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.La doble motivación de Juanlu (Juanlu's double motivation); La Verdad, 29 August 2016 (in Spanish) After starting out at local Córdoba CF he moved to Valencia CF in January 2003, playing mostly for their reserves.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) On 23 January 2005, he appeared in the first of five competitive matches with the first team,Los 'che' no saben apuntillar (The 'che' do not know how to get the job done); Mundo Deportivo, 18 July 2005 (in Spanish)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)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)El Valencia jugará la final ante el Hamburgo (Valencia will play the final against Hamburger); Mundo Deportivo, 4 August 2005 (in Spanish) 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.La templanza de Riquelme desarma al Valencia (Riquelme's poise disarms Valencia); El Mundo, 23 January 2005 (in Spanish)
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 2008Juanlu, quinto refuerzo de la próxima campaña (Juanlu, fifth addition of the following campaign); Diario AS, 19 July 2008 (in Spanish) and contributing four goals in 35 games in his second season as the club returned to the top flight after seven years.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)Once años del último ascenso a Primera División (Eleventh anniversary of last promotion to Primera División); Vavel, 13 June 2020 (in Spanish)
Juanlu scored his first goal in the main tier on 13 December 2009, a consolation in the 2–1 defeat at Getafe CF;Un doblete de Albín tumba al Tenerife (Albín brace downs Tenerife); Diario de Sevilla, 14 December 2009 (in Spanish) he totalled four for the campaign, in an immediate relegation. He was also part of the squad in 2010–11, as the side went down again.El Tenerife desciende a Segunda División B (Tenerife relegated to Segunda División B); Diario AS, 15 May 2011 (in Spanish)
Juanlu then spent four seasons in division two with Girona FC.El Girona ficha a Benja y Juanlu (Girona sign Benja and Juanlu); Marca, 14 July 2011 (in Spanish)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) He netted twice in the 2013 play-offs,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) but eventually failed to promote.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)
On 18 August 2015, the 31-year-old Juanlu joined third-tier FC Cartagena.Juanlu, penúltimo fichaje del FC Cartagena (Juanlu, second-last signing of FC Cartagena); La Verdad, 18 August 2015 (in Spanish) In summer 2017, he moved to Mérida AD of the same league.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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