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

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who played as a

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. A journeyman, he amassed La Liga totals of 180 games and 37 goals during ten seasons, in representation of five teams (notably Zaragoza), and 161 matches and 61 goals in

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. In 2002, Yordi had a six-month spell in England with Blackburn Rovers.

Career

Born in

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, Andalusia, Yordi started his professional career with Sevilla FC, moving in 1996 to

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. 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

and being called up two the main squad only twice, once for the UEFA Champions League; on 23 June 1997, he played 30 minutes in a 3–0 home loss against CD Tenerife, in the last matchday. In the summer of 1997, Yordi signed with Real Zaragoza 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

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ese side

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the Copa del Rey, he only started in ten of 31 La Liga matches, scoring four times for a final 17th position – barely out of the relegation zone. In February 2002, Zaragoza loaned Yordi to Blackburn Rovers. During his time at

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, he came on as a substitute as his team won the 2002

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and also netted twice in the Premier League, against Southampton and Middlesbrough. Subsequently, he returned to his country and represented

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and

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, appearing sparingly for the latter club (both in the top level). 32-year-old Yordi slightly revived his career with Xerez CD, in division two. After a poor first season, he was the competition's top scorer in 2007–08, netting 20 goals as the Andalusians 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 Córdoba Club de Fútbol (), (from the 2020–21 season onwards competing under the umbrella of Unión Futbolística Cordobesa, S.A.D.) is a Spanish football club based in Córdoba, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded in 1951 as ...

(also in the second tier), retiring at the end of the campaign at the age of 34.

Honours

Zaragoza * Copa del Rey: 2000–01, 2003–04 Blackburn Rovers * League Cup: 2001–02 Individual *

(

): 1996–97, 2007–08

References

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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