José Manuel Jiménez Ortiz (born 21 December 1981), known as Mané, is a Spanish former professional

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who played as a

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. Over eight seasons, he amassed

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totals of 183 matches and five goals in representation of

Almería Almería (, , ) is a city and municipalities in Spain, municipality of Spain, located in Andalusia. It is the capital of the province of Almería, province of the same name. It lies in southeastern Iberian Peninsula, Iberia on the Mediterranean S ...

(four years, two spells) and

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(four years). He also spent a few months in the

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late into his 18-year senior career, with

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Playing career

Born in

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, Mané started playing professional football with lowly

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and

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, being limited to just eight

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games with the latter team. In 2003, he moved to

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of the same level. For 2005–06, Mané progressed to the

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, joining

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and scoring two league goals during his spell at the

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. The following season he moved clubs again, this time to

UD Almería Unión Deportiva Almería, S.A.D. () is a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish professional football club based in Almería, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded on 26 July 1989 and known as ''Almería Club de Fútbol'' until 2001 ...

; he quickly became first-choice, being instrumental in the side's first-ever promotion to

. Mané's Almería performances were much admired over the course of 2007–08, represented by him being named in

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pundit

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's team of the campaign as the

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ns overachieved and finished eighth. The player scored twice in the process, in 1–1 draws with

RCD Mallorca Real Club Deportivo Mallorca, Sociedad Anónima Deportiva, S.A.D. (, , ''Royal Sporting Club Mallorca''), commonly known as Real Mallorca or RCD Mallorca, is a Spanish professional association football, football club based in Palma de Mallorca, ...

and

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. On 3 June 2009, after appearing in 105 competitive matches for Almería (he would eventually total 125 across two spells), Mané signed a four-year contract with

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. An undisputed starter throughout his first season, he scored his first goal for the Madrilenians on 13 April 2010, in a 3–0 home win over

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. On 3 July 2013, aged nearly 32, Mané moved abroad for the first time, agreeing to a two-year deal at

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. He made his debut 20 days later, starting against

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in the

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of the

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. He returned to former club Almería on 23 December, signing for 18 months.

Managerial career

Mané retired in June 2018 at the age of 36, after two seasons with amateurs

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. He then became their

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, leaving his post in early November 2019 after falling out with the board of directors. In summer 2020, Mané was hired as youth manager at UD Castellar. On 22 April 2022, he took charge of the first team.

Personal life

From 2007 to 2009, ''Mané'' Ortiz was one of three Almería players with that surname, José Ortiz and Juan Manuel Ortiz being the others.Los Ortiz: un lujo para el Almería (The Ortiz: luxury for Almería)
Diario AS, 18 February 2009 (in Spanish)

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Mane 1981 births Living people People from Campo de Gibraltar 21st-century Spanish sportsmen Spanish men's footballers Footballers from the Province of Cádiz Men's association football fullbacks La Liga players Segunda División players Segunda División B players Tercera División players Real Balompédica Linense footballers Atlético Madrid B players Ciudad de Murcia footballers UD Almería players Getafe CF footballers Algeciras CF footballers Israeli Premier League players Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C. players St Joseph's F.C. players Spanish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Israel Expatriate men's footballers in Gibraltar Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Israel Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Gibraltar