José Luis Loreto

Spanish footballer and manager

José Luis Loreto
Personal information
Full name	José Luis Rodríguez Loreto
Date of birth	(1971-02-10) 10 February 1971 (age 53)
Place of birth	Seville, Spain
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
	Betis
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1989–1990	Betis B
1990–1994	Betis	58	(7)
1993–1994	→ Córdoba (loan)	35	(24)
1994–1996	Zaragoza	12	(0)
1995–1996	→ Logroñés (loan)	35	(10)
1996–1999	Córdoba	100	(36)
1999–2000	Cádiz	30	(2)
2000–2003	Murcia	106	(34)
2003–2004	Cartagena	39	(4)
2004–2005	Orihuela	19	(5)
2005–2006	Molinense	20	(9)
Total		454	(131)
International career
1987	Spain U16	1	(0)
1988	Spain U18	3	(0)
1990–1991	Spain U21	2	(0)
1991	Spain U23	2	(0)
Managerial career
2006–2007	Molinense (youth)
2007–2012	Valdefierro (youth)
2012–2013	Ebro
2013–2014	Ejea
2014–2015	Ebro
2015–2017	Ejea
2017–2018	Brea
2018–2020	Zaragoza (assistant)
2021	Murcia
2022	Pulpileño
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

José Luis Rodríguez Loreto (born 10 February 1971) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a striker, currently a manager.

Over six seasons, he amassed Segunda División figures of 176 games and 49 goals in representation of Betis, Logroñés and Murcia. In La Liga, he totalled 35 appearances for Betis and Zaragoza.

Club career

Loreto was born in Seville, Andalusia. After making his professional debut with Real Betis, scoring two goals in 23 games for an eventual La Liga relegation in the 1990–91 season, he excelled at neighbours Córdoba CF in the Segunda División B,^[1] which prompted a return to the top flight as he signed for Real Zaragoza.^[2]

However, Loreto was grossly unsettled at the Aragonese,^[3]^[4] and played one season in the Segunda División, being crucial for CD Logroñés'^[5] promotion whilst on loan.^[6] At the end of the campaign, he was released and spent a further four years in the third tier with Córdoba^[7] and Cádiz CF.^[8]

Loreto's career revived the following years, with Real Murcia,^[9] being relatively important as the team returned to the top division in 2003 by netting four times in 26 matches.^[10] He was subsequently released, and ended his career in 2006 at the age of 35 following spells in the lower leagues.^[11]

Honours

Zaragoza

UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: 1994–95^[12]

Murcia

Segunda División: 2002–03^[13]

References

^ Ávalos, Rafael (6 March 2021). "Loreto, ídolo en una encrucijada" [Loreto, idol at a crossroad] (in Spanish). Cordópolis. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
^ "Loreto opta por firmar por el Zaragoza" [Loreto opts to sign for Zaragoza] (PDF). Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 18 May 1994. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
^ Artús, José Luis (31 July 1995). "Loreto, en busca de su reencuentro" [Loreto, looking to find himself again] (PDF). Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 July 2017.
^ Andrés, Mariano (2 August 1995). "Fuerte marejada en el 'caso Loreto'" [Tsunami in 'Loreto affair'] (PDF). Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 July 2017.
^ Andrés, Mariano (17 August 1995). "Jornada de actos y presentación en el estadio" [Day for functions and presentation at the stadium] (PDF). Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 July 2017.
^ García, Pío (4 December 2014). "El último grito" [The last cry] (in Spanish). La Rioja. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
^ Serrano, Manuel (22 October 1996). "Loreto regresa al Nuevo Arcángel" [Loreto returns to the Nuevo Arcángel] (PDF). Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 July 2017.
^ Carbonell, Alfonso (29 November 2016). "Loreto: "¿Cómo no iba a asumir las críticas en el Cádiz si todas ellas eran razonables?" [Loreto: "How was I not going to take criticism at Cádiz when every single of one of them was reasonable?] (in Spanish). La Voz Digital. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
^ Pallarés Ripalda, José María (31 May 2000). "El Murcia firma a Loreto" [Murcia sign Loreto] (PDF). Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 July 2017.
^ Pallarés Ripalda, José María (3 November 2006). "Loreto: "Mi único mal recuerdo de Murcia se llama David Vidal"" [Loreto: "The only bad memory I have from Murcia is called David Vidal"]. La Verdad (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 July 2017.
^ Moya, Francisco José (7 November 2007). "La maldición del Cartagonova, en recesión" [Cartagonova's curse, receding]. La Verdad (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 July 2017.
^ Ferrer, Pedro Luis (10 May 2020). "25 años de la Recopa del Zaragoza, el día que ardió París" [25th anniversary of Zaragoza's Cup Winners' Cup, the day Paris burned]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 October 2023.
^ Lastra, Paco (26 May 2013). "Un ascenso inolvidable en La Condomina" [Unforgettable promotion at La Condomina]. La Verdad (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 October 2023.