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Juan José 'Juanjo' Camacho Barnola (born 2 August 1980) is a Spanish former footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.
He spent most of his professional career with SD Huesca, appearing in more than 400 official matches for the club and in several Segunda División seasons. He also spent some time in La Liga with Real Zaragoza, and had a two-year spell in the Scottish Premier League with Livingston. La undécima aventura azulgrana de Camacho (Camacho's eleventh azulgrana adventure); Heraldo de Aragón, 13 August 2017 (in Spanish)
From 2002 to 2004, Camacho played in Scotland for Livingston, Livi Lions kept hungry; BBC Sport, 23 July 2002 teaming up with compatriot Guillermo Amor in his first season. How one of the true Barcelona greats developed an 'amor' for Livingston; Football Scotland, 20 December 2018 He then returned to Zaragoza, but could only make five La Liga appearances, all in the closing stages of 2004–05, being again almost exclusively associated with the club's reserves and also loaned to UE Lleida for five months.
Camacho represented two teams the next two campaigns, SD Huesca and UD Vecindario, both in division three. He returned to Huesca in 2008 with the team now in the second tier, and settled there as first choice the following years; in 2010–11 he scored a career-high 13 goals (squad best), also being their most utilised player overall (3,675 minutes). Juanjo Camacho, capitán y pichichi del Huesca (Juanjo Camacho, Huesca's captain and pichichi); Vavel, 3 April 2014 (in Spanish)
On 26 November 2017, in a 2–0 away loss against Granada CF, El Granada más contundente fulmina al líder y su gran racha (The most powerful Granada obliterate leaders and their great streak); Marca, 26 November 2017 (in Spanish) Camacho appeared in his 400th competitive match for Huesca. Camacho vuelve a hacer historia: 400 partidos como azulgrana (Camacho makes history again: 400 matches as azulgrana); Diario del AltoAragón, 28 November 2017 (in Spanish) He contributed 20 scoreless appearances during that season, as the club reached the top flight for the first time in history. De la A a la Z: las claves del histórico ascenso del Huesca (From A a to Z: the keys of Huesca's historical promotion); Marca, 21 May 2018 (in Spanish)
Camacho announced his retirement on 14 May 2019, at the age of 38. Juanjo Camacho anuncia que se retira (Juanjo Camacho announces his retirement); Marca, 14 May 2019 (in Spanish)
Personal life
Camacho's father Juan José was also a footballer, as younger brother Ignacio Camacho. The latter was also a midfielder brought up at Zaragoza but, as a professional, played mostly for Málaga CF. Ignacio continúa con la saga de los Camacho (Ignacio next in Camacho saga); Diario AS, 29 February 2008 (in Spanish)
Honours
Spain U16
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Categories: 1980 Births, Living People, 21st-century Spanish Sportsmen, Spanish Men's Footballers, Footballers From Valencia, Men's Association Football Midfielders, La Liga Players, Segunda División Players, Segunda División B Players, Deportivo Aragón Players, Real Zaragoza Players, Recreativo De Huelva Players, Real Madrid Castilla Footballers, Ue Lleida Players, Sd Huesca Footballers, Ud Vecindario Players, Scottish Premier League Players, Livingston F.c. Players, Spain Men's Youth International Footballers, Spanish Expatriate Men's Footballers, Expatriate Men's Footballers In Scotland, Spanish Expatriate Sportspeople In Scotland
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