René Román Hinojo (born 15 December 1983), known simply as René, is a Spanish professional

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who plays as a

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for

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Club career

Born in

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, René made his senior debut with local

Arcos CF Arcos Club de Fútbol is a Spanish football team based in Arcos de la Frontera, Cádiz, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded in 1956, it plays in Tercera División - Group 10, holding home matches at '' Nuevo Estadio Antonio Barbadi ...

in the 2002–03 season. He first arrived in the

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in the summer of 2006, signing with

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. In the following years, René continued competing in the third division and his native

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, representing Betis Deportivo Balompié (being named to the

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's substitutes bench on three occasions),

Unión Estepona CF Unión Estepona Club de Fútbol was a Spanish football team based in Estepona, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded in 1995 it currently plays in Tercera División – Group 9, holding home matches at ''Estadio Francisco Muñoz Pére ...

and

CP Cacereño Club Polideportivo Cacereño is a Spanish football team based in Cáceres, in the autonomous community of Extremadura. Founded in 1919, the club plays in Segunda División RFEF – Group 5, and holds home games at ''Estadio Príncipe Felipe'', ...

. In July 2012 he signed with fellow third-tier FC Cartagena, being released the following month and remaining a

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until January 2013, when he moved to Barakaldo CF. On 21 July 2013, René joined Real Jaén, recently promoted to

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. On 11 September, aged 29, he appeared in his first professional match, a 1–0 home win against

CD Numancia Club Deportivo Numancia de Soria, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club in Soria, in the autonomous community of Castile and León. Founded on 9 April 1945, it plays in Primera División RFEF – Group 2, holding home games at ''Nuevo Estadio Los ...

in the second round of the

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. He made his league debut on 20 October, in a 1–0 victory over AD Alcorcón also at the Nuevo Estadio de La Victoria. On 16 July 2014, René moved to

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also in division two. On 29 June 2016, after suffering relegation, he joined

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of the same league after agreeing to a two-year deal. René contributed 21 appearances during the season, sharing starting duties with

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as the

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club achieved promotion to

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for the first time ever. He left on 5 July 2017, and signed a two-year contract with UD Almería just hours later. On 22 May 2019, having been an undisputed first choice, René renewed his contract at the

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for a further two years. The following 22 January, however, he was loaned to SD Ponferradina also of the second division for the remainder of the campaign. René cut ties with Almería on 11 September 2020. The 36-year-old moved abroad for the first time in his career later that month, agreeing to a two-year deal at Romania's

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. He left in December, due to unpaid wages.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Rene Roman 1983 births Living people People from Sierra de Cádiz Footballers from the Province of Cádiz Spanish men's footballers Men's association football goalkeepers Segunda División players Segunda División B players Tercera División players Primera Federación players Divisiones Regionales de Fútbol players Arcos CF players Racing Club Portuense players Betis Deportivo Balompié footballers CP Cacereño players FC Cartagena footballers Barakaldo CF footballers Real Jaén footballers CF Badalona Futur players Girona FC players UD Almería players SD Ponferradina players CD Atlético Baleares footballers Liga I players FC Dinamo București players Spanish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Romania Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Romania