José Manuel Cruz Orozco

José Cruz
Personal information
Full name José Manuel Cruz Orozco
Date of birth (1988-08-10) 10 August 1988
Place of birth Córdoba, Spain
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position Defender
Youth career
Séneca CF
2006–2007 Real Madrid
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2010 Real Madrid C 97 (9)
2010–2012 Sporting B 56 (2)
2012–2013 Lucena 31 (4)
2013–2015 Jaén 47 (2)
2015–2016 Yuen Long 18 (1)
2016 Almería B 15 (2)
2016–2017 Racing Ferrol 34 (2)
2017 Viking 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 November 2017

José Manuel Cruz Orozco (born 10 August 1988) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a defender.

Club career

Born in Córdoba, Andalusia, Cruz finished his formation with Real Madrid, then played his first three years as a senior with the C-team. On 15 July 2010 he signed with Sporting de Gijón,[1] but only appeared officially for the reserves in Segunda División B.

In the 2012 summer, Cruz joined fellow league club Lucena CF.[2] After only one season he penned a one-year deal with Real Jaén, freshly promoted to Segunda División.[3]

On 18 August 2013 Cruz played his first game as a professional, starting in a 1–2 home loss against SD Eibar.[4] He scored his first professional goal on 30 March of the following year, netting the last in a 1–1 home draw against Hércules CF.

On 27 July 2015 Cruz moved abroad for the first time in his career, joining Hong Kong club Yuen Long FC.[5] The following January he returned to his native country, and represented UD Almería B[6] and Racing de Ferrol[7] in the following years.

Club statistics

As of 5 November 2015
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sporting B 2010–11[8] Segunda División B 312——312
2011–12[8] Segunda División B 250——250
Total 562——562
Lucena 2012–13[8] Segunda División B 314102[lower-alpha 1]0344
Jaén 2013–14[8] Segunda División 12110—131
2014–15[8] Segunda División B 35110—361
Total 47220—492
Yuen Long 2015–16[9] Hong Kong Premier League 4120—61
Career total 138950201459
  1. ↑ Appearances in Promotion Play-offs

References

  1. ↑ El Sporting B ficha al central José Manuel Cruz (Sporting sign centre back José Manuel Cruz); El Comercio, 15 July 2010 (in Spanish)
  2. ↑ José Cruz, tercer fichaje del Lucena (José Cruz, third signing of Lucena); Córdoba Deporte, 3 July 2012 (in Spanish)
  3. ↑ Rene Román y José Manuel Cruz refuerzan al Real Jaén (Rene Román and José Manuel Cruz strengthen Real Jaén); Marca, 21 July 2013 (in Spanish)
  4. ↑ El Jaén muere en la orilla (Jaén dies on the shore); Marca, 18 August 2013 (in Spanish)
  5. ↑ José Cruz ficha por el Yuen Long de Hong Kong tras dos años en el Real Jaén (José Cruz signs for Hong Kong's Yuen Long after two years at Real Jaén); ABC, 27 July 2015 (in Spanish)
  6. ↑ El filial refuerza su defensa con el fichaje de Cruz, un central con gran experiencia (The reserves bolster with the signing of Cruz, a stopper with great experience); UD Almería, 27 January 2016 (in Spanish)
  7. ↑ José Cruz, primer fichaje del Racing de Ferrol para la defensa (José Cruz, first signing of Racing de Ferrol for the defence); La Voz de Galicia, 12 July 2016 (in Spanish)
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 "Cruz: José Manuel Cruz Orozco". BDFutbol. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
  9. ↑ "Jose Cruz". Soccerway. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
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