Juan Manuel Fuentes


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

Club 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 be promoted to Segunda División for the first time in their history.
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. 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.

Honours

Ponferradina