José Luis Deus Rodríguez (born 12 January 1977) is a Spanish retired

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who played as a

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. He played 140

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matches over five seasons, scoring a total of 18 goals for Hércules, Gimnàstic,

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and Salamanca. In

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, he appeared for Deportivo de La Coruña.

Club career

Born in

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, Switzerland to Spanish immigrants, Deus started his career with Deportivo de La Coruña, being mainly associated to the reserve side during his tenure. His

input with the first team consisted of 12 scoreless appearances, the first coming on 8 September 1996 in a 1–1 away draw against

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where he played 23 minutes. In the summer of 1998, Deus signed with

club

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, featuring regularly but being relegated. He won a promotion the following season with Racing de Ferrol, from

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. Still owned by Deportivo, Deus then joined S.C. Braga of the Portuguese

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. After leaving the

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he spent four consecutive seasons in the Spanish second division, being relegated with Gimnàstic de Tarragona and

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; in

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, he helped the latter team be immediately promoted. Deus continue to compete in the third tier in the following years, with Terrassa FC and Racing Ferrol. Until his retirement in 2012 at the age of 35, he played in amateur football in Galicia. Deus then worked with Xerez CD as a youth coach. In June 2013, he joined Gimnàstic as a youth coordinator, leaving five years later for

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where he also acted as assistant to newly appointed director of football Emilio Viqueira, his former Deportivo teammate; on 5 February 2019, the pair was fired.

International career

Deus played once for

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at under-21 level. On 4 September 1998, he started in the 3–1 victory in

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for the

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qualification campaign. On 29 December 2005, Deus scored twice in Galicia's 3–2

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win over

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in Santiago de Compostela. It was the region's first official match since 1930.

References

External links

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Racing de Ferrol profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Deus, Jose Luis 1977 births Living people Swiss people of Spanish descent Sportspeople from Lausanne Spanish footballers Association football forwards La Liga players Segunda División players Segunda División B players Tercera División players Deportivo Fabril players Deportivo de La Coruña players Hércules CF players Racing de Ferrol footballers Gimnàstic de Tarragona footballers Xerez CD footballers UD Salamanca players Terrassa FC footballers Bergantiños FC players Atlético Sanluqueño CF players Primeira Liga players S.C. Braga players Spain youth international footballers Spain under-21 international footballers Spanish expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Portugal Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Portugal