| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | José Miguel González Rey | ||
| Date of birth | 15 November 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Torremolinos, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Cartagena | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Torremolinos | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1997–1998 | Torremolinos | ||
| 1998–2001 | Málaga B | 67 | (4) |
| 2001–2004 | Málaga | 93 | (0) |
| 2004–2006 | Liverpool | 21 | (0) |
| 2006–2008 | Villarreal | 32 | (0) |
| 2008–2010 | Mallorca | 53 | (1) |
| 2010–2011 | Iraklis | 26 | (0) |
| 2011– | Cartagena | 5 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 September 2011. † Appearances (Goals). |
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José Miguel González Rey, aka Josemi (born 15 November 1979), is a Spanish footballer who plays for FC Cartagena in Segunda División. Predominantly a right back, he also can play as a central defender.
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Born in Torremolinos, Málaga, Josemi started his professional career at Málaga CF, arriving from local amateurs Torremolinos Club de Fútbol in 1998. He started appearing for his new club with the reserve team, in Tercera División.
After one match in 2000–01's closer, a 0–4 away loss against Deportivo de La Coruña on 17 June 2001, Josemi went on to become an essential defensive element for the Andalusia outfit, helping it to the 2002 UEFA Intertoto Cup, and soon attracting interest from bigger European clubs.
Subsequently, Josemi became Rafael Benítez's first signing as Liverpool manager, for £2 million in the summer of 2004.[1] He played in 15 first-team games in the league in his debut season. Despite an initial run, he was sent off in Liverpool's 4–2 victory at Fulham on 16 October 2004,[2] and his subsequent ban led to Steve Finnan re-establishing himself as Benítez's first-choice right-back.
Josemi made seven appearances (five starts) in the club's victorious UEFA Champions League campaign, but struggled to even make the substitutes bench in the first half of 2005–06.
On 29 December 2005, it was announced that Liverpool and Villarreal CF had agreed to swap Josemi and Jan Kromkamp in the January 2006 transfer window.[3] He made a good start and appeared in 22 league matches in 2006–07, however he only took part in only one the following season, for the eventual La Liga runners-up.
In July 2008, Josemi signed for RCD Mallorca. He scored his first goal as a professional on 23 November, in a 2–2 home draw against former owners Málaga.[4] In his second year, he was challenged by new signing Felipe Mattioni, but ended up contributing with 28 matches as the Balearic Islands side finished fifth and qualified for the UEFA Europa League.
In August 2010, at nearly 31, Josemi left Spain for the second time, signing a three-year contract with Iraklis Thessaloniki FC. After only one season - which brought Greek top division relegation due to irregularities - however, he returned to his country and signed with FC Cartagena in Segunda División, for two years.[5]
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Spain | League | Copa del Rey | Copa de la Liga | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 2000–01 | Málaga | Spanish League | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| 2001–02 | 23 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 2002–03 | 31 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 2003–04 | 37 | 0 | ||||||||||
| England | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 2004–05 | Liverpool | English League | 15 | 0 | ||||||||
| 2005–06 | 6 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Spain | League | Copa del Rey | Copa de la Liga | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 2005–06 | Villarreal | Spanish League | 9 | 0 | ||||||||
| 2006–07 | 23 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 2007–08 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 2008–09 | Mallorca | 25 | 1 | |||||||||
| 2009–10 | 28 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Greece | League | Greek Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 2010–11 | Iraklis | Greek League | 21 | 0 | ||||||||
| Total | Spain | 178 | 1 | |||||||||
| England | 21 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Greece | 21 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Career total | 220 | 1 | ||||||||||
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