Years Team Height 1.81 m | Playing position Apps (Gls) Position Midfielder | |
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Full name Juan Manuel Pavón Domínguez Date of birth (1976-02-15) 15 February 1976 (age 41) Current team Recreativo de Huelva (coach) | ||
Juan Manuel 'Juanma' Pavón Domínguez (born 15 February 1976) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a midfielder, and the current manager of Recreativo de Huelva.
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Club career
Born in Huelva, Andalusia, Pavón finished his formation at Recreativo de Huelva, and made his senior debuts while on loan at Ayamonte CF in 1995. He was promoted to the main squad in Segunda División B in the following year by manager Joaquín Caparrós, appearing regularly.
In the 1998 summer Pavón was loaned to AD Ceuta, also in the third level. He returned to Recre after the expiry of his loan, and despite appearing sparingly for the former, was included in the first team and made his debut as a professional on 7 November 1999, coming on as a late substitute in a 0–2 away loss against Levante UD for the Segunda División championship.
On 8 November 2001 Pavón scored the first ever goal of Estadio Nuevo Colombino, and also netted the second in a 3–0 win against Newcastle United. Two months later, however, he moved to third level's Algeciras CF, alleging lack of match experience.
Pavón subsequently resumed his career in the third division but also in Tercera División, representing CD Badajoz, CD Alcalá, Racing Club Portuense and Ayamonte. He retired with the latter in 2009, aged 33.
Post-playing career
After his retirement Pavón became Carlos Ríos' assistant at Recreativo de Huelva B. In 2012 he was appointed manager of the club's Juvenil squad.
On 10 February 2015 Pavón was named manager of the main squad, replacing fired José Luis Oltra. On 24 March, despite only suffering one defeat in six games, he was replaced by José Dominguez but remained in the first team, being appointed assistant manager.