Josemi

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Josemi
Personal information
Full nameJosé Miguel González Rey
Date of birth (1979-11-15) 15 November 1979
Place of birthTorremolinos, Spain
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing positionDefender
Club information
Current clubSkoda Xanthi
Number17
Youth career
Torremolinos
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
1997–1998Torremolinos
1998–2001Málaga B67(4)
2001–2004Málaga93(0)
2004–2006Liverpool21(0)
2006–2008Villarreal32(0)
2008–2010Mallorca53(1)
2010–2011Iraklis26(0)
2011–2012Cartagena18(0)
2012–2013Levadiakos25(0)
2013–Skoda Xanthi5(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3 November 2013.
† Appearances (Goals).
This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is González and the second or maternal family name is Rey.

José Miguel González Rey, aka Josemi (born 15 November 1979), is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Skoda Xanthi F.C. in the Superleague Greece. Mainly a right back, he also can play as a central defender.

He appeared in 178 La Liga games over the course of nine seasons (one goal), with Málaga, Villarreal and Mallorca. He also represented Liverpool for one 1/2-years and competed in Greece late in his career.

Club career

Early career

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.

Liverpool

Subsequently, Josemi became Rafael Benítez's first signing as Liverpool manager, for £2 million in the summer of 2004.[1] He played 15 games in the Premier League in his debut season and, after an initial run, he was sent off in the club's 4–2 victory at Fulham on 16 October 2004,[2] his subsequent ban leading to Steve Finnan re-establishing himself as first-choice right-back.

Josemi made seven appearances (five starts) in Liverpool's victorious campaign in the UEFA Champions League, but struggled to even make the substitutes bench in the first half of 2005–06.

Return to Spain

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, but 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 games as the Balearic Islands side finished fifth and qualified for the UEFA Europa League.

Later years

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]

Honours

Málaga
Liverpool

Club statistics

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 Supercopa de España Europe Total
2000–01MálagaSpanish League10
2001–02230
2002–03320
2003–04370
England League FA Cup League Cup Europe Total
2004–05LiverpoolEnglish League1501040
2005–0660101010
Spain League Copa del Rey Supercopa de España Europe Total
2005–06VillarrealSpanish League90
2006–07220
2007–0810
2008–09Mallorca251
2009–1028030
Greece League Greek Cup League Cup Europe Total
2010–11IraklisGreek League26020
2011–12CartagenaSegunda División18010
2012–13LevadiakosGreek League25050
2013–14XanthiGreek League5020
Total Spain 1961
England 210
Greece 560
Career total 2731

References

  1. ↑ Josemi joins Liverpool; UEFA.com, 29 July 2004
  2. ↑ Fulham 2–4 Liverpool; BBC Sport, 16 October 2004
  3. ↑ Anfield calls for Kromkamp; UEFA.com, 30 December 2005
  4. ↑ Mallorca 2–2 Málaga; ESPN Soccernet, 23 November 2008
  5. ↑ Josemi es el central tapado por Paco Gómez (Josemi is Paco Gómez's surprise stopper); Diario AS, 1 July 2011 (Spanish)

External links

Skoda Xanthi – current squad
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