Juan Gómez

Juan Gómez may refer to:

Juan Gomez (rugby union)

Juan Francisco Gomez (born Buenos Aires 27 March 1984) is a professional rugby union rugby player. He started playing in Los Matreros Rugby Club. His debut game for his country, Argentina, was in 2006 when he was selected to play against Italy. The match took place in Rome where Argentina won 23–16. Juan joined Leinster Rugby in 2007, he moved to Leeds Carnegie in 2009. He is not the first of his countrymen to play their rugby for the Leeds Carnegie club. Other countrymen to have done so were Argentine internationals Diego Albanese, Pablo Bouza, Martin Schusterman and Alberto Di Bernardo.

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Juanito (footballer, born 1954)

Juan Gómez González (10 November 1954 – 2 April 1992), known as Juanito, was a Spanish footballer who played as a forward.

A player with tremendous dribbling ability whose career was overshadowed by a fierce character, he was best known for his Real Madrid years. He died in a road accident at only 37.

Growing up he supported Real Zaragoza, but as he approached his adulthood he began supporting Real Madrid. Upon his presentation in 1977, he said: "Playing for Real Madrid is like touching the sky, Real Madrid has always been my first choice as a team and Madrid has always been my favorite as a city". Over the course of 13 seasons, he amassed La Liga totals of 350 games and 99 goals.

Juanito gained more than 30 caps for Spain, representing the nation in two World Cups and one European Championship.

Club career

Born in Fuengirola, Málaga, Juanito played as a youth with his local club before joining Atlético Madrid in 1972. While still underage, he allegedly forged his papers so he could play for the Colchoneros' under-18 team. He scored twice on his debut, but a fractured tibia ended his career at Atlético and he never played for the senior side.