José Manuel Casado Bizcocho (born 9 August 1986) is a Spanish professional

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who plays as a left-back.

Club career

Casado was born in Coria del Río,

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. After starting his youth career at

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he finished it at

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, only representing the Catalans' C team (soon to be extinct) and subsequently returning to his previous club, spending two seasons with reserves Sevilla Atlético in the

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. A defensive stalwart for the B's, Casado also appeared twice for the main squad during 2007–08, the first being on 11 November 2007 in a 3–2 away loss against

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. In the following years, after the latter's relegation, two consecutive

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loans ensued, both in

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: first with Recreativo de Huelva, where he played half of the season's matches, and newly promoted Xerez CD, where he was featured more but ultimately met the same fate, relegation. Casado was definitely released by Sevilla in July 2010, signing a two-year deal with Rayo Vallecano. He was first choice in his debut campaign as the club returned to the top flight after an absence of eight years; he continued to start for the Madrilenians, collecting 29 yellow cards and two

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over two seasons in the process. On 29 September 2013, still recovering from a severe knee injury which prevented a move to

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, Casado signed a 2+3 contract with fellow league side

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. He made his competitive debut on 8 February of the following year, playing the second half of the 4–1 away defeat to former club Rayo. Casado was transferred to UD Almería on 30 January 2015 after agreeing to an 18-month deal. On 8 June, after their top-tier relegation, he was released. On 27 August 2015, Casado joined Championship side

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on a free transfer, signing a one-year contract. On 29 January of the following year, he left by mutual agreement. In late January 2017, after almost a year without a club, Casado moved to

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after a successful trial.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Casado, Jose Manuel 1986 births Living people People from Coria del Río Footballers from the Province of Seville Spanish men's footballers Men's association football defenders La Liga players Segunda División players Segunda División B players Tercera División players FC Barcelona C players Sevilla Atlético players Sevilla FC players Recreativo de Huelva players Xerez CD footballers Rayo Vallecano players Málaga CF players UD Almería players CD Numancia players Coria CF players English Football League players Bolton Wanderers F.C. players Spanish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in England Spanish expatriate sportspeople in England