José María Movilla
 Movilla in action for Rayo in 2011 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | José María Movilla Cubero | ||
| Date of birth | 8 February 1975 | ||
| Place of birth | Madrid, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Retired | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Leganés | |||
| Real Madrid | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1994–1997 | Moscardó | 63 | (3) |
| 1995–1996 | → Numancia (loan) | 30 | (2) |
| 1997 | Ourense | 3 | (0) |
| 1998–2001 | Málaga | 133 | (8) |
| 2001–2004 | Atlético Madrid | 73 | (2) |
| 2004 | → Zaragoza (loan) | 15 | (0) |
| 2004–2007 | Zaragoza | 84 | (1) |
| 2007–2009 | Murcia | 50 | (1) |
| 2009–2012 | Rayo Vallecano | 119 | (5) |
| 2012–2014 | Zaragoza | 42 | (0) |
| Total | 612 | (22) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
José María Movilla Cubero (born 8 February 1975) is a Spanish retired professional footballer who played mainly as a central midfielder.
He played in 299 La Liga games in exactly ten seasons, representing mainly Zaragoza and retiring well into his 30's.[1][2]
Football career
An unsuccessful graduate from Real Madrid's system, Madrid-born Movilla started his professional career with modest clubs: CD Colonia Moscardó, CD Numancia and CD Ourense. In January 1998 he switched to Málaga CF, being an instrumental figure in the Andalusia side's promotion from Segunda División B into La Liga in just two years.
Returning to Segunda División Movilla joined Atlético Madrid, where he gained another promotion in the 2001–02 season and played in 38 games. He would arrive on loan to Real Zaragoza in January 2004, helping the Aragonese team avoid top flight relegation and win the campaign's Copa del Rey.
Afterwards the move was made permanent, and Movilla played three additional seasons with Zaragoza, after which he joined newly promoted Real Murcia. At the start of 2008–09, with the club now in the second division, he was, alongside Francisco Gallardo, ousted from the squad by coach Javier Clemente, only being reinstated after his sacking in December 2008.[3]
On 4 July 2009 Movilla stayed in level two, moving close to home as he signed with Rayo Vallecano for the next two seasons.[4] In his second year, he was an instrumental player for the team as it returned to the top level after eight years (41 matches, 3,269 minutes).
Movilla, who celebrated his 37th birthday in February, played all 38 league contests in the 2011–12 season, being essential as Rayo retained its division status. He scored the first of his two goals during the campaign in the opener against Athletic Bilbao, a 1–1 away draw.[5]
Movilla returned to Zaragoza for 2012–13, signing for one year.[6] On 4 January 2013, after appearing in a 1–2 home loss to Real Betis, he became the club's oldest player to appear in an official match at the age of 37 years and 332 days, surpassing Enrique Yarza[7] as the season went on to end in relegation.
On 28 January 2014, after making negative remarks about the club in the social networks, Movilla was suspended for 30 days.[8] He was released the following month alongside Javier Paredes, finding about the news through Zaragoza's website.[9]
Honours
- Zaragoza
- Málaga
- Atlético Madrid
References
- ↑ El doble récord de 'Movi' ('Movi's double record); El Periódico de Aragón, 6 September 2012 (Spanish)
- ↑ Zanetti, Giggs, Scholes y el señor Movilla (Zanetti, Giggs, Scholes and Mr. Movilla); El Periódico de Aragón, 6 September 2012 (Spanish)
- ↑ Jaén, Javier (24 August 2008). "La limpieza de Clemente llega ya a su tercera fase" [Clemente's cleansing reaches stage three] (in Spanish). Diario AS. Retrieved 19 September 2013.
- ↑ Movilla jugará en el Rayo (Movilla will play with Rayo); Liga Fútbol, 5 July 2009 (Spanish)
- ↑ Solid return for Vallecano; ESPN Soccernet, 28 August 2011
- ↑ Movilla regresa al Zaragoza (Movilla returns to Zaragoza); Diario AS, 4 September 2012 (Spanish)
- ↑ Movilla, el más veterano en jugar con el Zaragoza (Movilla, the most veteran to play with Zaragoza); El Periódico de Aragón, 5 January 2013 (Spanish)
- ↑ El Zaragoza suspende a Movilla de empleo y sueldo (Zaragoza suspends Movilla without pay); Marca, 28 January 2014 (Spanish)
- ↑ El Zaragoza despide a Movilla y Paredes (Zaragoza fires Movilla and Paredes); Marca, 25 February 2014 (Spanish)