Juan Belencoso

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Rodríguez and the second or maternal family name is Belencoso.

Juan Carlos Rodríguez Belencoso (born 1 September 1981) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Minerva as a forward.

Juan Belencoso

Belencoso with Kitchee in 2013
Personal information
Full name	Juan Carlos Rodríguez Belencoso
Date of birth	(1981-09-01) 1 September 1981 (age 43)
Place of birth	Elche de la Sierra, Spain
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Minerva
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2000–2001	Rayo Cantabria	28	(12)
2001–2002	Chaves	12	(2)
2002–2004	Jaén	52	(6)
2004–2006	Mérida	55	(26)
2006	Hospitalet	16	(2)
2006–2007	Linense	38	(17)
2007–2008	Baza	38	(16)
2008–2010	Albacete	34	(2)
2010–2011	Conquense	39	(12)
2011–2012	Lugo	41	(14)
2012–2013	Cádiz	27	(4)
2013–2015	Kitchee	39	(30)
2015–2016	Persib Bandung	11	(0)
2016	ATK	16	(2)
2017	Socuéllamos	9	(3)
2017–2018	Mar Menor	34	(21)
2018–2019	Socuéllamos	41	(18)
2019–2020	Villanovense	24	(8)
2020–2021	Minerva	29	(9)
2021–2024	La Unión Atlético	83	(17)
2024	Atlético Pulpileño	16	(5)
2024–	Minerva	6	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 October 2024

Club career

Born in Elche de la Sierra, Albacete, Belencoso started playing as a senior with amateurs Deportivo Rayo Cantabria. From 2002 to 2008, following a brief spell in Portugal, he competed mainly in the Segunda División B, representing at that level Real Jaén, Mérida UD, CE L'Hospitalet and CD Baza.

Aged 27, Belencoso reached Segunda División for the first time in the 2008–09 season, signing with local Castile-La Mancha club Albacete Balompié.^[1] He made his debut in the competition on 31 August 2008, coming in as a late substitute in a 2–1 home win against Sevilla Atlético,^[2] but only scored twice^[3][4] in the league over the course of two full seasons.

Belencoso returned to division three for the following years, playing with UB Conquense,^[5] CD Lugo^[6] and Cádiz CF. He achieved promotion with the second team after scoring 14 goals, three in the playoffs.^[7]

On 9 July 2013, Belencoso became coach Àlex Gómez's first foreign signing of the new campaign as he joined Kitchee SC in Hong Kong.^[8] He made an impressive start to his First Division League adventure, netting twice and providing two assists in a 6–2 victory over Sun Hei SC on 3 September.

Career statistics

As of 22 December 2016^[9][10]

Club	Season	League			Cup[11]		Other[12]		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Chaves	2001–02	Segunda Liga	12	2	1	0	0	0	13	2
	Total		12	2	1	0	0	0	13	2
Jaén	2002–03	Segunda División B	17	2	0	0	0	0	17	2
	2003–04	Segunda División B	36	5	0	0	0	0	36	5
	Total		53	7	0	0	0	0	53	7
Mérida	2005–06	Segunda División B	14	0	3	1	0	0	17	1
	Total		14	0	3	1	0	0	17	1
Hospitalet	2005–06	Segunda División B	16	2	0	0	0	0	16	2
	Total		16	2	0	0	0	0	16	2
Linense	2006–07	Tercera División	38	17	0	0	0	0	38	17
	Total		38	17	0	0	0	0	38	17
Baza	2007–08	Segunda División B	36	16	0	0	2	0	38	16
	Total		36	16	0	0	2	0	38	16
Albacete	2008–09	Segunda División	20	1	1	0	0	0	21	1
	2009–10	Segunda División	14	1	0	0	0	0	14	1
	Total		34	2	1	0	0	0	35	2
Conquense	2010–11	Segunda División B	37	11	0	0	2	1	39	12
	Total		37	11	0	0	2	1	39	2
Lugo	2011–12	Segunda División B	35	11	1	0	6	3	42	14
	Total		35	11	1	0	6	3	42	14
Cádiz	2012–13	Segunda División B	27	4	2	0	0	0	29	4
	Total		27	4	2	0	0	0	29	4
Kitchee	2013–14	First Division League	17	16	2	0	6	8	25	24
	2014–15	Hong Kong Premier League	15	13	7	11	12	7	34	31
	2015–16	Hong Kong Premier League	7	1	3	2	10	5	20	8
	Total		39	30	12	13	28	20	79	63
Persib Bandung	2016	Indonesia Soccer Championship	8	0	6	1	0	0	14	1
	Total		8	0	6	1	0	0	14	1
ATK	2016	Indian Super League	16	2	0	0	0	0	16	2
	Total		16	2	0	0	0	0	16	2
Career total			365	104	26	14	38	24	429	142