In his first season with the first team, he served as a backup to Frenchman Richard Dutruel (formerly of FC Barcelona), but could never break into the starting eleven, only totalling 15 league appearances in three years, the last two being spent in the Segunda División.

[2] After a challenging campaign at CD Tenerife[3]– he began as a starter[4][5] but failed to appear in the final months – he returned to the Soria side, playing all the games but one in that year's top flight, in an eventual relegation.

[2] Juan Pablo terminated his contract with Numancia in June 2009, and signed a three-year deal with Sporting de Gijón.

[6] He did not miss one single minute in his first season, as the Asturians retained their top-division status for another year (Iván Cuéllar, the previous starter, suffered another serious injury, this time in the knee).

[8] He made his debut for the club seven days later, in a 2–0 away victory over Győri ETO FC in the qualifying rounds of the UEFA Champions League.