José Manuel Jurado Marín (born 29 June 1986) is a Spanish former professional

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who played as a central midfielder. He played for both major teams in Madrid during his career, Real and Atlético, albeit with no success for the former. He amassed La Liga totals of 186 games and 22 goals over eight seasons, also representing in the competition

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and

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. In 2010, Jurado signed for Schalke 04, going on to appear in 71 competitive matches in two years and win two major trophies, including the 2011 German Cup. He additionally had spells in Russia with

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, and England with Watford.

Club career

Real Madrid

Born in Sanlúcar de Barrameda, Cádiz, Jurado was a product of

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's youth system, and was one of

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's most important players alongside

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. He made his official debut for the senior team on 29 October 2005 in a 2–0 away win against Real Betis, and made six first-team appearances during his tenure, also taking the field against

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in the season's UEFA Champions League.

Atlético Madrid

On 4 August 2006, Jurado moved to city rivals

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for a reported fee of

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3 million, signing a four-year contract. However, like with Álvaro Arbeloa before him, Real Madrid included a "special clause" in Jurado's contract, having the option of buying him back at the end of the 2007–08 campaign for €6 million. After playing 33 league games in 2006–07, mainly due to serious injuries to teammates

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and

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, Jurado featured sparingly the following season, and was loaned to

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in July 2008. After outstanding performances during 2008–09 and finishing as the

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side's second top scorer, he was recalled by the ''Colchoneros''. On 10 November 2009, Jurado put pen to paper a new contract with Atlético, keeping him at the club until the summer of 2013. He celebrated his new deal by scoring the opening goal of the 6–0 demolition of

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in the Copa del Rey, in the same evening. During the 2009–10 campaign, Jurado – still not an undisputed starter – was the player with the most official matches for the team, with a total of 64. He also netted nine times overall as they reached the finals of both the Spanish Cup and the UEFA Europa League, and came on as a substitute in

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of the latter competition. Jurado started

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playing eight minutes in the UEFA Super Cup win against Inter Milan. On 30 August, he opened the scoring as Atlético defeated Sporting de Gijón 4–0 at home; however, the following day, he was transferred to

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in Germany for €13 million, reuniting with former Real Madrid teammate Raúl.

Schalke 04

On 4 December 2010, Jurado scored his first Bundesliga goal for Schalke, helping to a 2–0 home win against

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. The following game he netted the first in a 2–1 victory at S.L. Benfica – after a chest pass from Raúl – for the Champions League group stage, which earned the club the first position after the final round; the roles reversed in the quarterfinals second leg 2–1 home triumph against Inter (7–3 on aggregate), as the midfielder assisted the forward in the opening goal, and the team ended their European campaign in the semi-finals with Jurado scoring their consolation in a 1–6 aggregate loss to

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. Jurado finished his only full season with the

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side with 44 appearances and eight goals all competitions comprised. One of those came in

of the

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, a 5–0 rout of

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Spartak Moscow

On 4 September 2012, Jurado was loaned to FC Spartak Moscow in the Russian Premier League, in a season-long move. The move was made permanent only two months later, being rendered effective the following summer. Jurado recorded eight goals in 29 games in the 2013–14 campaign, starting on 27 July 2013 with a brace in the

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, a 4–1 win at city rivals FC Dynamo Moscow. In the reverse fixture, which was also the last matchday, he started a comeback from 0–2 down to 3–2.

Watford and Espanyol

On 22 July 2015, Jurado signed for newly promoted Premier League team Watford on a three-year deal for an undisclosed fee, reuniting with his compatriot and former Atlético manager

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. He made his debut in the season opener on 8 August, starting in a 2–2 draw at Everton, and played 30 games for the eventual semi-finalists of the FA Cup without scoring. On 5 July 2016, Jurado returned to his homeland for the first time in six years, signing for RCD Espanyol again under Flores.

Later career

On 21 June 2018, Jurado moved to

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of the Saudi Professional League. The following 28 February, he joined China League One side Changchun Yatai FC. Jurado returned to Spain on 22 July 2019, with the 33-year-old agreeing to a three-year contract with

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as a free agent.

International career

Jurado played for Spain at under-16, under-17, under-19 and under-21 levels, and represented the nation at the

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and the

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Club statistics

Honours

Atlético Madrid * UEFA Europa League: 2009–10 * UEFA Super Cup:

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* Copa del Rey runner-up: 2009–10 Schalke 04 * DFB-Pokal:

* DFL-Supercup:

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References

External links

Spartak official profile
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