20)
2005–2006 Valencia 1 (0)
2005–2006 → Lleida (loan) 23 (1)
2006–2007 Hércules 21 (3)
2007–2008 Granada 74 23 (1)
2008–2011 Tenerife 100 (8)
2011–2015 Girona 115 (6)
2015–2017 Cartagena 67 (12)
2017–2018 Mérida 1 (0)
Total 447 (52)
International career
2002–2003 Spain U19 4 (1)
2003 Spain U20 3 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Juan Luis Hens Lorite (born 7 February 1984), commonly known as Juanlu, is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a right midfielder.

Club career

Juanlu was born in Fuente Palmera, Province of Córdoba.[1] After starting out at local Córdoba CF he moved to Valencia CF in January 2003, playing mostly for their reserves.[2] On 23 January 2005, he appeared in the first of five competitive matches with the first team,[3][4][5][6] against Villarreal CF: he came on as a substitute for Francisco Rufete in the seventh minute, being himself replaced at half-time by Marco Di Vaio in an eventual 3–1 La Liga away loss.[7]

After a loan at UE Lleida, Juanlu was released and resumed his career also in the Segunda División, signing a two-year contract with CD Tenerife from Granada 74 CF in July 2008[8] and contributing four goals in 35 games in his second season as the club returned to the top flight after seven years.[9][10]

Juanlu scored his first goal in the main tier on 13 December 2009, a consolation in the 2–1 defeat at Getafe CF;[11] he totalled four for the campaign, in an immediate relegation.[9] He was also part of the squad in 2010–11, as the side went down again.[12]

Juanlu then spent four seasons in division two with Girona FC.[13][14] He netted twice in the 2013 play-offs,[15] but eventually failed to promote.[16]

On 18 August 2015, the 31-year-old Juanlu joined third-tier FC Cartagena.[17] In summer 2017, he moved to Mérida AD of the same league.[18]

References

  1. ↑ La doble motivación de Juanlu (Juanlu's double motivation); La Verdad, 29 August 2016 (in Spanish)
  2. ↑ Juanlu se marcha al Valencia con otra convocatoria internacional sub 19 (Juanlu goes to Valencia with another under 19 international call-up); Diario Córdoba, 29 January 2003 (in Spanish)
  3. ↑ Los 'che' no saben apuntillar (The 'che' do not know how to get the job done); Mundo Deportivo, 18 July 2005 (in Spanish)
  4. ↑ Valencia y Deportivo, en semifinales de la Copa Intertoto (Valencia and Deportivo, to the Intertoto Cup semi-finals); El Mundo, 24 July 2005 (in Spanish)
  5. ↑ El Valencia arrolla al Roda y el Depor sufre ante el Newcastle (Valencia crush Roda and Depor suffer against Newcastle); El Mundo, 27 July 2005 (in Spanish)
  6. ↑ El Valencia jugará la final ante el Hamburgo (Valencia will play the final against Hamburger); Mundo Deportivo, 4 August 2005 (in Spanish)
  7. ↑ La templanza de Riquelme desarma al Valencia (Riquelme's poise disarms Valencia); El Mundo, 23 January 2005 (in Spanish)
  8. ↑ Juanlu, quinto refuerzo de la próxima campaña (Juanlu, fifth addition of the following campaign); Diario AS, 19 July 2008 (in Spanish)
  9. 1 2 Juanlu amplió su vinculación con el Tenerife otras tres temporadas (Juanlu extended his link to Tenerife for a further three seasons); Diario AS, 14 July 2010 (in Spanish)
  10. ↑ Once años del último ascenso a Primera División (Eleventh anniversary of last promotion to Primera División); Vavel, 13 June 2020 (in Spanish)
  11. ↑ Un doblete de Albín tumba al Tenerife (Albín brace downs Tenerife); Diario de Sevilla, 14 December 2009 (in Spanish)
  12. ↑ El Tenerife desciende a Segunda División B (Tenerife relegated to Segunda División B); Diario AS, 15 May 2011 (in Spanish)
  13. ↑ El Girona ficha a Benja y Juanlu (Girona sign Benja and Juanlu); Marca, 14 July 2011 (in Spanish)
  14. ↑ Juanlu Hens: "No seguiré en el Girona tras un final increíble" (Juanlu Hens: "I will not remain with Girona following an incredible ending"); Diario AS, 21 June 2015 (in Spanish)
  15. ↑ 3–1. El Girona se jugará el ascenso con el Almería tras vencer al Alcorcón (3–1. Girona will fight for promotion with Almería after beating Alcorcón); Telemadrid, 16 June 2013 (in Spanish)
  16. ↑ El Girona perd a Almeria i diu adéu al somni de pujar a Primera Divisió (3–0) (Girona lose in Almería and say goodbye to dream of promoting to Primera División (3–0)); Ara, 22 June 2013 (in Catalan)
  17. ↑ Juanlu, penúltimo fichaje del FC Cartagena (Juanlu, second-last signing of FC Cartagena); La Verdad, 18 August 2015 (in Spanish)
  18. ↑ El Mérida sube el nivel con el fichaje de Juanlu Hens (Mérida take it up a notch with signing of Juanlu Hens); El Periódico Extremadura, 8 July 2017 (in Spanish)
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