Jonatan Neftalí
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jonatan Neftalí Díez-González | ||
| Date of birth | 26 August 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Alicante, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Vejle Boldklub | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1993–1998 | GCD Sant Joan d'Alacant | ||
| 1998–2000 | Hércules | ||
| 2000–2003 | Alicante | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2003–2006 | Alicante B | 82 | (5) |
| 2005–2007 | Alicante | 2 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | → Baza (loan) | 21 | (2) |
| 2007–2008 | Alcalá | 27 | (0) |
| 2008–2010 | Santa Eulàlia | 67 | (13) |
| 2010– | Vejle Boldklub | 131 | (6) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 25 January 2015. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Jonatan Neftalí Díez-González (born 26 August 1984) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Danish club Vejle Boldklub as a central defender.
Club career
Born in Alicante, Valencian Community, Neftalí played youth football in his native region, namely with Hércules CF and Alicante CF.[1] He made his debuts as a professional with the latter during the 2004–05 season, being sent off in both of his Segunda División B appearances, against CF Badalona and Levante UD B.[2]
The following three years Neftalí continued competing in the third level, being relegated with CD Alcalá and Santa Eulàlia. After the latter campaign he went on trial with Grasshopper Club Zürich from Switzerland, but nothing came of it and he continued playing with Santa Eulalia in Tercera División.[3]
In 2009–10 Neftalí scored a career-best 10 goals. Subsequently, Vejle Boldklub manager Mats Gren – a former assistant with Grasshoppers – declared interest in signing the player, and a two-year contract was signed in late May 2010.[4] In his first season he only missed one game as his team finished in third position, being the first side place outside of the Danish Superliga promotion zone.
In March 2012 Neftalí extended his link with Vejle Boldklub Kolding (the club was renamed in 2011, and returned to its original denomination two years later), with the new deal running until the summer of 2015.[5]
References
- ↑ "El fútbol en la maleta: Neftalí" [Football in the bag: Neftalí] (in Spanish). El Diario Montañés. 7 February 2011. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
- ↑ Neftalí: Jonathan Neftalí Díez González – Matches; at BDFutbol
- ↑ "Jonathan Neftalí regresa a la Peña Deportiva Santa Eulalia" [Jonathan Neftali returns to Peña Deportiva Santa Eulalia] (in Spanish). Fútbol Balear. 2 September 2009. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
- ↑ "Neftalí se incorpora al Vejle danes" [Neftalí joins Denmark's Vejle] (in Spanish). Fútbol Balear. 26 May 2010. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
- ↑ "Vejle-Kolding forlænger med Neftali" [Vejle-Kolding extends with Neftali] (in Danish). Vejle Kolding's official website. 28 March 2012. Retrieved 1 April 2012.
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