José Manuel Rueda Sampedro (born 30 January 1988) is a Spanish

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who plays for

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as a midfielder.

Club career

Rueda was born in Linares, Jaén, Andalusia. After arriving in FC Barcelona's youth system at the age of 13, he played three years with

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, two of those in the

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. On 17 May 2008 he made his La Liga debut, coming on as a substitute for Eiður Guðjohnsen for the final 15 minutes of a 5–3 away win against Real Murcia – in the season's last round – with the title race already decided in the Catalans' favour. In 2009–10, Rueda was one of the most important attacking players of the reserve side led by former Barcelona player

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, scoring four goals as they returned to the second level after an 11-year absence. During the campaign, he was also named team captain. In June 2010, alongside two other compatriots, including former Barcelona B teammate

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, Rueda signed with

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club AC Omonia. He won the league in his first and only season before returning to his country's division two with Xerez CD, being relegated in

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. On 14 June 2013, Rueda moved to fellow league club SD Ponferradina on a one-year deal. He in fact stayed for two, before leaving abroad for a second time on 13 July 2015 and joining Morocco's Moghreb Tétouan alongside compatriot

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. In January 2017, Rueda signed for his hometown team Linares Deportivo in the third tier.

Club statistics

Honours

Omonia *

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* Cypriot Super Cup: 2010

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Rueda, Jose Manuel 1988 births Living people People from Linares, Jaén Sportspeople from the Province of Jaén (Spain) Spanish men's footballers Footballers from Andalusia Men's association football midfielders La Liga players Segunda División players Segunda División B players Tercera División players FC Barcelona Atlètic players FC Barcelona players Xerez CD footballers SD Ponferradina players CD Olímpic de Xàtiva footballers Cypriot First Division players AC Omonia players Botola players MA Tétouan players Spain men's youth international footballers Spanish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus Expatriate men's footballers in Morocco Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Morocco