René Román

René Román Hinojo (born 15 December 1983), known simply as René, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for SD Ponferradina on loan from UD Almería as a goalkeeper.

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Román and the second or maternal family name is Hinojo.
René
René with Girona in 2016
Personal information
Full name René Román Hinojo
Date of birth (1983-12-15) 15 December 1983
Place of birth El Bosque, Spain
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Ponferradina
(on loan from Almería)
Number 25
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2006 Arcos
2006–2007 Portuense 15 (0)
2007–2009 Betis B 48 (0)
2009–2010 Estepona 18 (0)
2010–2012 Cacereño 70 (0)
2012 Cartagena 1 (0)
2013 Barakaldo 9 (0)
2013–2014 Jaén 33 (0)
2014–2016 Llagostera 68 (0)
2016–2017 Girona 21 (0)
2017– Almería 94 (0)
2020– → Ponferradina (loan) 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:12, 14 February 2020 (UTC)

Club career

Born in El Bosque, Cádiz, René made his senior debut with local Arcos CF in the 2002–03 season. He first arrived in Segunda División B in the summer of 2006, signing with Racing Club Portuense.

In the following years, René continued competing in the third level and his native Andalusia, representing Real Betis B (being named to the first team's substitutes bench on three occasions), Unión Estepona CF[1] and CP Cacereño. In July 2012 he signed with fellow league club FC Cartagena,[2] being released the following month[3] and remaining a free agent until January 2013, when he moved to Barakaldo CF.[4]

On 21 July 2013, René signed with Real Jaén, recently promoted to Segunda División.[5] On 11 September, aged 29, he appeared in his first professional match, a 1–0 home win against CD Numancia in the second round of the Copa del Rey;[6] he made his league debut on 20 October, in a 1–0 victory over AD Alcorcón also at the Nuevo Estadio de La Victoria.[7]

On 16 July 2014, René moved to UE Llagostera also in the second tier.[8] On 29 June 2016, after suffering relegation, he joined fellow league team Girona FC after agreeing to a two-year deal.[9]

René contributed with 21 appearances during the season, sharing starting duties with Bono as the Catalan club achieved promotion to La Liga for the first time ever. He left on 5 July 2017,[10] and signed a two-year contract with UD Almería just hours later.[11]

On 22 May 2019, having been an undisputed first-choice, René renewed his contract at the Estadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos for a further two years.[12] The following 22 January, however, he was loaned to SD Ponferradina also of the second division for the remainder of the campaign.[13]

References
  1. Unión Estepona: en camino René. (Unión Estepona: René on his way); esFutbol, 18 August 2009 (in Spanish)
  2. El FC Cartagena ficha a Campins y René (FC Cartagena sign Campins and René); No Solo Efesé, 9 July 2012 (in Spanish)
  3. René deja de ser portero del Cartagena tras ser fichado este mismo verano (René is no longer a Cartagena goalkeeper after being signed the same summer); La Verdad, 30 August 2012 (in Spanish)
  4. Oficial: Barakaldo, firma René (Official: Barakaldo, René signs); Todo Mercado Web, 28 January 2013 (in Spanish)
  5. Rene Román y José Manuel Cruz refuerzan al Real Jaén (Rene Román and José Manuel Cruz bolster Real Jaén); Marca, 21 July 2013 (in Spanish)
  6. El Real Jaén confirma su recuperación ante el Numancia (Jaén confirm recovery against Numancia); Marca, 11 September 2013 (in Spanish)
  7. Jona aprieta la zona de abajo (Jona puts pressure on relegation zone); Marca, 20 October 2013 (in Spanish)
  8. René Román ficha para reforzar la portería del Llagostera (René Roman signs to bolster Llagostera's goal); Marca, 16 July 2014 (in Spanish)
  9. El Girona fitxa el porter René Román (Girona sign goalkeeper René Román); Girona FC, 29 June 2016 (in Catalan)
  10. El Girona i René arriben a un acord per rescindir el contracte que els vinculava (Girona and René reach an agreement to terminate the contract which linked them); Girona FC, 5 July 2017 (in Catalan)
  11. El Almería ficha a René (Girona) y Fernando (UCAM) para blindar su portería (Almería sign René (Girona) and Fernando (UCAM) to complete their goal); UD Almería, 5 July 2017 (in Spanish)
  12. "René y Fernando renuevan por dos temporadas" [René and Fernando renew for two seasons] (in Spanish). UD Almería. 22 May 2019. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
  13. "René, Owona and Chema leave UD Almería". UD Almería. 22 January 2020. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
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