José Antonio Luque Ramírez
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | José Antonio Luque Ramírez | ||
| Date of birth | February 16, 1974 | ||
| Place of birth | Marchena, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Sevilla | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1994–1999 | Sevilla B | ||
| 1999–2000 | Linense | 33 | (0) |
| 2000–2008 | Recreativo | 92 | (0) |
| 2007 | → Écija (loan) | 19 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Écija | 10 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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José Antonio Luque Ramírez (born 16 February 1974 in Marchena, Seville, Andalusia) is a retired Spanish footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
[edit] Football career
After playing five seasons with Sevilla FC's reserves, Luque joined another club in Andalusia and the third division, Real Balompédica Linense, where he remained one year.
In 2000, he signed for Recreativo de Huelva, being second-choice in his first two seasons, and being the most used goalkeeper in 2002–03's first division, in a season where the oldest club in Spain also reached the domestic cup final. During that year, he shared teams with Manuel Almunia - later of Arsenal fame.
In the following season, in the second level, Luque lost his place to newly-signed Toño, regained it again when his competitor left for Racing de Santander, and battled with him again when he returned in January 2006, on loan. In 2005–06, as Recre returned to the topflight after a three-year absence, Luque only conceded 22 goals in 24 matches, but was ineligible to receive the Ricardo Zamora Trophy due to the number of games played.
Surprisingly, Luque was deemed surplus to requirements by new Recreativo manager Marcelino García Toral, only being allowed to train separately. In January 2007, he moved to neighbours Écija Balompié on loan, helping as the club preserved its third division status. Returning to Huelva for 2007–08, he found himself third-choice, behind new acquisitions Mariano Barbosa and Stefano Sorrentino.
Luque retired from football in 2009 at the age of 35, after one season with Écija. Subsequently, he began training his hometown club.
[edit] External links
- BDFutbol profile
- Futbolme profile (Spanish)
