| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | José Manuel Serrano Arenas | ||
| Date of birth | 17 March 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Seville, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Cádiz | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Sevilla | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2000–2004 | Sevilla B | 132 | (10) |
| 2004–2005 | Xerez | 24 | (0) |
| 2005–2007 | Levante B | 53 | (2) |
| 2007–2008 | Levante | 39 | (1) |
| 2008–2010 | Rayo Vallecano | 20 | (0) |
| 2010– | Cádiz | 24 | (2) |
| National team | |||
| 1997–1998 | Spain U16 | 7 | (0) |
| 1998–1999 | Spain U17 | 12 | (0) |
| 1999–2000 | Spain U18 | 5 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 June 2011. † Appearances (Goals). |
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José Manuel Serrano Arenas (born 17 March 1981) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Cádiz CF as a defender.
Serrano was born in Seville, Andalusia. After playing four years with Sevilla FC's reserves, without any first-team appearances, he stayed one season with neighbouring side Xerez CD (second division), then switched to Levante UD.
After playing mostly with the reserves, Serrano would make his first-team (and top flight) debut aged almost 26, in a 2–4 home defeat against Sevilla, on 28 January 2007. The following season, he netted in a 1–5 home loss to Valencia CF, as Levante was already relegated.
In 2008–09, Serrano joined Madrid's Rayo Vallecano, freshly returned to the second level, appearing in only 20 league games out of 84 and being released, after which he signed for Cádiz CF, returning to his native region.