José Manuel Jiménez Ortiz (born 21 December 1981), known as Mané, is a Spanish former footballer who played as a left-back.
 Mané on the ball for Getafe (2013) | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | José Manuel Jiménez Ortiz | ||
| Date of birth | 21 December 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Tarifa, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Linense | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000–2002 | Linense | 13 | (0) |
| 2002–2003 | Díter Zafra | 8 | (1) |
| 2003–2005 | Atlético Madrid B | 68 | (14) |
| 2005–2006 | Ciudad Murcia | 39 | (2) |
| 2006–2009 | Almería | 103 | (3) |
| 2009–2013 | Getafe | 101 | (2) |
| 2013 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 5 | (0) |
| 2013–2015 | Almería | 14 | (0) |
| 2016–2018 | Algeciras | 50 | (1) |
| Total | 401 | (23) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2018–2019 | Algeciras (sporting director) | ||
| 2020–2022 | UD Castellar (youth coach) | ||
| 2022 | UD Castellar | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Over eight seasons, he amassed La Liga totals of 183 matches and five goals in representation of Almería (four years, two spells) and Getafe (four years). He also spent a few months in the Israeli Premier League late into his 18-year senior career, with Maccabi Tel Aviv.
Club career
Born in Tarifa, Province of Cádiz, Mané started playing professional football with lowly Real Balompédica Linense and CD Díter Zafra, being limited to just eight third division games with the latter team. In 2003, he moved to Atlético Madrid B of the same level.
For 2005–06, Mané progressed to the second tier, joining Ciudad de Murcia and scoring two league goals during his spell at the Estadio de La Condomina.[1][2] The following season he moved clubs again, this time to UD Almería; he quickly became first-choice, being instrumental in the side's first-ever promotion to La Liga.[3]
Mané's Almería performances were much admired over the course of 2007–08, represented by him being named in Sky Sports pundit Guillem Balagué's team of the campaign[4] as the Andalusians overachieved and finished eighth with the player scoring twice, in 1–1 draws with RCD Mallorca and Recreativo de Huelva.[5][6]
On 2 June 2009, after appearing in more than 100 league matches for Almería (68 in the league), Mané signed a four-year contract with Getafe CF.[7] An undisputed starter throughout his first season, he scored his first goal for the Madrilenians on 13 April 2010, in a 3–0 home triumph against Villarreal CF.[8]
On 2 July 2013, aged nearly 32, Mané moved abroad for the first time, agreeing to a two-year deal at Maccabi Tel Aviv FC.[9] He made his debut 15 days later, starting against Győri ETO FC in the qualifying rounds of the UEFA Champions League. He returned to former club Almería on 23 December, signing for 18 months.[10]
Retirement and later career
Mané retired in June 2018 at the age of 36, after two seasons with amateurs Algeciras CF.[11] He then became their sporting director, leaving his post in early November 2019 after falling out with the board of directors.[12]
In June 2020, Mané was hired as a youth coach at UD Castellar.[13] In April 2022, he took charge of the club's first team, with seven games left of the season.[14]
Personal life
From 2007 to 2009, Mané Ortiz was one of three Almería players with that surname, José Ortiz and Juan Manuel Ortiz being the others.[15]
References
- ^ Un mermado Lorca poco puede hacer en La Condomina (Undermanned Lorca have nothing going on at La Condomina); Mundo Deportivo, 28 November 2005 (in Spanish)
- ^ Manita histórica del Ciudad de Murcia a costa del Málaga B (Historical Ciudad de Murcia fiver at the expense of Málaga B); Mundo Deportivo, 6 February 2006 (in Spanish)
- ^ Los 'héroes' del ascenso a Primera del Almería, con variadas vivencias (The 'heroes' of Almería promotion to Primera, with various fates); Ideal, 26 December 2008 (in Spanish)
- ^ La Liga Dream Team Archived 5 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine; Sky Sports, 15 May 2008
- ^ El Mallorca no pasa del empate en Almería (Mallorca can only draw in Almería); El Mundo, 23 September 2007 (in Spanish)
- ^ Recre y Almería, contentos con el empate (Recre and Almería, happy with draw); El Mundo, 6 January 2008 (in Spanish)
- ^ Getafe swoop for Mane; Football.co, 4 June 2009
- ^ Yellow Submarines are sunk; ESPN Soccernet, 13 April 2010
- ^ Defender "Mane" agrees 2-year-deal at MTA Archived 17 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine; Maccabi Tel Aviv, 2 June 2013
- ^ El Almería cierra el fichaje de Mané (Almería complete signing of Mané) Archived 24 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine; UD Almería, 23 December 2013 (in Spanish)
- ^ El Algeciras ficha a Mané y despide a Charly (Algeciras sign Mané and release Charly); Andalucía Información, 30 November 2016 (in Spanish)
- ^ Mané abandona la dirección deportiva del Algeciras (Mané leaves Algeciras' sporting direction); Europa Sur, 1 November 2019 (in Spanish)
- ^ Mané, star signing of the Castellar youth system, europasur.es, 8 June 2020
- ^ MANÉ ENTRENADOR DEL PRIMER EQUIPO, facebook.com, 22 April 2022
- ^ Los Ortiz: un lujo para el Almería (The Ortiz: luxury for Almería); Diario AS, 18 February 2009 (in Spanish)