José Manuel Jurado Marín (born 29 June 1986) is a Spanish former professional

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who played as a

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. He played for both major teams in

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during his career,

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and

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, albeit with no success for the former. He amassed

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totals of 186 games and 22 goals over eight seasons, also representing in the competition

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and

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. In 2010, Jurado signed for

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, going on to appear in 71 competitive matches in two years and win two major trophies, including the 2011 German Cup. He additionally had spells in Russia with Spartak, and England with

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Club career

Real Madrid

Born in

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, Jurado was a product of

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's youth system, and was one of

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's most important players alongside

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. He made his official debut for the senior team on 29 October 2005 in a 2–0 away win against

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, and made six first-team appearances during his tenure, also taking the field against

Olympiacos F.C. Olympiacos Football Club ( ), known simply as Olympiacos or Olympiacos Piraeus, is a Greek professional Association football, football club based in Piraeus. Part of the major Sports club, multi-sport club Olympiacos CFP (''Olympiakós Sýnde ...

in the season's

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Atlético Madrid

On 4 August 2006, Jurado moved to city rivals

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for a reported fee of

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3 million, signing a four-year contract. However, like with

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before him, Real Madrid included a "special clause" in Jurado's contract, having the option of buying him back at the end of the 2007–08 campaign for €6 million. After playing 33 league games in 2006–07, mainly due to serious injuries to teammates

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and

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, Jurado featured sparingly the following season, and was loaned to

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in July 2008. After outstanding performances during 2008–09 and finishing as the

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side's second top scorer, he was recalled by the ''Colchoneros''. On 10 November 2009, Jurado put pen to paper a new contract with Atlético, keeping him at the club until the summer of 2013. He celebrated his new deal by scoring the opening goal of the 6–0 demolition of

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in the

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, in the same evening. During the 2009–10 campaign, Jurado – still not an undisputed starter – was the player with the most official matches for the team, with a total of 64. He also netted nine times overall as they reached the finals of both the Spanish Cup and the

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, and came on as a substitute in the final of the latter competition. Jurado started

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playing eight minutes in the

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against

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. On 30 August, he opened the scoring as Atlético defeated

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4–0 at home; however, the following day, he was transferred to

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in Germany for €13 million, reuniting with former Real Madrid teammate Raúl.

Schalke 04

On 4 December 2010, Jurado scored his first

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goal for Schalke, helping to a 2–0 home win against

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. The following game he netted the first in a 2–1 victory at

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– after a chest pass from Raúl – for the Champions League group stage, which earned the club the first position after the final round; the roles reversed in the quarterfinals second leg 2–1 home triumph against Inter (7–3 on aggregate), as the midfielder assisted the forward in the opening goal, and the team ended their European campaign in the semi-finals with Jurado scoring their consolation in a 1–6 aggregate loss to

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. Jurado finished his only full season with the

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side with 44 appearances and eight goals all competitions comprised. One of those came in the final of the

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, a 5–0 rout of

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Spartak Moscow

On 4 September 2012, Jurado was loaned to

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in the

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, in a

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-long move. The move was made permanent only two months later, being rendered effective the following summer. Jurado recorded eight goals in 29 games in the 2013–14 campaign, starting on 27 July 2013 with a brace in the

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, a 4–1 win at city rivals

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. In the reverse fixture, which was also the last matchday, he started a comeback from 0–2 down to 3–2.

Watford and Espanyol

On 22 July 2015, Jurado signed for newly promoted

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team

on a three-year deal for an undisclosed fee, reuniting with his compatriot and former Atlético manager

Quique Sánchez Flores Enrique "Quique" Sánchez Flores (; born 5 February 1965) is a Spanish football manager and former player who played as a right-back. He began his professional career with Valencia in 1984, going on to amass La Liga totals of 304 games and 16 g ...

. He made his debut in the season opener on 8 August, starting in a 2–2 draw at Everton, and played 30 games for the eventual semi-finalists of the

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without scoring. On 5 July 2016, Jurado returned to his homeland for the first time in six years, signing for

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again under Flores.

Later career

On 21 June 2018, Jurado moved to

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of the

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. The following 28 February, he joined

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side Changchun Yatai FC. Jurado returned to Spain on 22 July 2019, with the 33-year-old agreeing to a three-year contract with

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as a

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International career

Jurado played for

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at under-16, under-17, under-19 and under-21 levels, and represented the nation at the

2003 FIFA U-17 World Championship The 2003 FIFA U-17 World Championship, was the tenth edition of FIFA U-17 World Cup, FIFA U-17 World Championship. It was held in the cities of Helsinki, Tampere, Lahti and Turku in Finland from 13 to 30 August 2003. Players born after 1 January 19 ...

and the

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Club statistics

Honours

Real Madrid B *

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: 2004–05 Atlético Madrid *

: 2009–10 *

2010 The year saw a multitude of natural and environmental disasters such as the 2010 Haiti earthquake, the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, and the 2010 Chile earthquake. The 2009 swine flu pandemic, swine flu pandemic which began the previous year ...

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2007 2007 was designated as the International Heliophysical Year and the International Polar Year. Events January * January 1 **Bulgaria and Romania 2007 enlargement of the European Union, join the European Union, while Slovenia joins the Eur ...

runner-up: 2009–10 Schalke 04 *

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2011 The year marked the start of a Arab Spring, series of protests and revolutions throughout the Arab world advocating for democracy, reform, and economic recovery, later leading to the depositions of world leaders in Tunisia, Egypt, and Yemen ...

References

External links

Spartak official profile
* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Jurado, Jose Manuel 1986 births Living people People from Sanlúcar de Barrameda Footballers from the Province of Cádiz Spanish men's footballers Men's association football midfielders La Liga players Segunda División players Segunda División B players Real Madrid Castilla footballers Real Madrid CF players Atlético Madrid footballers RCD Mallorca players RCD Espanyol footballers Cádiz CF players Bundesliga players FC Schalke 04 players Russian Premier League players FC Spartak Moscow players Premier League players Watford F.C. players Saudi Pro League players Al-Ahli Saudi FC players China League One players Changchun Yatai F.C. players UEFA Europa League–winning players Spain men's youth international footballers Spain men's under-21 international footballers Spanish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Expatriate men's footballers in Russia Expatriate men's footballers in England Expatriate men's footballers in Saudi Arabia Expatriate men's footballers in China Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Germany Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Russia Spanish expatriate sportspeople in England Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia Spanish expatriate sportspeople in China 21st-century Spanish sportsmen