Nino

Juan Francisco Martinez Modesto (born 10 June 1980), known as Nino, is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a striker.

Over 14 seasons, he amassed Segunda Division totals of 571 matches and 194 goals, mainly with Elche. In La Liga, he represented Levante, Tenerife, Osasuna and Elche.

Club Career

An extremely prolific goalscorer in Segunda Division, Nino was born in Vera, Province of Almeria, and first appeared professionally with Elche CF, helping the club achieve promotion from the Segunda Division B in 1998–99. In the following campaign he made his debut in division two, with 16 matches and two goals, and would go on to develop as an influential figure for the Alicante province team in the following years.

After having scored 20 goals during 2004–05, Nino made his La Liga debut two seasons later, joining neighbours Levante UD. However, he would only find the net once throughout the entire campaign, in a 2–1 loss at CA Osasuna on 20 December 2006, but the Valencians managed to avoid relegation after finishing in 15th position.

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