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{{Short description|Spanish footballer (born 1971)}}
{{family name hatnote|Castaño|Quirós|lang=Spanish}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2021}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Juanele
| image =
| fullname = Juan Castaño Quirós
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1971|4|10|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Gijón]], Spain
| height = 1.75 m
| position = [[Forward (association football)|Forward]]
| currentclub =
| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Veriña
| years1 = 1989–1991 | clubs1 = [[Sporting de Gijón B|Sporting Gijón B]] | caps1 = 65 | goals1 = 14
| years2 = 1991–1994 | clubs2 = [[Sporting de Gijón|Sporting Gijón]] | caps2 = 91 | goals2 = 18
| years3 = 1994–1999 | clubs3 = [[CD Tenerife|Tenerife]] | caps3 = 151 | goals3 = 27
| years4 = 1999–2004 | clubs4 = [[Real Zaragoza|Zaragoza]] | caps4 = 130 | goals4 = 19
| years5 = 2004–2005 | clubs5 = [[Terrassa FC|Terrassa]] | caps5 = 16 | goals5 = 1
| years6 = 2005–2006 | clubs6 = [[Real Avilés Industrial CF|Avilés]] | caps6 = 2 | goals6 = 0
| years7 = 2006–2007 | clubs7 = [[SD Atlético Camocha|Camocha]] | caps7 = | goals7 =
| years8 = 2007 | clubs8 = [[CD Roces|Roces]] | caps8 = 11 | goals8 = 0
| totalcaps = 466 | totalgoals = 79
| nationalyears1 = 1992 | nationalteam1 = [[Spain national under-23 football team|Spain U23]] | nationalcaps1 = 2 | nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 1994 | nationalteam2 = [[Spain national football team|Spain]] | nationalcaps2 = 5 | nationalgoals2 = 2
| nationalyears3 = 2000–2001 | nationalteam3 = [[Asturias autonomous football team|Asturias]] | nationalcaps3 = 2 | nationalgoals3 = 3
}}

'''Juan Castaño Quirós''' (born 10 April 1971), known as '''Juanele''', is a Spanish former professional [[Association football|footballer]] who played as a [[Forward (association football)|forward]].

He achieved [[La Liga]] totals of 346 games and 61 goals in representation of [[Sporting de Gijón]], [[CD Tenerife|Tenerife]] and [[Real Zaragoza|Zaragoza]], and won the [[Copa del Rey]] twice with the last of those clubs.

Juanele earned five [[Cap (association football)|caps]] for [[Spain national football team|Spain]], all in 1994, and appeared at the [[1994 FIFA World Cup|World Cup that year]].

==Club career==
Born in [[Gijón]], [[Asturias]], Juanele started playing professionally for hometown club [[Sporting de Gijón]], making his first-team – and [[La Liga]] – debut at the age of 20 and finishing his [[1991–92 La Liga|first season]] with three goals in 24 games. He became an undisputed starter the following years.

In June 1994, Juanele signed a five-year contract with [[CD Tenerife]],<ref>{{cite news|url=http://hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/1994/06/16/pagina-4/1474163/pdf.html|title=Ya estamos en el oeste|trans-title=West, we have arrived|newspaper=[[Mundo Deportivo]]|first=Josep María|last=Artells|language=es|date=16 June 1994|access-date=17 April 2017}}</ref> being an essential attacking unit as the [[Canary Islands]] side reached the semi-finals in the [[1996–97 UEFA Cup]], scoring twice against [[SS Lazio]] (5–3 home win, 5–4 on aggregate)<ref>{{cite news|url=http://hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/1996/10/30/pagina-54/1325386/pdf.html|title=Histórico!|trans-title=Historic!|newspaper=Mundo Deportivo|first=Álvaro|last=Castañeda|language=es|date=30 October 1996|access-date=2 January 2014}}</ref> and at [[Feyenoord]] (4–2 victory, 4–2 on aggregate).<ref>{{cite news|url=http://hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/1996/12/04/pagina-23/1323361/pdf.html|title=El Tenerife hace historia|trans-title=Tenerife make history|newspaper=Mundo Deportivo|first=Cor|last=Doeswisk|language=es|date=4 December 1996|access-date=2 January 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.spherasports.com/que-fue-tenerife-semifinalista-uefa-116746/|title=¿Qué fue del CD Tenerife semifinalista de la UEFA?|trans-title=What happened to UEFA semi-finalists CD Tenerife?|publisher=Sphera Sports|first=Juanma|last=Perera|language=es|date=18 January 2017|access-date=21 September 2017|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170921144142/http://www.spherasports.com/que-fue-tenerife-semifinalista-uefa-116746/|archive-date=21 September 2017}}</ref> In addition, he netted 15 league goals in 60 matches as they achieved back-to-back top-ten finishes, which included the [[1995–96 La Liga|fifth place in 1996]] that led to the [[UEFA Europa League|European]] exploits.

Juanele joined [[Real Zaragoza]] after Tenerife's [[1998–99 La Liga|1999 relegation]],<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.eldiario.es/canariasahora/Deportes/dia-juanele-salio-patas-heliodoro-futbol-cd-tenerife_1_6014131.html|title=El día que Juanele salió ‘por patas’ del Heliodoro|trans-title=The day Juanele ran 'like hell' from the Heliodoro|newspaper=[[elDiario.es|El Diario]]|language=es|date=13 June 2020|access-date=21 May 2021}}</ref> helping the [[Aragon]]ese to two [[Copa del Rey]] trophies in the early 2000s,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://elpais.com/diario/2001/07/01/deportes/993938414_850215.html|title=El Zaragoza hace valer su historia|trans-title=Zaragoza make their history prevail|newspaper=[[El País]]|language=es|date=1 July 2001|access-date=7 October 2013}}</ref> even though he was already a fringe player in the [[2003–04 Copa del Rey|second conquest]]. He left in 2004 to [[Terrassa FC]] of the [[Segunda División]],<ref>{{cite news|url=http://hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/2004/07/14/pagina-29/764957/pdf.html|title=Juanele ficha por dos años|trans-title=Juanele signs for two years|newspaper=Mundo Deportivo|first=Sergi|last=Madina|language=es|date=14 July 2004|access-date=17 April 2017}}</ref> joining lowly [[Real Avilés Industrial CF]] at the end of [[2004–05 Segunda División|the season]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://archivo.lavozdeasturias.es/html/218886.html|title=Juanele vuelve para reforzar al Real Avilés|trans-title=Juanele returns to strengthen Real Avilés|newspaper=[[La Voz de Asturias]]|first=José Luis|last=González Fierros|language=es|date=13 August 2005|access-date=7 October 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131206135305/http://archivo.lavozdeasturias.es/html/218886.html|archive-date=6 December 2013}}</ref>

In 2006–07, Juanele had brief amateur stints with [[SD Atlético Camocha]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.elcomercio.es/prensa/20060903/deportes/empate-camocha-incorpora-juanele_20060903.html|title=Empate del Camocha, que incorpora a Juanele|trans-title=Draw for Camocha, who add Juanele|newspaper=[[El Comercio (Spain)|El Comercio]]|language=es|date=3 September 2006|access-date=17 April 2017}}</ref> and [[CD Roces|TSK Roces]], both in the [[Divisiones Regionales de Fútbol in Asturias|Asturian regional leagues]], retiring from football aged 36.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.elconfidencial.com/deportes/futbol/2020-07-31/juanele-vida-depresion-hospital-sporting-gijon_2700979/|title=La difícil vida de Juanele, el delantero que siempre burreaba al Real Madrid|trans-title=The hard life of Juanele, the forward who always mocked Real Madrid|newspaper=[[El Confidencial]]|first=Ulises|last=Sánchez-Flor|language=es|date=31 July 2020|access-date=8 May 2025}}</ref>

==International career==
Juanele earned five [[Cap (sport)|caps]] for the [[Spain national football team|Spain national team]] in 1994, scoring twice (in his debut on 19 January, a 2–2 home draw against [[Portugal national football team|Portugal]],<ref name=GOAL>{{cite news|url=http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1994/01/20/MD19940120-007.pdf|title=España, de cal y arena|trans-title=Spain, heads and tails|newspaper=Mundo Deportivo|first=Rogelio|last=Román|language=es|date=20 January 1994|access-date=18 May 2015}}</ref> and his last match five months later, a 2–0 away defeat of [[Canada men's national soccer team|Canada]]).<ref name=GOAL2>{{cite news|url=http://hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/1994/06/11/pagina-9/1298137/pdf.html|title=No más pruebas|trans-title=No more tryouts|newspaper=Mundo Deportivo|first=Josep María|last=Artells|language=es|date=11 June 1994|access-date=18 May 2015}}</ref> He was subsequently named in the [[1994 FIFA World Cup]] squad, but did not play in the tournament.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.elcomercio.es/deportes/futbol/201407/09/juanele-explica-jugo-mundial-20140709145250.html|title=Juanele explica por qué no jugó en el Mundial del 94 y Clemente le acusa de «inventarse todo»|trans-title=Juanele explains why he did not play in the 94 World Cup and Clemente accuses him of "making everything up"|newspaper=El Comercio|first=Cristina|last=M. Gayo|language=es|date=9 July 2014|access-date=8 May 2025}}</ref>

Juanele also appeared twice for the [[Asturias autonomous football team|Asturias autonomous team]]. His debut came in a [[Exhibition game#International football|friendly]] with [[Macedonia national football team|Macedonia]] on 23 December 2000, in which he scored the only goal of their first game in 64 years.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11833/2198062/historic-asturias-return-marked-by-win|title=Historic Asturias return marked by win|publisher=[[Sky Sports]]|first=Jonny|last=Owen|date=December 2000|access-date=6 March 2020}}</ref>

===International goals===
:''Scores and results list Spain's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Juanele goal.''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of international goals scored by Juanele
|-
!scope="col"|No.
!scope="col"|Date
!scope="col"|Venue
!scope="col"|Opponent
!scope="col"|Score
!scope="col"|Result
!scope="col"|Competition
|-
| align="center"|1 || 19 January 1994 || [[Balaídos]], [[Vigo]], Spain || {{fb|POR}} || align="center"|2–1 || align="center"|2–2 || [[Exhibition game|Friendly]]<ref name=GOAL/>
|-
| align="center"|2 || 10 June 1994 || [[Complexe sportif Claude-Robillard|Claude Robillard]], [[Montreal]], Canada || {{fb|CAN}} || align="center"|2–0 || align="center"|2–0 || Friendly<ref name=GOAL2/>
|}

==Personal life==
After some episodes of [[Depression (mood)|depression]] and a battle to overcome an addiction to [[prescription drug]]s, Juanele was admitted in early 2008 to a Gijón hospital due to an excessive intake.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://medscape.elmundo.es/elmundodeporte/2008/04/29/futbol/1209464238.html|title=Juanele, ingresado en la UCI del hospital de Cabueñes|trans-title=Juanele, in Cabueñes Hospital's Intensive Care|newspaper=[[El Mundo (Spain)|El Mundo]]|language=es|date=29 April 2008|access-date=13 January 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120710194607/http://medscape.elmundo.es/elmundodeporte/2008/04/29/futbol/1209464238.html|archive-date=10 July 2012}}</ref> He later recovered,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.marca.com/2013/10/07/futbol/1381101114.html|title="Llegué a pensar que no servía para hacer nada"|trans-title="I went as far as thinking i was no good at anything"|newspaper=[[Marca (newspaper)|Marca]]|first=Ángel|last=Liceras|language=es|date=7 October 2013|access-date=7 October 2013}}</ref> eventually opening a football school with former Sporting teammate [[Iván Iglesias]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://blogs.20minutos.es/quefuede/2009/08/07/quao-fue-de-ivaan-iglesias/|title=Qué fue de… Iván Iglesias|trans-title=What happened to… Iván Iglesias|newspaper=[[20 minutos]]|first=Edu|last=Casado|language=es|date=7 August 2009|access-date=18 May 2015}}</ref>

On 13 June 2015, Juanele was sentenced to five months in prison for hitting his former partner with a [[baseball bat]], which was to be complemented with an obligatory medical treatment.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.elmundo.es/espana/2015/06/19/558402d3268e3e2d2e8b4585.html|title=Juanele, condenado a 5 meses de prisión por pegar a su ex pareja con un bate|trans-title=Juanele, sentenced to 5 months in prison for hitting his former partner with a bat|newspaper=El Mundo|language=es|date=19 June 2015|access-date=17 April 2017}}</ref> In 2011, he had already been incarcerated for violation of a restraining order.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.elmundo.es/espana/2015/06/16/557fd62b268e3ee4338b456c.html|title=Juanele, al juez: 'Ese día había estado bebiendo, pero no recuerdo haber pegado a mi ex pareja'|trans-title=Juanele, to the judge: 'I had been drinking that day, but I do not recall having hit my former partner'|newspaper=El Mundo|first=Patricia|last=Del Gallo|language=es|date=16 June 2015|access-date=17 April 2017}}</ref>

Juanele was again admitted to hospital in July 2020, due to [[Foodborne illness|food poisoning]]. Shortly after leaving prison having seen out his sentence, he said in an interview to ''[[El Comercio (Spain)|El Comercio]]'' that he had been forced to retire due to his [[bipolar disorder]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.marca.com/futbol/sporting/2020/07/30/5f22c081ca4741f92d8b4570.html|title=Juanele, ingresado de urgencia por intoxicación|trans-title=Juanele, admitted to hospital in emergency due to food poisoning|newspaper=Marca|first=Pablo|last=Guisasola|language=es|date=30 July 2020|access-date=18 August 2022}}</ref>

==Honours==
'''Zaragoza'''
*[[Copa del Rey]]: [[2000–01 Copa del Rey|2000–01]],<ref>{{cite news|url=http://hemeroteca.abc.es/nav/Navigate.exe/hemeroteca/madrid/abc/2001/07/01/066.html|title=Zaragoza, no hay quinta Copa mala|trans-title=Zaragoza, no such thing as a bad fifth Cup|newspaper=[[ABC (newspaper)|ABC]]|first=Enrique|last=Ortego|language=es|date=1 July 2001|access-date=8 July 2014}}</ref> [[2003–04 Copa del Rey|2003–04]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/news/newsid=155261.html|title=Galletti gives Zaragoza glory|publisher=UEFA|first=Andy|last=Hall|date=18 March 2004|access-date=8 July 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121109234756/http://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/news/newsid=155261.html|archive-date=9 November 2012}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
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