José Manuel Rueda Sampedro (born 30 January 1988) is a Spanish footballer who plays for CD Olímpic de Xàtiva as a midfielder.
Club career
Rueda was born in Linares, Jaén, Andalusia. After arriving in FC Barcelona's youth system at the age of 13, he played three years with the B-team, two of those in the third division. On 17 May 2008 he made his La Liga debut, coming on as a substitute for Eiður Guðjohnsen for the final 15 minutes of a 5–3 away win against Real Murcia – in the season's last round – with the title race already decided in the Catalans' favour.[1]
In 2009–10, Rueda was one of the most important attacking players of the reserve side led by former Barcelona player Luis Enrique, scoring four goals as they returned to the second level after an 11-year absence. During the campaign, he was also named team captain.
In June 2010, alongside two other compatriots, including former Barcelona B teammate Víctor Espasandín, Rueda signed with Cypriot club AC Omonia.[2] He won the league in his first and only season before returning to his country's division two with Xerez CD, being relegated in 2013.
On 14 June 2013, Rueda moved to fellow league club SD Ponferradina on a one-year deal.[3] He in fact stayed for two, before leaving abroad for a second time on 13 July 2015 and joining Morocco's Moghreb Tétouan alongside compatriot Jesús Tato.[4]
In January 2017, Rueda signed for his hometown team Linares Deportivo in the third tier.[5]
Club statistics
- As of 30 October 2011[6]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Barcelona B | 2007–08 | 20 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 20 | 0 |
| 2008–09 | 25 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 25 | 1 | |
| 2009–10 | 38 | 4 | - | - | - | - | 38 | 4 | |
| Total | 83 | 5 | - | - | - | - | 83 | 5 | |
| Barcelona | 2007–08 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Omonia | 2010–11 | 17 | 3 | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 20 | 3 |
| Total | 17 | 3 | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 20 | 3 | |
| Xerez | 2011–12 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 26 | 2 |
| 2012–13 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 27 | 3 | |
| Total | 52 | 5 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 53 | 5 | |
| Ponferradina | 2013–14 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 24 | 0 |
| 2014–15 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 20 | 0 | |
| Total | 43 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 44 | 0 | |
| Career totals | 196 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 200 | 13 | |
Honours
Omonia
- Cypriot Cup: 2010–11
- Cypriot Super Cup: 2010
References
- ^ Melero, Delfín (17 May 2008). "El ciclo echa el telón con dignidad" [Curtain call with dignity]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 December 2015.
- ^ "Rueda y Espasandín jugarán en el Omonia de Chipre" [Rueda and Espasandín will play in Cyprus' Omonia]. Sport (in Spanish). 2 June 2010. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
- ^ "Rueda se convierte en el primer fichaje de la Ponferradina" [Rueda becomes Ponferradina's first signing]. Marca (in Spanish). 14 June 2013. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
- ^ "Tato y Rueda firman con el Moghreb Tetouan de Marruecos" [Tato and Rueda sign with Morocco's Moghreb Tétouan] (in Spanish). Be Soccer. 13 July 2015. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
- ^ "El Linares Deportivo ficha a José Manuel "Rueda"" [Linares Deportivo sign José Manuel "Rueda"] (in Spanish). Linares 28. 31 January 2017. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
- ^ "Rueda". Soccerway. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
External links
- José Manuel Rueda at BDFutbol
- José Manuel Rueda at FBref.com
- José Manuel Rueda at AS.com (in Spanish)
- José Manuel Rueda at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
