Juan Manuel Ortiz

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Juan Manuel Ortiz
Personal information
Full name Juan Manuel Ortiz Palazón
Date of birth (1982-03-01) 1 March 1982 (age 42)
Place of birth Guardamar del Segura, Spain
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Position(s) Midfielder / Full back
Team information
Current team
 AEK Larnaca
Number 8
Youth career
CD Alone
Kelme
Atlético Madrid
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2003 Atlético B 65 (9)
2002–2007 Atlético Madrid 6 (0)
2004–2006 → Osasuna (loan) 29 (2)
2006–2007 → Poli Ejido (loan) 40 (9)
2007–2011 Almería 126 (9)
2011–2012 Rangers 10 (0)
2012 → Almería (loan) 16 (4)
2012–2014 Granada 22 (0)
2013–2014 → Hércules (loan) 30 (0)
2014– AEK Larnaca 61 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 01:48, 15 May 2016 (UTC)

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

Juan Manuel 'Juanma'[1] Ortiz Palazón (born 1 March 1982) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Cypriot club AEK Larnaca F.C. mainly as a right midfielder.

After starting out at Atlético Madrid he went on to spend most of his professional career with Almería, appearing in 151 overall games in two spells (16 goals) whilst playing in four La Liga seasons with the club. He also competed professionally in Scotland and Cyprus.

Football career

Early years

Born in Guardamar del Segura, Alicante, Valencia, Ortiz was a graduate of Atlético de Madrid's youth system, where he played five first-team games during the 2003–04 season, three as a starter.

He had previously made his debuts with the main squad in the 2001–02 campaign, appearing in one second division match as the Colchoneros were promoted, and would spend the next three years on loan, at both CA Osasuna and Polideportivo Ejido, the latter in the second level.

Almería

For 2007–08 Ortiz joined newly promoted UD Almería, where he was instrumental in helping the Andalusia side overachieve to a final eighth place in La Liga. He scored twice, namely in a 4–1 away win against neighbours Sevilla FC on 19 April 2008,[2] and continued to be regularly used in the following top flight seasons, inclusively as an offensive right back.

Ortiz played as both right and left-back during the 2010–11 campaign.[1] He scored twice in the season's Copa del Rey, both in a 4–3 win at RCD Mallorca (8–6 on aggregate) for the round-of-16, as Almería eventually reached the competition's semifinals for the first time ever,[3] being nonetheless relegated after ranking 20th and last.

Rangers

Ortiz signed for Scottish Premier League side Rangers on 6 July 2011, on a three-year contract.[1] He made his first appearance for the club on 23 July against Heart of Midlothian, struggling to make an impact and playing out of position in a 1–1 draw;[4] he scored his first official goal on 18 August, in a UEFA Europa League qualifier against NK Maribor.[5]

On 30 January 2012, after a somewhat disappointing first half to his Rangers campaign, it was announced that Ortiz would rejoin Almería on loan until the end of the season.[6] He netted three times in his first three games, awarding his team nine points after strikes against Córdoba CF (2–1, home),[7] Girona FC (1–0, away)[8] and Real Murcia (4–2, home).[9]

Return to Spain

Following Rangers' Liquidation after they entered administration,[10] several club players (including Ortiz) refused to have their contracts transferred to a new company set up by Charles Green,[11] and both Ortiz and the club agreed on having his link terminated.[12] On 10 July 2012, he signed a two-year contract with Granada CF.[13]

Trivia

From 2007 to 2009, Ortiz was one of three Almería players with that surname, Mané and José Ortiz being the others.[14]

Club statistics

As of 19 October 2015
Club Season League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Atlético B 2000–01[15] Segunda División B 1 0 — 1[lower-alpha 1] 0 2 0
2001–02[15] Segunda División B 33 8 — — 33 8
2002–03[15] Segunda División B 31 1 — — 31 1
Total 65 9 — 1 0 66 9
Atlético Madrid 2001–02[15] Segunda División 1 0 0 0 — 1 0
2002–03[15] La Liga 5 0 3 0 — 8 0
Total 6 0 3 0 — 9 0
Osasuna (loan) 2004–05[15] La Liga 22 2 3 0 — 25 2
2005–06[15] La Liga 7 0 2 0 — 9 0
Total 29 2 5 0 — 34 2
Ejido (loan) 2006–07[15] Segunda División 40 9 2 1 — 42 10
Almería 2007–08[15] La Liga 33 2 1 0 — 34 2
2008–09[15] La Liga 32 4 3 0 — 35 4
2009–10[15] La Liga 35 2 1 0 — 36 2
2010–11[15] La Liga 26 1 4 3 — 30 4
Total 126 9 9 3 — 135 12
Rangers 2011–12[16] Scottish Premier League 10 0 0 0 4[lower-alpha 2] 1 14 1
Almería (loan) 2011–12[15] Segunda División 16 4 0 0 — 16 4
Granada 2012–13[15] La Liga 22 0 2 0 — 24 0
Hércules (loan) 2013–14[15] Segunda División 30 0 0 0 — 30 0
AEK Larnaca 2014–15[16] Cypriot First Division 29 0 6 0 — 35 0
2015–16[16] Cypriot First Division 6 0 0 0 2[lower-alpha 3] 0 8 0
Total 35 0 6 0 2 0 43 0
Career total 379 33 27 4 7 1 413 38
  1. ↑ Appearance in Promotion Play-off
  2. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League and UEFA Champions League
  3. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Rangers sign Almeria midfielder Juan Manuel Ortiz; BBC Sport, 6 July 2011
  2. ↑ Sevilla FC 1–4 Almeria; ESPN Soccernet, 19 April 2008
  3. ↑ El Almería se niega a despertar del sueño (Almería refuses to awake from dream); Marca, 19 January 2011 (Spanish)
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