Juanfran (footballer, born 1976)

Juanfran
Personal information
Full name Juan Francisco García García
Date of birth (1976-07-15) 15 July 1976
Place of birth Valencia, Spain
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
Levante
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1994–1997 Levante 47 (1)
1997–1999 Valencia 41 (0)
1999–2004 Celta 126 (6)
2004–2006 Beşiktaş 13 (1)
2005–2006Ajax (loan) 16 (0)
2006–2008 Zaragoza 62 (0)
2008–2010 AEK Athens 27 (0)
2010Levante (loan) 19 (0)
2010–2016 Levante 153 (0)
Total 504 (8)
International career
1998 Spain U21 1 (0)
2000–2003 Spain 11 (0)
Managerial career
2020 Lugo
2023 Ponferradina
2024 Ponferradina
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Juan Francisco García García (born 15 July 1976), known as Juanfran, is a Spanish retired footballer, currently a manager. Mainly a left-back, he could also play as a central defender.

He started and finished his extensive professional career with Levante, which he represented in all three major levels of Spanish football, going on to amass La Liga totals of 382 games and six goals over 15 seasons and also appearing in the competition for Valencia, Celta and Zaragoza. He also played in Turkey, the Netherlands and Greece.

Juanfran represented Spain at the 2002 World Cup.