José Manuel Jiménez Ortiz
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| Mané | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | José Manuel Jiménez Ortiz | |
| Date of birth | December 21, 1981 | |
| Place of birth | Tarifa, Spain | |
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | |
| Playing position | Left-back | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | UD Almería | |
| Number | 22 | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 2000–2001 2001–2003 2003–2005 2005–2006 2006– |
R.B. Linense Díter Zafra Atlético Madrid B Ciudad de Murcia UD Almería |
12 (0) 8 (1) 36 (6) 39 (2) 31 (0) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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José Manuel Jiménez Ortiz, aka Mané (born 21 December 1981 in Tarifa, Cádiz) is a Spanish football player who currently plays for UD Almería of the Spanish La Liga. His usual demarcation is defender.
[edit] Career
Mané has played for a series of clubs in Spain throughout his career. He started with R.B. Linense at the age of 19, for whom he made 19 appearances. He then moved on to Díter Zafra but his appearances were limited to just 8 league games in two years. In 2003 he moved to Atlético Madrid B, where he made 36 appearances and scored 6 goals. He went to Murcia for the 2005-06 season where he played 39 games and scored 2 goals.
In 2006, Mané moved clubs again, this time to UD Almería. His performances for the club have been much admired, represented by him being named in Sky Sports pundit Guillem Balague's team of the season for La Liga 2007-08[1], alongside players from Real Madrid and Barcelona.
He has been linked with a summer move to Villarreal, and has already agreed personal terms.[2]
