Juan Carlos Portillo (footballer, born 1970)
Juan Carlos Portillo González (born 7 July 1970) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Juan Carlos Portillo González | ||
| Date of birth | 7 July 1970 | ||
| Place of birth | Málaga, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Linense | |||
| 1993–1994 | Levante | 34 | (10) |
| 1994–1999 | Almería | 127 | (6) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editBorn in Málaga, Andalusia, Portillo joined Levante UD in 1993 after a spell at Real Balompédica Linense.[1] In the 1994 summer he signed for UD Almería also in Segunda División B, winning promotion in his first season.
Portillo appeared in his first match as a professional on 3 September 1995, starting and being sent off in a 1–1 home draw against CD Leganés in the Segunda División.[2] He scored his first goal in the category on 2 November of the following year, netting his team's first in a 2–1 home win over RCD Mallorca.[3]
After being relegated in 1997, Portillo stayed two more years with the Rojiblancos, dropping another level in 1999.
References
edit- ^ Levante se renueva y Alcoyano se refuerza (Levante renews itself and Alcoyano bolsters itself); El Mundo Deportivo, 24 July 1993 (in Spanish)
- ^ 1–1: El Almería, sin suerte (1–1: Almería, without luck); El Mundo Deportivo, 4 September 1995 (in Spanish)
- ^ Tropezo del Mallorca (Mallorca tumbles); El Mundo Deportivo, 3 November 1996 (in Spanish)
External links
edit- Juan Carlos Portillo at BDFutbol