José Manuel Jiménez Ortiz (born 21 December 1981), known as Mané, is a Spanish former

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who played as a

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. Over eight seasons, he amassed

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totals of 183 matches and five goals in representation of

Almería Almería (, , ) is a city and municipality of Spain, located in Andalusia. It is the capital of the province of the same name. It lies on southeastern Iberia on the Mediterranean Sea. Caliph Abd al-Rahman III founded the city in 955. The city gr ...

(four years, two spells) and

Getafe Getafe () is a municipality and a city in Spain belonging to the Community of Madrid. , it has a population of 180,747, the region's sixth most populated municipality. Getafe is located 13 km south of Madrid's city centre, within a flat ar ...

(four years). He also spent a few months in the

Israeli Premier League The Israeli Premier League ( he, ליגת העל, ''Ligat Ha`Al'', ), is a professional association football league which operates as the highest division of the Israeli Football League – the state's league of Israel. The league is contested b ...

late into his 18-year senior career, with

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Club career

Born in

Tarifa Tarifa (, Arabic: طريفة) is a Spanish municipality in the province of Cádiz, Andalusia. Located at the southernmost end of the Iberian Peninsula, it is primarily known as one of the world's most popular destinations for windsports. Tarifa ...

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, Mané started playing professional football with lowly

Real Balompédica Linense Real Balompédica Linense is a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football team based in La Línea de la Concepción, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded in 1912 it plays in Primera División RFEF, Primera División RFEF – ...

and

CD Díter Zafra Club Deportivo Díter Zafra was a Spanish football team based in Zafra, in the autonomous community of Extremadura. Founded in 1930 it last played in 3ª – Group 14, holding home matches at ''Nuevo Estadio de Zafra'', with a capacity of 5,000 ...

, being limited to just eight third division games with the latter team. In 2003, he moved to

Atlético Madrid B Atlético de Madrid B is a Spanish football team based in Madrid, in the community of Madrid. Founded on 17 September 1963, it is the reserve team of Atlético Madrid and currently plays in Segunda Federación – Group 5. They play their home ...

of the same level. For 2005–06, Mané progressed to the second tier, joining

Ciudad de Murcia Club de Fútbol Ciudad de Murcia, usually abbreviated to Ciudad de Murcia, was a Spanish football club based in Murcia, in the namesake autonomous community. They played at the 16,000-seater ''Estadio de La Condomina''. Ciudad Murcia was reloca ...

and scoring two league goals during his spell at the

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. The following season he moved clubs again, this time to

UD Almería Unión Deportiva Almería, S.A.D. () is a Spanish professional football club based in Almería, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded on 26 July 1989 and known as ''Almería Club de Fútbol'' until 2001, when it was renamed ''Unión D ...

; he quickly became first-choice, being instrumental in the side's first-ever promotion to

. Mané's Almería performances were much admired over the course of 2007–08, represented by him being named in

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pundit

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's team of the campaign as the

Andalusia Andalusia (, ; es, Andalucía ) is the southernmost Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community in Peninsular Spain. It is the most populous and the second-largest autonomous community in the country. It is officially recognised as a ...

ns overachieved and finished eighth with the player scoring twice, in 1–1 draws with

RCD Mallorca Real Club Deportivo Mallorca, S.A.D. (, ca, Reial Club Deportiu Mallorca , ''Royal Sporting Club Mallorca''), commonly known as Real Mallorca or just Mallorca is a Spanish professional football club based in Palma on the island of Majorca in ...

and

Recreativo de Huelva Real Club Recreativo de Huelva, S.A.D. () is a Spanish football club based in Huelva, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded on 23 December 1889, 2 days before Christmas, they are the oldest football club in Spain, and currently play i ...

. On 2 June 2009, after appearing in more than 100 league matches for Almería (68 in the league), Mané signed a four-year contract with

Getafe CF Getafe Club de Fútbol (), or simply Getafe, is a professional football club based in Getafe, a city in the Community of Madrid. The team competes in La Liga, the highest tier of the Spanish football system. The club's home stadium (owned and op ...

. An undisputed starter throughout his first season, he scored his first goal for the Madrilenians on 13 April 2010, in a 3–0 home triumph against

Villarreal CF Villarreal Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. ( ca-valencia, Vila-real Club de Futbol, S.A.D.), usually abbreviated to Villarreal CF or simply Villarreal, is a professional football club based in Villarreal, in the Castellón province of eastern Spain, th ...

. On 2 July 2013, aged nearly 32, Mané moved abroad for the first time, agreeing to a two-year deal at

Maccabi Tel Aviv FC Maccabi Tel Aviv Football Club ( he, מועדון כדורגל מכבי תל אביב; ''Moadon Kaduregel Maccabi Tel Aviv'') is an Israeli football club from Tel Aviv and part of the Maccabi Tel Aviv Sport Club. Founded in 1906 in Jaffa a ...

. He made his debut 15 days later, starting against

Győri ETO FC ETO FC Győr (''Egyetértés Torna Osztály Futball Club Győr''; ''Concordance Gymnastics Department Football Club of Győr'') or just ETO, is a football club from the city of Győr in Hungary. They are best known for reaching the semi-finals of ...

in the qualifying rounds of the

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. He returned to former club Almería on 23 December, signing for 18 months. Mané retired in June 2018 at the age of 36, after two seasons with amateurs

Algeciras CF Algeciras Club de Fútbol is a Spanish football team based in Algeciras, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded in 1909 it plays in Primera División RFEF – Group 1, holding home matches at ''Estadio Nuevo Mirador''. History Foot ...

. He then became their

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, leaving his post in early November 2019 after falling out with the board of directors.

Personal life

From 2007 to 2009, ''Mané'' Ortiz was one of three Almería players with that surname, José Ortiz and Juan Manuel Ortiz being the others.Los Ortiz: un lujo para el Almería (The Ortiz: luxury for Almería)

Diario AS ''Diario AS'' () is a Spanish daily sports newspaper that concentrates particularly on football. Profile ''Diario AS'' is part of PRISA which also owns '' El País'' and ''Cinco Días''. The paper particularly covers news of the Community of M ...

, 18 February 2009 (in Spanish)

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Mane 1981 births Living people People from Campo de Gibraltar Sportspeople from the Province of Cádiz Spanish footballers Footballers from Andalusia Association football defenders La Liga players Segunda División players Segunda División B players Tercera División players Real Balompédica Linense footballers Atlético Madrid B players Ciudad de Murcia footballers UD Almería players Getafe CF footballers Algeciras CF footballers Israeli Premier League players Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C. players Spanish expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Israel Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Israel