Juan Carlos Balaguer

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Juan Carlos Balaguer
Personal information
Full name Juan Carlos Balaguer Zamora
Date of birth (1966-05-06) 6 May 1966 (age 57)
Place of birth Valencia, Spain
Height1.84 m (6 ft 12 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
Valencia
Don Bosco
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1984–1990 Valencia B
1990–1996 Albacete 80 (0)
1996–1997 Mérida 14 (0)
1997–1998 Levante 7 (0)
1998–1999 Murcia 24 (0)
1999–2000 Talavera 1 (0)
Total126(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Juan Carlos Balaguer Zamora (born 6 May 1966) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

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Club career

Born in Valencia, Balaguer emerged through local Valencia CF's youth system, but only appeared for its B-team as a senior. In 1990 he signed for Albacete Balompié, contributing with two games in his first season as the club got promoted to La Liga for the first time ever.

Balaguer made his debut in the top division on 22 March 1992, in a 2–0 away win against Sporting de Gijón. He eventually became the starter over Costa Rican Luis Gabelo Conejo, but returned to the substitutes bench after the arrival of José Francisco Molina in the 1994 summer.

From 1996 until his retirement, four years later, Balaguer competed in Segunda División and Segunda División B, representing CP Mérida, Levante UD, Real Murcia and Talavera CF. [1] He later worked as a goalkeeper coach, with Albacete, CD Castellón, Villarreal CF and Hércules CF. [2]

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References

  1. "Juan Carlos Balaguer" (in Spanish). Sólo Porteros. Retrieved 22 August 2013.
  2. "Balaguer presentado como entrenador de porteros del Hércules" [Balaguer presented as Hércules goalkeeper coach] (in Spanish). Zona Hércules. 20 July 2012. Retrieved 22 August 2013.