Jorge Andújar Moreno (; born 26 April 1987), known as Coke (), is a Spanish professional

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who plays as a

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for

UD Ibiza Unión Deportiva Ibiza is a Spanish professional football club based in the town of Ibiza, in the autonomous community of the Balearic Islands. Founded in 2015, it plays in Segunda División, holding home matches at '' Estadi Municipal de Can Mis ...

. He began his career at

Rayo Vallecano Rayo Vallecano de Madrid, S.A.D. (), often abbreviated to Rayo (Spanish for "thunderbolt"), is a Spanish professional football club based in Madrid, in the neighbourhood of Vallecas. Rayo was founded on 29 May 1924, and currently compete in La Li ...

, who he helped rise from Segunda División B into

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, totalling 204 official appearances. In 2011 he joined

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, with whom he won the

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three times.

Club career

Rayo Vallecano

Born in

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, Coke was a product of

's youth system, being promoted to the main squad for the 2005–06 season at only 18, with the capital club in the Segunda División B. He helped it achieve promotion in his

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, and played 33 matches the following campaign as the team overachieved for a final fifth place (scoring three goals in as many wins, including the game's only at home against Hércules CF on 7 February 2009). Coke only missed 11 league games out of 84 the next two Segunda División seasons and scored 12 goals, with Rayo achieving promotion to

by finishing second in 2011.

Sevilla

In early June 2011, Coke signed with fellow league club

Sevilla FC Sevilla Fútbol Club () is a Spanish professional football club based in Seville, the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain. It plays in Spanish football's top flight, La Liga. Sevilla have won the UEFA E ...

, penning a four-year contract. He made his top flight debut on 28 August, coming on for Fernando Navarro at

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of the 2–1 home win against nearby Málaga CF. He finished his

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with 32 appearances in all competitions. Coke scored his first league goal with the

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ns on 17 March 2013, grabbing a brace in a 4–0 home rout of

Real Zaragoza Real Zaragoza, S.A.D. (), commonly referred to as Zaragoza, is a football club based in Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain, that currently competes in the Segunda División, the second tier of the Spanish league system. Zaragoza holds its home games at L ...

. On 14 May of the following year, he played the full 120 minutes and converted his

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attempt in

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of the

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against

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, as Sevilla went on to win the trophy. After the departure of

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, Coke captained the team in the

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on 12 August, a 2–0 defeat to Real Madrid at

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. He featured less throughout the season as new signing

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was reconverted to right-back by coach

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, but played 32 minutes as they retained their Europa League crown with a 3–2 victory over FC Dnipro on 27 May 2015. On the final day of the 2015–16 campaign, Coke was the first of three players

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in a 3–1 loss at Athletic Bilbao, being shown a red card for dissent despite not leaving the substitutes' bench. On 18 May 2016, in the Europa League final, he started as

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in place of the injured

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and scored twice in a 3–1 defeat of

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, being subsequently named

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Schalke 04

On 31 July 2016, Coke signed for German club FC Schalke 04 on a three-year contract for a reported €5 million. During a friendly with

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held the following week, he suffered a severe

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injury to his right knee. Coke finally made his

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debut on 1 April 2017, starting in a 1–1 home draw with

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in the

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. He scored his first goal for the Gelsenkirchen club 15 days later, equalising in a 2–1 loss at

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Levante

On 16 December 2017, struggling with injury problems and lack of playing time, Coke returned to Spain and joined Levante UD on loan until the following 30 June. Subsequently, the move was made permanent on a four-year deal for an undisclosed fee estimated around €1.5 million. He was sent off on 2 September 2018 in a 2–2 home draw with city rivals

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Ibiza

On 1 September 2022,

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Coke signed a one-year contract with

Career statistics

Honours

Rayo Vallecano * Segunda División B: 2007–08 Sevilla *

: 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16 *

Copa del Rey The Campeonato de España–Copa de Su Majestad el Rey, commonly known as Copa del Rey or simply La Copa and formerly known as Copa del Presidente de la República (1932–36) and Copa del Generalísimo (1939–76), is an annual knockout footb ...

runner-up: 2015–16 *

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runner-up:

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, 2015

References

External links

Sevilla official profile
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Coke 1987 births Living people Spanish footballers Footballers from Madrid Association football defenders La Liga players Segunda División players Segunda División B players Rayo Vallecano B players Rayo Vallecano players Sevilla FC players Levante UD footballers UD Ibiza players Bundesliga players FC Schalke 04 players UEFA Europa League winning players Spain youth international footballers Spanish expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Germany Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Germany