Víctor Curto Ortiz (born 17 June 1982) is a Spanish professional

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who plays as a

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. He recorded figures of 57 matches and eight goals in the

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for

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, Jaén and

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, but spent most of his career in the

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, exceeding 280 games and 80 goals in service of ten teams.

Club career

Born in Tortosa,

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, Curto began his career at hometown's CD Tortosa before joining the ranks of

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where he played mainly in the C team, scoring on his first of just two appearances with the reserves, a 2–3

home loss to

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on 6 May 2001. After a similar spell at Valencia CF, he became a journeyman with one-year stints at SD Huesca, UE Sant Andreu,

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, Terrassa FC and CD Alcoyano, never higher than the third division. On 7 July 2010, Curto signed for

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, his first professional club, making six appearances – one start – over one season in the

. He subsequently dropped down a level to play and score more regularly at Albacete Balompié. In July 2013, he joined Real Jaén ahead of their first campaign in the second tier for 11 years, contributing six goals from 40 competitive matches as they descended again. Curto moved abroad for the first time on 30 July 2014, signing along with several compatriots at

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side

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. In his two years there he netted 27 goals in 56 games, including a

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on 7 October 2015 in a 6–0 home win over

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. While the team won promotion in his second season, he left halfway through to return to Albacete, who ended up relegated back to the third division. On 31 August 2016, Curto agreed to a one-year deal at Linares Deportivo. After taking leave for depression, he switched to fellow third-tier side Real Murcia the following January for a fee of €35,000. Aged 35, Curto was crowned top scorer in the 2017–18 edition of the

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, scoring six goals to help his team reach the round of 32 where they fell to his previous club Barcelona. He did not take part in that tie, however, having suffered a cruciate ligament injury shortly before.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Curto, Victor 1982 births Living people People from Tortosa Spanish men's footballers Footballers from the Province of Tarragona Men's association football forwards Segunda División players Segunda División B players Tercera División players Tercera Federación players CD Tortosa players FC Barcelona C players FC Barcelona Atlètic players Valencia CF Mestalla footballers SD Huesca footballers UE Sant Andreu footballers CF Reus Deportiu players CF Gavà players Terrassa FC footballers CD Alcoyano footballers Girona FC players Albacete Balompié players Real Jaén footballers Linares Deportivo footballers Real Murcia CF players Challenger Pro League players K.A.S. Eupen players Spanish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Belgium