Jorge Larena

Jorge Larena

Larena in training with Las Palmas
Personal information
Full name	Jorge Larena-Avellaneda Roig
Date of birth	(1981-09-29) 29 September 1981
Place of birth	Las Palmas, Spain
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	AEK Larnaca
Number	7
Youth career
	Las Palmas
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1997–2000	Las Palmas B
2000–2002	Las Palmas	69	(8)
2002–2005	Atlético Madrid	83	(4)
2005–2008	Celta	78	(9)
2008–2011	Las Palmas	81	(4)
2012–2013	Huesca	55	(1)
2013–2014	Recreativo	29	(1)
2014–	AEK Larnaca	17	(4)
International career
2002–2003	Spain U21	13	(4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 January 2015

Jorge Larena-Avellaneda Roig (born 29 September 1981), known as Larena, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Cypriot club AEK Larnaca F.C. usually as an attacking midfielder.

He played in 193 La Liga games over the course of seven seasons (15 goals), in representation of three teams, mainly Las Palmas, for which he also appeared in Segunda División.

Football career

Larena was born in Las Palmas, Canary Islands. A product of hometown club UD Las Palmas' youth ranks, he played one game for the first team in the 1999–2000 season as it returned to La Liga after an absence of 12 years, and was an automatic first-choice in the following two top flight campaigns, suffering relegation in the second after scoring seven goals in 36 games; he made his debut in the main competition on 23 September 2000, six days before his 19th birthday, in a 1–1 home draw against Real Valladolid.

In the 2002 summer, Larena signed for Atlético Madrid, being regularly played by the Colchoneros over the course of three seasons, but rarely as a starter (only 37 combined). Subsequently, he joined fellow top-divisioner Celta de Vigo, being relegated at the end of 2006–07 (only 16 appearances from the player, one goal); he netted six times in the following year, but the Galicians nearly dropped down another level.

On 15 July 2008, Larena returned to his native region and Las Palmas, signing a three-year contract with the Segunda División club. He made his official debut on 30 August, playing the full 0–1 loss at Real Sociedad.

Larena only appeared in 13 games (617 minutes of action) in 2010–11, and did not have his contract renewed. After being released by Las Palmas, he went on trial at Football League One's Bournemouth and Greenock Morton in the Scottish Football League First Division, but nothing came of it, and he eventually signed for SD Huesca.

Club statistics

As of 11 January 2015

Club	Season	League			Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Las Palmas	1999–2000	Segunda División	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	2000–01	La Liga	32	1	1	0	—		33	1
	2001–02	La Liga	36	7	2	0	—		38	7
	Total		69	8	3	0	—		72	8
Atlético Madrid	2002–03	La Liga	28	1	4	0	—		32	1
	2003–04	La Liga	29	2	4	0	—		33	2
	2004–05	La Liga	26	1	4	0	3	0	33	1
	Total		83	4	12	0	3	0	98	4
Celta	2005–06	La Liga	26	2	4	0	—		30	2
	2006–07	Segunda División	16	1	2	0	4	0	22	1
	2007–08	Segunda División	35	6	1	0	—		36	6
	Total		77	9	7	0	4	0	88	9
Las Palmas	2008–09	Segunda División	39	0	0	0	—		30	2
	2009–10	Segunda División	29	2	0	0	—		29	2
	2010–11	Segunda División	13	2	1	1	—		14	3
	Total		81	4	1	1	—		82	5
Huesca	2011–12	Segunda División	18	1	0	0	—		18	1
	2012–13	Segunda División	37	0	0	0	—		37	0
	Total		55	1	0	0	—		55	1
Recreativo	2013–14	Segunda División	29	1	4	0	—		33	1
AEK Larnaca	2014–15	Cypriot First Division	15	3	1	0	—		16	3
Career total			409	32	28	1	7	0	444	32

External links

• BDFutbol profile
• Stats at Footballdatabase