José Luis Loreto

José Luis Loreto

Personal information
Full name	José Luis Rodríguez Loreto
Date of birth	10 February 1971 (1971-02-10)
Place of birth	Seville, Spain
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position	Striker
Youth career
	Betis
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1989–1990	Betis B
1990–1993	Betis	58	(7)
1993–1994	Córdoba	35	(24)
1994–1996	Zaragoza	12	(0)
1995–1996	→ Logroñés (loan)	35	(10)
1996–1999	Córdoba	100	(36)
1999–2000	Cádiz	30	(2)
2000–2003	Murcia	106	(34)
2003–2004	Cartagena	40	(4)
2004–2005	Orihuela	19	(5)
2005–2006	Molinense	20	(9)
National team
1987	Spain U16	1	(0)
1988	Spain U18	3	(0)
1990–1991	Spain U21	2	(0)
1991	Spain U23	2	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Rodríguez and the second or maternal family name is Loreto.

José Luis Rodríguez Loreto (born 10 February 1971 in Seville, Andalusia) is a retired Spanish footballer who played as a striker.

Over the course of six seasons, he amassed Segunda División totals of 176 games and 49 goals, in representation of three clubs.

Football career

After making his professional debuts with Real Betis, scoring twice in 23 matches for an eventual La Liga relegation in the 1990–91 season, Loreto excelled at neighbours Córdoba CF in the third division (signing with the club in 1993), which prompted a return to the top flight with Real Zaragoza.

However, he was grossly unsettled at the Aragonese, and played one season in the second level, being crucial for CD Logroñés' promotion, on loan; at the season's end, he was released and spent a further four years in the third category, with Córdoba and Cádiz CF.

Loreto's career revived in the following years, as he spent three seasons with Real Murcia, being relatively important as the side returned to the first division in 2003, netting four times in 26 matches. He would never play again in the top level, being released and ending his career in 2006 at the age of 35, after spells in the lower leagues.

Honours

Zaragoza

• UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: 1994–95

External links

• BDFutbol profile
• Stats and bio at Cadistas1910 (Spanish)