Jorge González Díaz (born 14 September 1974), known as Yordi, is a Spanish retired professional

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who played as a striker. A journeyman, he amassed

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totals of 180 games and 37 goals during ten seasons, in representation of five teams (notably

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), and 161 matches and 61 goals in Segunda División. In 2002, Yordi had a six-month spell in England with

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Career

Born in San Fernando, Cádiz,

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, Yordi started his professional career with

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, moving in 1996 to Atlético Madrid. He spent the vast majority of his only season with the ''Colchoneros'' with

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, winning the ''

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'' award in Segunda División and being called up two the main squad only twice, once for the

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; on 23 June 1997, he played 30 minutes in a 3–0 home loss against

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, in the last matchday. In the summer of 1997, Yordi signed with

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where he stayed for seven seasons, one in the second level, being a very important attacking contributor although almost always off the bench: in 2000–01, for instance, as the Aragonese side won the

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, he only started in ten of 31

matches, scoring four times for a final 17th position – barely out of the relegation zone. In February 2002, Zaragoza loaned Yordi to

. During his time at Ewood Park, he came on as a substitute as his team won the 2002 Football League Cup and also netted twice in the

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, against

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and

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. Subsequently, he returned to his country and represented Getafe CF and RCD Mallorca, appearing sparingly for the latter club (both in the top level). 32-year-old Yordi slightly revived his career with

Xerez CD Xerez Club Deportivo, known simply as Xerez, is a Spanish football team based in Jerez de la Frontera, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Xerez currently plays in Tercera División RFEF, the fifth tier of Spanish football. Founded on 24 ...

, in division two. After a poor first season, he was the competition's top scorer in 2007–08, netting 20 goals as the

ns barely avoided relegation while also adopting ''Jorge'' as his shirt name. On 19 July 2008, Yordi left Xerez and signed for another side in the region, Córdoba CF (also in the second tier), retiring at the end of the campaign at the age of 34.

Honours

Zaragoza *

: 2000–01, 2003–04 Blackburn Rovers *

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: 2001–02 Individual *

( Segunda División): 1996–97, 2007–08

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Yordi 1974 births Living people People from San Fernando, Cádiz Sportspeople from the Province of Cádiz Spanish footballers Footballers from Andalusia Association football forwards La Liga players Segunda División players Segunda División B players Sevilla Atlético players Sevilla FC players Atlético Madrid B players Atlético Madrid footballers Real Zaragoza players Getafe CF footballers RCD Mallorca players Xerez CD footballers Córdoba CF players Premier League players Blackburn Rovers F.C. players Spanish expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in England Spanish expatriate sportspeople in England