Personal information | |||
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Full name | Juan de Dios Rivas Margalef [1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 7 July 1999||
Place of birth | Córdoba, Spain | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) [1] | ||
Position(s) | Centre back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Tenerife | ||
Number | 23 | ||
Youth career | |||
2014–2018 | Málaga | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2018–2020 | Málaga B | 58 | (0) |
2020–2024 | Málaga | 114 | (8) |
2024– | Tenerife | 11 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 April 2025 |
Juan de Dios Rivas Margalef (born 7 July 1999), commonly known as Juande, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a central defender for CD Tenerife.
Born in Córdoba, Andalusia, Juande joined Málaga CF's youth setup in 2014, aged 14. [2] He made his senior debut with the reserves on 2 September 2018, starting in a 1–3 Segunda División B away loss against Marbella FC.
Juande made his first-team debut on 14 January 2020, starting in a 1–0 home win over SD Ponferradina in the Segunda División. [3] On 6 August, he signed his first professional contract, agreeing to a deal until 2023, [4] and was definitely promoted to the main squad on 5 October, being assigned the number 5 shirt. [5]
Juande scored his first professional goal on 22 October 2020, netting the winner in a 1–0 home success over Sporting de Gijón. The following 31 August, he further extended his link until 2024. [6]
On 1 July 2024, after helping the Blanquiazules in their promotion to the second division, free agent Juande signed a three-year contract with CD Tenerife. [7]