Pirulo

Pirulo
Personal information
Full name	José Antonio Ruiz Lopéz
Date of birth	17 April 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth	Los Barrios, Spain
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team	Łódź
Youth career
2006–2007	Los Barrios
2007–2009	Cádiz
2009–2011	Espanyol Barcelona
Senior career*
Years	Team
2011–2012	Espanyol B
2012–2013	Málaga B
2013–2014	Hospitalet
2014–2015	Espanyol B
2015–2016	Sabadell
2016	Senica
2017	Cherno More Varna
2017–2018	Los Barrios
2018–2019	Linense
2019–	Łódź
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 June 2020

José Antonio Ruiz Lopéz (born 17 April 1992), commonly known as Pirulo, is a Spanish footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Łódź.

Club career

Spain

Born in Los Barrios, Cádiz, Andalusia, Pirulo joined Espanyol's youth setup in January 2009, after refusing to train with his previous club, Cádiz.^[2]^[3] He made his senior debut for the former's reserves in 2011, in Tercera División.

On 8 July 2012 Pirulo signed for another reserve team, Atlético Malagueño also in the fourth tier.^[4] The following year he moved to Segunda División B club L'Hospitalet,^[5] scoring six goals in 30 appearances as his side missed out promotion in the play-offs.

On 30 June 2014 Pirulo returned to the Pericos and its B-team, now in the third division.^[6] On 14 July 2015, he joined fellow league team Sabadell .^[7]

Senica

In July 2016, Pirulo signed a contract with Fortuna Liga club Senica, after impressing on a trial basis.^[8] He made his professional debut on 16 July, starting in a 0–1 home loss against Slovan Bratislava.^[9]

Cherno More

On 6 February 2017, Pirulo joined Bulgarian club Cherno More.^[10] He made his debut against CSKA Sofia in a 0–2 home defeat on 19 February.^[11] On 19 March 2017, Pirulo scored his first and only goal in a 3–1 away win over Neftochimic Burgas.^[12] On 29 May 2017, his contract was terminated by mutual consent.^[13]

References

^ "Състав на "Черно море" за сезон 2016/2017" (in Bulgarian). Cherno More official website. Archived from the original on 22 April 2017. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
^ "El club exige a Pirulo que normalice su situación" [The club demands Pirulo to normalize his situation] (in Spanish). Diario de Cádiz. 11 October 2008. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
^ "Pirulo, el periquito barreño" [Pirulo, the barreño parakeet] (in Spanish). Europa Sur. 22 June 2011. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
^ "El barreño Pirulo, al Atlético Malagueño" [The barreño Pirulo, to Atlético Malagueño] (in Spanish). Diario de Jerez. 8 July 2012. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
^ "Pirulo (Atlético Malagueño), nou jugador de l'Hospi" [Pirulo (Atlético Malagueño), new player of Hospi] (in Catalan). El Blog de l'Hospi. 14 August 2013. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
^ "Importantes refuerzos para el Espanyol B" [Important additions for Espanyol B] (in Spanish). La Segunda B. 30 June 2014. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
^ "Marc de Val y Pirulo presentados como arlequinados" [Marc de Val and Pirulo presented as arquelinados] (in Spanish). CE Sabadell FC. 14 July 2015. Retrieved 31 July 2016.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Predstavujeme Josého Pirula" [Introducing José Pirulo] (in Slovak). FK Senica. 16 July 2016. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
^ "FK Senica – ŠK Slovan Bratislava 0:1 (0:0)" (in Slovak). Futbalnet. 17 July 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
^ "Испанецът Пируло подписа с Черно море" (in Bulgarian). chernomorepfc.bg. 6 February 2017.
^ "Cherno More vs. CSKA Sofia 0–2". soccerway.com. 19 February 2017.
^ "Neftohimik vs. Cherno More 1–3". soccerway.com. 19 March 2017.
^ "ПФК "Черно море" се раздели с 8 футболисти" (in Bulgarian). chernomorepfc.bg. 29 May 2017.

External links

Pirulo at FK Senica's official website (in Slovak)
Pirulo at BDFutbol
Pirulo at Soccerway
Pirulo profile at Futbalnet (in Slovak)

[1] "Състав на "Черно море" за сезон 2016/2017" (in Bulgarian). Cherno More official website. Archived from the original on 22 April 2017. Retrieved 28 April 2017.

[2] "El club exige a Pirulo que normalice su situación" [The club demands Pirulo to normalize his situation] (in Spanish). Diario de Cádiz. 11 October 2008. Retrieved 31 July 2016.

[3] "Pirulo, el periquito barreño" [Pirulo, the barreño parakeet] (in Spanish). Europa Sur. 22 June 2011. Retrieved 31 July 2016.

[4] "El barreño Pirulo, al Atlético Malagueño" [The barreño Pirulo, to Atlético Malagueño] (in Spanish). Diario de Jerez. 8 July 2012. Retrieved 31 July 2016.

[5] "Pirulo (Atlético Malagueño), nou jugador de l'Hospi" [Pirulo (Atlético Malagueño), new player of Hospi] (in Catalan). El Blog de l'Hospi. 14 August 2013. Retrieved 31 July 2016.

[6] "Importantes refuerzos para el Espanyol B" [Important additions for Espanyol B] (in Spanish). La Segunda B. 30 June 2014. Retrieved 31 July 2016.

[7] "Marc de Val y Pirulo presentados como arlequinados" [Marc de Val and Pirulo presented as arquelinados] (in Spanish). CE Sabadell FC. 14 July 2015. Retrieved 31 July 2016.^{[permanent dead link]}

[8] "Predstavujeme Josého Pirula" [Introducing José Pirulo] (in Slovak). FK Senica. 16 July 2016. Retrieved 31 July 2016.

[9] "FK Senica – ŠK Slovan Bratislava 0:1 (0:0)" (in Slovak). Futbalnet. 17 July 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2016.

[10] "Испанецът Пируло подписа с Черно море" (in Bulgarian). chernomorepfc.bg. 6 February 2017.

[11] "Cherno More vs. CSKA Sofia 0–2". soccerway.com. 19 February 2017.

[12] "Neftohimik vs. Cherno More 1–3". soccerway.com. 19 March 2017.

[13] "ПФК "Черно море" се раздели с 8 футболисти" (in Bulgarian). chernomorepfc.bg. 29 May 2017.

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