Joan Oriol
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Joan Oriol i Gràcia | ||
| Date of birth | 5 November 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Cambrils, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Left back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Rapid București | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2005 | FC Cambrils | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2005–2007 | Pobla Mafumet | ||
| 2006–2007 | → Reus (loan) | 33 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | Gavà | 34 | (2) |
| 2008–2010 | Villarreal B | 71 | (3) |
| 2010–2013 | Villarreal | 50 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Osasuna | 11 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Blackpool | 11 | (0) |
| 2015– | Rapid București | 8 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:00, 13 April 2015 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Joan Oriol i Gràcia (Catalan pronunciation: [ʒuˈan uɾiˈɔɫ]; born 5 November 1986) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Romanian club FC Rapid București as a left back.
Football career
Born in Cambrils, Tarragona, Catalonia, Oriol played lower league or amateur football in his first four years as a senior. In the 2008–09 season he helped Villarreal CF's B-team promote to Segunda División for the first time ever, scoring two goals in 32 games.
Oriol made his debut for the main squad on 6 January 2010, playing the full 90 minutes and being booked in a 1–1 away draw against Celta de Vigo for the campaign's Copa del Rey.[1] On 27 November of that year he made his first appearance in La Liga, starting in a 3–0 success at Real Zaragoza.[2]
From 2011 to 2013 Oriol was both relegated and promoted with the Yellow Submarine, featuring in an average of 22 matches in the process. On 2 July 2013 the free agent signed a three-year contract with CA Osasuna, with a €5 million clause.[3]
In early August 2014, following Osasuna's relegation, Oriol agreed to a one-year deal with the option of a further year with Football League Championship side Blackpool, linking up with his twin brother Eduard.[4] On 12 January 2015, his contract was terminated by mutual consent.
Personal life
Oriol's twin brother, Eduard, is also a footballer. A winger, he shared teams with his sibling on several occasions.[5]
References
- ↑ El Madrigal dictará sentencia (El Madrigal will dictate the sentence); Marca, 6 January 2010 (Spanish)
- ↑ Miserable start for Aguirre; ESPN FC, 27 November 2010
- ↑ Joan Oriol: "Osasuna no se va a arrepentir de haberme fichado" (Joan Oriol: "Osasuna will not regret having signed me"); Diario AS, 2 July 2013 (Spanish)
- ↑ "Blackpool: Joan Oriol joins after leaving Spanish club Osasuna". BBC Sport. 4 August 2014. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
- ↑ Edu y Joan Oriol: tú al Barça, yo al Villarreal (Edu and Joan Oriol: you go to Barça, i go to Villarreal); El Mundo Deportivo, 29 December 2010 (Spanish)
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