Mané (footballer, born 1981)

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Mané
Mané playing for Getafe in 2013
Personal information
Full name José Manuel Jiménez Ortiz
Date of birth (1981-12-21) 21 December 1981 (age 42)
Place of birth Tarifa, Spain
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Left-back
Youth career
Linense
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2002 Linense 13 (0)
2002–2003 Díter Zafra 8 (1)
2003–2005 Atlético Madrid B 68 (14)
2005–2006 Ciudad Murcia 39 (2)
2006–2009 Almería 103 (3)
2009–2013 Getafe 101 (2)
2013 Maccabi Tel Aviv 5 (0)
2014–2015 Almería 14 (0)
2016–2017 Algeciras 16 (0)
2017 St Joseph's 0 (0)
2017–2018 Algeciras 29 (0)
Total 395 (22)
Managerial career
2020–2022 Castellar (youth)
2022 Castellar
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

José Manuel Jiménez Ortiz (born 21 December 1981), known as Mané, is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a left-back.

Over eight seasons, he amassed La Liga totals of 183 matches and five goals in representation of Almería (four years, two spells) and Getafe (four years). He also spent a few months in the Israeli Premier League late into his 18-year senior career, with Maccabi Tel Aviv.

Playing career[edit]

Born in Tarifa, Province of Cádiz, Mané started playing professional football with lowly Real Balompédica Linense and CD Díter Zafra, being limited to just eight Segunda División B games with the latter team. In 2003, he moved to Atlético Madrid B of the same level.[1]

For 2005–06, Mané progressed to the Segunda División, joining Ciudad de Murcia and scoring two league goals during his spell at the Estadio de La Condomina.[2][3] The following season he moved clubs again, this time to UD Almería; he quickly became first-choice, being instrumental in the side's first-ever promotion to La Liga.[4]

Mané's Almería performances were much admired over the course of 2007–08, represented by him being named in Sky Sports pundit Guillem Balagué's team of the campaign[5] as the Andalusians overachieved and finished eighth. The player scored twice in the process, in 1–1 draws with RCD Mallorca and Recreativo de Huelva.[6][7]

On 3 June 2009, after appearing in 105 competitive matches for Almería (he would eventually total 125 across two spells),[8] Mané signed a four-year contract with Getafe CF.[9] An undisputed starter throughout his first season,[10] he scored his first goal for the Madrilenians on 13 April 2010, in a 3–0 home win over Villarreal CF.[11]

On 3 July 2013, aged nearly 32, Mané moved abroad for the first time, agreeing to a two-year deal at Maccabi Tel Aviv FC.[12] He made his debut 20 days later, starting against Győri ETO FC in the qualifying rounds of the UEFA Champions League.[13] He returned to former club Almería on 23 December, signing for 18 months.[14]

Managerial career[edit]

Mané retired in June 2018 at the age of 36, after two seasons with amateurs Algeciras CF.[15] He then became their sporting director, leaving his post in early November 2019 after falling out with the board of directors.[16]

In summer 2020, Mané was hired as youth manager at UD Castellar.[17] On 22 April 2022, he took charge of the first team.[18]

Personal life[edit]

From 2007 to 2009, Mané Ortiz was one of three Almería players with that surname, José Ortiz and Juan Manuel Ortiz being the others.[19]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Mané: "Firmo el ascenso del Almería y del Cádiz" (Mané: "I sign that Almería and Cádiz are promoted"); Diario AS, 16 September 2006 (in Spanish)
  2. ^ Un mermado Lorca poco puede hacer en La Condomina (Undermanned Lorca have nothing going on at La Condomina); Mundo Deportivo, 28 November 2005 (in Spanish)
  3. ^ Manita histórica del Ciudad de Murcia a costa del Málaga B (Historic Ciudad de Murcia fiver at the expense of Málaga B); Mundo Deportivo, 6 February 2006 (in Spanish)
  4. ^ Los 'héroes' del ascenso a Primera del Almería, con variadas vivencias (The 'heroes' of Almería promotion to Primera, with various fates); Ideal, 26 December 2008 (in Spanish)
  5. ^ La Liga dream team; Sky Sports, 15 May 2008
  6. ^ El Mallorca no pasa del empate en Almería (Mallorca can only draw in Almería); El Mundo, 23 September 2007 (in Spanish)
  7. ^ Recre y Almería, contentos con el empate (Recre and Almería, happy with draw); El Mundo, 6 January 2008 (in Spanish)
  8. ^ Los 38 jugadores 'centenarios' de la UD Almería (UD Almería's 38 'centurion' players); Diario de Almería, 8 December 2022 (in Spanish)
  9. ^ Mané abandona el Almería y ficha por el Getafe por cuatro temporadas (Mané leaves Almería and signs with Getafe for four seasons); La Voz de Galicia, 4 June 2009 (in Spanish)
  10. ^ Mané es el segundo jugador que más veces aparece en las alineaciones del Getafe (Mané is the player with the second-most presences in Getafe's lineups); Ideal, 11 February 2010 (in Spanish)
  11. ^ Yellow Submarines are sunk; ESPN Soccernet, 13 April 2010
  12. ^ Defender "Mane" agrees 2-year-deal at MTA; Maccabi Tel Aviv, 3 July 2013
  13. ^ באזל, את מוכנה? צפו ב-1:2 של מכבי על גיור (Basel, are you ready? See Maccabi's 1:2 on Győr); One, 23 July 2013 (in Hebrew)
  14. ^ El Almería cierra el fichaje de Mané (Almería complete signing of Mané); UD Almería, 23 December 2013 (in Spanish)
  15. ^ El Algeciras ficha a Mané y despide a Charly (Algeciras sign Mané and release Charly); Andalucía Información, 30 November 2016 (in Spanish)
  16. ^ Mané abandona la dirección deportiva del Algeciras (Mané leaves Algeciras' sporting direction); Europa Sur, 1 November 2019 (in Spanish)
  17. ^ Berlanga, nuevo técnico del Castellar, con Mario Pérez de segundo (Berlanga, new manager of Castellar, with Mario Pérez as sidekick); Europa Sur, 7 August 2020 (in Spanish)
  18. ^ Mané y Alexis de la Paz ya trabajan para llevar a la UD Castellar a la Primera Andaluza (Mané and Alexis de la Paz already working to take UD Castellar to Primera Andaluza); 8Directo, 22 April 2022 (in Spanish)
  19. ^ Los Ortiz: un lujo para el Almería (The Ortiz: luxury for Almería); Diario AS, 18 February 2009 (in Spanish)

External links[edit]

  • Mané at BDFutbol
  • Mané at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
  • Mané at Soccerway