Juan Manuel Fuentes

Not to be confused with Juan Rafael Fuentes.
Juan Manuel Fuentes
Personal information
Full name Juan Manuel Fuentes Fernández
Date of birth (1977-11-13) 13 November 1977
Place of birth Ordes, Spain
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Wingback
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–1997 Compostela B
1997–1999 Ponferradina B
1999–2010 Ponferradina 292 (4)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Fuentes and the second or maternal family name is Fernández.

Juan Manuel Fuentes Fernández (born 13 November 1977) is a Spanish retired footballer. On the left side of the pitch, he could appear as either a defender or a midfielder.

Football career

Born in Ordes, A Coruña, Fuentes played his entire professional career, which consisted of 11 seasons, with SD Ponferradina. In 2005–06, he started in all his 28 league appearances to help the Galicians promote to Segunda División for the first time in their history.[1]

Fuentes played his first game as a professional on 27 August 2006 at the age of nearly 29, starting and being booked in a 0–2 away loss against Albacete Balompié.[2] He again was first-choice, but his team was relegated back at the end of the campaign.

Fuentes retired in June 2010 at 32, having contributed with 14 appearances as Ponfe returned to the second level. He appeared in 299 official matches during his tenure with the club.

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