Juan Manuel Gómez Sánchez (born 29 May 1981), known as Juanma, is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a right midfielder.
Club career Juanma was born in Don Benito, Province of Badajoz.Juanma, centrocampista del Levante, primer objetivo para la 2008–09 (Juanma, Levante midfielder, first goal for 2008–09); Diario AS, 27 March 2008 (in Spanish) He represented Málaga CF during his early career, playing with both its first and second teams. In summer 2004 he joined Levante UD for four years,Ficha a Juanma y confía en firmar hoy a Zagorakis (Juanma signed and Zagorakis a strong possibility today); Diario AS, 15 July 2004 (in Spanish) making his La Liga debut on 26 September in a 4–3 away loss against Real Zaragoza;El Zaragoza vuelve a remontar un resultado adverso (Zaragoza come back from behind again); El País, 27 September 2004 (in Spanish) he would finish the season with five goals, but the side was relegated.Juanma, el jugador ascensor (Juanma, the lift player); El Correo de Andalucía, 29 May 2009 (in Spanish)
After a loan stint with Recreativo de Huelva, Juanma returned to the Valencian Community club, in another relegation-ending campaign. On 6 August 2008, he moved to Real Betis on a four-year contract for roughly €1 million,Adiós a Uche y Chrétien y Juanma (Levante), OK (Goodbye to Uche and Chrétien, Juanma (Levante) OK); Mundo Deportivo, 6 August 2008 (in Spanish) scoring his first goal for the Andalusians on 29 October in the 2–0 away victory over CD Castellón in the round of 32 of the Copa del Rey.El Castellón perdona a un Betis de lo más efectivo (Castellón forgive 100%-effective Betis); Mundo Deportivo, 30 October 2008 (in Spanish) He netted twice in 27 games in the domestic league, against Valencia CF (3–2 away defeat)Valencia 3–2 Real Betis; ESPN Soccernet, 30 November 2008 and Getafe CF (2–2 home draw),Real Betis 2–2 Getafe; ESPN Soccernet, 1 February 2009 but dropped down a division for the third time in four years.Juanma: "Tapia es muy exigente" (Juanma: "Tapia is very demanding"); Diario AS, 17 July 2009 (in Spanish)
Following an unassuming five-month spell at Villarreal CF,El Villarreal ficha de una tacada a Dorado y Juanma (Villarreal sign Dorado and Juanma in one go); Marca, 22 January 2013 (in Spanish) the 32-year-old Juanma signed a one-year deal with Deportivo Alavés in August 2013,El Deportivo Alavés refuerza la banda derecha con Juanma (Deportivo Alavés bolster right flank with Juanma); Deportivo Alavés, 1 August 2013 (in Spanish) retiring at the end of two Segunda División seasons and 54 competitive matches. He subsequently worked as a youth coach with CD Ariznabarra.Juanma, de ex jugador del Alavés a entrenador de lujo en Ariznabarra (Juanma, from former Alavés player to deluxe coach in Ariznabarra) ; Kirol Expres, 6 September 2015 (in Spanish)
Honours Betis Segunda División: 2010–11Juanma reconoce "algo de relajación" en la plantilla del Betis (Juanma acknowledges "certain complacency" within the Betis squad); El Correo de Andalucía, 26 May 2011 (in Spanish)El Betis cierra la temporada como campeón de Segunda (Betis close season as Segunda champions); Diario AS, 4 June 2011 (in Spanish)
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