Jonatan Valle Trueba (born 30 December 1984) is a Spanish professional

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who plays as a

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. He made his

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debut with

Racing de Santander Real Racing Club de Santander, S.A.D. (), also known as Racing de Santander () or simply Racing, is a football club based in Santander, Cantabria, Spain, that currently competes in Segunda División, the second tier of the Spanish league system ...

at the age of 18, going on to appear in 82 competitive games for the club. He added 114 matches and seven goals in

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over five seasons, in representation of four teams.

Club career

Valle was born in

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. A youth product of

, he first appeared in

on the final matchday of the 2002–03 season, playing 11 minutes in a 2–3 home loss against

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. He was promoted to the first team for the following campaign, but would never be an undisputed starter. On 20 December 2003, he scored a late

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in a 2–2 draw at

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. After spending 2006–07 on loan to

side

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, Valle returned to Santander, playing almost no part in the

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ns first-ever

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to the

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after finishing sixth (only eight matches, one start). For the 2008–09 season he was loaned again, to

SD Ponferradina Sociedad Deportiva Ponferradina, S.A.D. is a Spanish football team based in Ponferrada, in the El Bierzo region, in the autonomous community of Castile and León. Founded on 7 June 1922, it plays in Segunda División, holding home matches at the ...

in the

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. In July 2009, Valle was bought by

CD Castellón Club Deportivo Castellón, S.A.D. is a professional Spanish football team based in Castellón de la Plana, in the Valencian Community. Founded on 20 July 1922, it currently plays in Primera División RFEF – Group 2, holding home games at ''No ...

, with Racing retaining an option to reacquire the player. However, merely five months later, he returned to

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on loan until the end of the campaign, contributing with 11 starts and three goals as the club returned to the second level after a three-year absence. In the following six years, Valle alternated between his country's second and third tiers, also having a very brief spell in the

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with

FC Rubin Kazan FC Rubin Kazan (russian: Футбо́льный клуб Руби́н Каза́нь, ''Futbolny klub Rubin Kazan'' , Tatar language, Tatar: Рубин Казан) is a Russian professional association football, football club based in the city o ...

. On 8 February 2017, the 32-year-old

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signed with amateurs

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.Jonatan Valle ficha por el Bergantiños (Jonatan Valle signs for Bergantiños)
Contrameta, 8 February 2017 (in Spanish)

Club statistics

Honours

Ponferradina *

: 2009–10 Rubin Kazan * Russian Cup: 2011–12

References

External links

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Valle, Jonatan 1984 births Living people Spanish footballers Footballers from Santander, Spain Association football midfielders La Liga players Segunda División players Segunda División B players Tercera División players Rayo Cantabria players Racing de Santander players Málaga CF players SD Ponferradina players CD Castellón footballers CD Leganés players Recreativo de Huelva players CD Lugo players Burgos CF footballers Russian Premier League players FC Rubin Kazan players Spain youth international footballers Spain under-21 international footballers Spanish expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Russia Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Russia