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José Zahínos

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José Zahínos
Personal information
Full name José Ignacio Zahínos Sánchez
Date of birth (1977-12-01) 1 December 1977 (age 46)
Place of birth Madrid, Spain
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Parla Escuela
Parla
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
?–1999 Yuncos
1999–2003 Atlético Madrid B 40 (5)
2000–2007 Atlético Madrid 20 (1)
2001Universidad LP (loan) 9 (1)
2001–2002Jaén (loan) 16 (1)
2003–2004Elche (loan) 6 (1)
2007Albacete (loan) 15 (1)
2007–2009 Recreativo 11 (0)
Total 117 (10)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

José Ignacio Zahínos Sánchez (born 1 December 1977) is a Spanish retired footballer. Mainly a defensive midfielder, he was able to operate as a central defender.

The late bloomer's career was greatly hampered by injuries,[1] as he only played an average of ten matches per season during ten years as a professional.

Club career

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Born in Madrid, Zahínos' career began with CD Yuncos in the regional leagues. In 1999, after a successful trial at CP Amorós, he joined Atlético Madrid's reserves, and made two appearances for the first team in 2000–01's second division.

Zahínos would feature very rarely for Atlético, however, serving four loan stints in the second level until June 2007 in the process.[2] He made his La Liga debut on 29 May 2005, playing the last 16 minutes of a 2–2 home draw against Getafe CF.[3]

In 2007–08, Zahínos signed with top-tier club Recreativo de Huelva on a two-year deal,[4] but had his season cut short due to a serious knee injury, sustained in a 1–0 away win over CA Osasuna in April 2008. Due to this, he missed the entirety of the following campaign,[5] eventually being released by the Andalusians in the summer of 2009.

Zahínos retired shortly after, starting as a coach in Atlético Madrid's youth academy.

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