José Fernando Bello Amigo Serans (born 5 November 1978) is a Spanish-born Australian retired

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who played as a

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Football career

Born in

Santa Uxía de Ribeira Ribeira is the capital of the comarca of Barbanza, in the province of A Coruña in the autonomous community of Galicia in northwestern Spain. The capital and most populous urban center is Santa Uxía de Ribeira. Another of its major points is t ...

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, Bello Amigo began his career in Australia at

St. George Saints Football Club St George FC, commonly called Saints or Budapest, is a semi-professional Australian soccer club based in the St George district in the south of Sydney. The club was founded by Hungarian immigrants in 1957 as Budapest Club and by 1965 was rename ...

, and was transferred in 1998 to the

APIA Leichhardt Tigers FC APIA Leichhardt Football Club, also known simply as APIA (Associazione Poli-sportiva Italo Australiana), is a semi-professional soccer club based in the suburb of Leichhardt in Sydney, Australia. The club was formed in 1954 as APIA Leichhardt, ...

. Two years later, he moved to

Canterbury-Marrickville The Canterbury Bankstown Football Club is a soccer club based in Bankstown, New South Wales. The club currently plays in the NSW League Two after being relegated from the formerly NPL NSW 2 in 2019.(from 2022 known as NSW League One) Canterb ...

. From 2001 to 2008, Bello Amigo played in

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, mainly in its

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, with

Racing de Ferrol Racing Club de Ferrol is a Spanish football team based in Ferrol, Province of A Coruña, in the autonomous community of Galicia. Founded in 1919, the club currently plays in Primera División RFEF – Group 1, holding home games at '' Estadio d ...

(four seasons, promoting in 2004 from the

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) and

Polideportivo Ejido Poli Ejido 2012 Sociedad Deportiva was a Spanish football team based in El Ejido, Province of Almería, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded in 1969 and dissolved in 2012, it held home matches at '' Estadio Municipal Santo Domingo'', ...

(three). After the

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ns dropped down a tier at the end of the 2007–08 campaign, he joined neighbours

Jerez Industrial CF Jerez Industrial Club de Fútbol is a Spanish football team based in Jerez de la Frontera, Cádiz, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded in 1951, it currently plays in '' División de Honor – Group 1'', holding home matches at Estadi ...

and competed in

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. After contributing to Jerez's

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, Bello Amigo was released. A few months after he returned to his country of adoption, signing with the

Marconi Stallions FC Marconi Stallions Football Club is an Australian semi-professional soccer club based in Fairfield, Sydney, New South Wales. The club has been crowned Australian champion four times. The Stallions are the soccer team of Club Marconi, a socia ...

. Bello Amigo returned to the Leichhardt Tigers, for the

2011 NSW Premier League season The 2011 NSW Premier League season was the 11th season of the revamped NSW Premier League. Teams West Sydney Berries were relegated at the end of the 2010 season after finishing at the bottom of the table. They were replaced by Super League ...

Personal life

Bello Amigo's father is a former professional footballer. He too played for Racing Ferrol, before emigrating to Australia.Bello Amigo
Historia Racinguista, 1 February 2009 (in Spanish)

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Bello Amigo, Jose 1978 births Living people Spanish emigrants to Australia Spanish footballers People from O Barbanza Sportspeople from the Province of A Coruña Australian soccer players Association football goalkeepers Segunda División players Segunda División B players Tercera División players Racing de Ferrol footballers Polideportivo Ejido footballers Jerez Industrial CF players APIA Leichhardt FC players Marconi Stallions FC players Expatriate soccer players in Australia Expatriate soccer managers in Australia Australian soccer coaches