José Manuel Rueda

José Manuel Rueda
Personal information
Full name	José Manuel Rueda Sampedro
Date of birth	30 January 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth	Linares, Spain
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Olímpic Xàtiva
Youth career
2001–2007	Barcelona
Senior career*
Years	Team
2007–2010	Barcelona B
2008	Barcelona
2010–2011	Omonia
2011–2013	Xerez
2013–2015	Ponferradina
2015–2016	Moghreb Tétouan
2017	Linares Deportivo
2017–2018	Peña Deportiva
2018–	Olímpic Xàtiva
International career
2004	Spain U16
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 March 2020

José Manuel Rueda Sampedro (born 30 January 1988) is a Spanish footballer who plays for CD Olímpic de Xàtiva as a midfielder.

Club career

Rueda was born in Linares, Jaén, Andalusia. After arriving in FC Barcelona's youth system at the age of 13, he played three years with the B-team, two of those in the third division. On 17 May 2008 he made his La Liga debut, coming on as a substitute for Eiður Guðjohnsen for the final 15 minutes of a 5–3 away win against Real Murcia – in the season's last round – with the title race already decided in the Catalans' favour.^[1]

In 2009–10, Rueda was one of the most important attacking players of the reserve side led by former Barcelona player Luis Enrique, scoring four goals as they returned to the second level after an 11-year absence. During the campaign, he was also named team captain.

In June 2010, alongside two other compatriots, including former Barcelona B teammate Víctor Espasandín, Rueda signed with Cypriot club AC Omonia.^[2] He won the league in his first and only season before returning to his country's division two with Xerez CD, being relegated in 2013.

On 14 June 2013, Rueda moved to fellow league club SD Ponferradina on a one-year deal.^[3] He in fact stayed for two, before leaving abroad for a second time on 13 July 2015 and joining Morocco's Moghreb Tétouan alongside compatriot Jesús Tato.^[4]

In January 2017, Rueda signed for his hometown team Linares Deportivo in the third tier.^[5]

Club statistics

As of 30 October 2011^[6]

Club	Season	League		Cup		Europe		Total
Club	Season	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Barcelona B	2007–08	20	0	-	-	-	-	20	0
	2008–09	25	1	-	-	-	-	25	1
	2009–10	38	4	-	-	-	-	38	4
	Total	83	5	-	-	-	-	83	5
Barcelona	2007–08	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Barcelona	Total	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Omonia	2010–11	17	3	?	?	3	0	20	3
Omonia	Total	17	3	?	?	3	0	20	3
Xerez	2011–12	26	2	0	0	-	-	26	2
	2012–13	26	3	1	0	-	-	27	3
	Total	52	5	1	0	-	-	53	5
Ponferradina	2013–14	23	0	1	0	-	-	24	0
	2014–15	20	0	0	0	-	-	20	0
	Total	43	0	1	0	-	-	44	0
Career totals		196	13	2	0	3	0	200	13

Honours

Omonia

Cypriot Cup: 2010–11
Cypriot Super Cup: 2010

References

^ Melero, Delfín (17 May 2008). "El ciclo echa el telón con dignidad" [Curtain call with dignity]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 December 2015.
^ "Rueda y Espasandín jugarán en el Omonia de Chipre" [Rueda and Espasandín will play in Cyprus' Omonia]. Sport (in Spanish). 2 June 2010. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
^ "Rueda se convierte en el primer fichaje de la Ponferradina" [Rueda becomes Ponferradina's first signing]. Marca (in Spanish). 14 June 2013. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
^ "Tato y Rueda firman con el Moghreb Tetouan de Marruecos" [Tato and Rueda sign with Morocco's Moghreb Tétouan] (in Spanish). Be Soccer. 13 July 2015. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
^ "El Linares Deportivo ficha a José Manuel "Rueda"" [Linares Deportivo sign José Manuel "Rueda"] (in Spanish). Linares 28. 31 January 2017. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
^ "Rueda". Soccerway. Retrieved 25 June 2014.

External links

José Manuel Rueda at BDFutbol
José Manuel Rueda at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)

[1] Melero, Delfín (17 May 2008). "El ciclo echa el telón con dignidad" [Curtain call with dignity]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 December 2015.

[2] "Rueda y Espasandín jugarán en el Omonia de Chipre" [Rueda and Espasandín will play in Cyprus' Omonia]. Sport (in Spanish). 2 June 2010. Retrieved 11 December 2015.

[3] "Rueda se convierte en el primer fichaje de la Ponferradina" [Rueda becomes Ponferradina's first signing]. Marca (in Spanish). 14 June 2013. Retrieved 15 March 2016.

[4] "Tato y Rueda firman con el Moghreb Tetouan de Marruecos" [Tato and Rueda sign with Morocco's Moghreb Tétouan] (in Spanish). Be Soccer. 13 July 2015. Retrieved 15 March 2016.

[5] "El Linares Deportivo ficha a José Manuel "Rueda"" [Linares Deportivo sign José Manuel "Rueda"] (in Spanish). Linares 28. 31 January 2017. Retrieved 10 February 2017.

[6] "Rueda". Soccerway. Retrieved 25 June 2014.

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