Bambolim: Spanish midfielder Juande Lopez on Monday joined Kerala Blasters team. Lopez joind the team as a replacement for the injured Sergio Cidoncha for the remaining Indian Super League season

On signing the club Juande said,"I am very excited to be a part of a great franchise like Kerala Blasters FC, a club which has the best fans in the entire country. I would like to thank the club management for this opportunity."He spent a short loan spell during the second half of the 2010-11 season and moved to the Belgian League to play for Westerlo for a season, scoring once in his 15 appearances.

Juande was part of the Real Betis Academy before getting promoted to their Reserve squad at 19. made a total of 69 appearances for the club in his six-year stint at Real Betis where he found the net 3 times. Blasters are at the ninth spot with seven points in as many games. They will next lock horns against Mumbai City on January 2.

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