José Antonio Luque Ramírez

José Antonio Luque

Personal information
Full name	José Antonio Luque Ramírez
Date of birth	(1974-02-16) 16 February 1974
Place of birth	Marchena, Spain
Height
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Youth career
	Sevilla
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1993–1999	Sevilla B	109	(0)
1999–2000	Linense	33	(0)
2000–2008	Recreativo	92	(0)
2007	→ Écija (loan)	19	(0)
2008–2009	Écija	10	(0)
Total		263	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Luque and the second or maternal family name is Ramírez.

José Antonio Luque Ramírez (born 16 February 1974 in Marchena, Seville, Andalusia) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Football career

After playing five seasons with Sevilla FC's reserves, Luque joined another side in Andalusia and the third division, Real Balompédica Linense, where he remained one year. In 2000 he signed for Recreativo de Huelva, being second-choice in his beginnings but being the most used goalkeeper in 2002–03's La Liga, in a campaign where the oldest club in Spain also reached the Copa del Rey final; during that year, he shared teams with Manuel Almunia – later of Arsenal fame.

In the following season, now in the second level, Luque lost his place to newly signed Toño, regained it again when his competitor left for Racing de Santander and battled with him again when he returned in January 2006, on loan. In 2005–06, as Recre returned to the top flight after a three-year absence, he only conceded 22 goals in 24 matches, but was ineligible to receive the Ricardo Zamora Trophy due to the number of games played.

Surprisingly, Luque was deemed surplus to requirements by new Recreativo manager Marcelino García Toral, only being allowed to train separately. In January 2007 he moved to neighbours Écija Balompié on loan, helping as the club preserved its division three status; returning to Huelva for the 2007–08 campaign he found himself third-choice, behind new acquisitions Mariano Barbosa and Stefano Sorrentino.

Luque retired from football in 2009 at the age of 35, after one season with Écija. Subsequently, he began training his hometown club.

External links

• José Antonio Luque profile at BDFutbol
• Stats at Footballdatabase