René Román Hinojo (born 15 December 1983), known simply as René, is a Spanish professional

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who plays as a

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Club career

Born in El Bosque, Cádiz, René made his senior debut with local Arcos CF in the 2002–03 season. He first arrived in the

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in the summer of 2006, signing for Racing Club Portuense. In the following years, René continued competing in the third division and his native

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, representing Betis Deportivo Balompié (being named to the first team's substitutes bench on three occasions), Unión Estepona CF and

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. In July 2012 he joined fellow third-tier

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, being released the following month and remaining a

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until January 2013, when he moved to

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. On 21 July 2013, René joined

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, recently promoted to

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. On 11 September, aged 29, he appeared in his first professional match, a 1–0 home win against

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in the

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of the

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. He made his league debut on 20 October, in a 1–0 victory over AD Alcorcón also at the

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. On 16 July 2014, René moved to

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also in division two. On 29 June 2016, after suffering relegation, he joined

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of the same league after agreeing to a two-year deal. René contributed 21 appearances during the season, sharing starting duties with

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as the Catalan club achieved promotion to

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for the first time ever. He left on 5 July 2017, and signed a two-year contract with

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 ...

hours later. On 22 May 2019, having been an undisputed first choice, René renewed his contract at the Estadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos for a further two years. The following 22 January, however, he was loaned to

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also of the second division for the remainder of the campaign. René cut ties with Almería on 11 September 2020. The 36-year-old moved abroad for the first time in his career later that month, agreeing to a two-year deal at Romania's

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. He left in December, due to unpaid wages.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Rene Roman 1983 births Living people People from Sierra de Cádiz 21st-century Spanish sportsmen Spanish men's footballers Footballers from the Province of Cádiz Men's association football goalkeepers Segunda División players Segunda División B players Tercera División players Primera Federación players Divisiones Regionales de Fútbol players Arcos CF players Racing Club Portuense players Betis Deportivo Balompié footballers CP Cacereño players FC Cartagena footballers Barakaldo CF footballers Real Jaén footballers Som Maresme FC players Girona FC players UD Almería players SD Ponferradina players CD Atlético Baleares footballers UD Ibiza players Liga I players FC Dinamo București players Spanish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Romania Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Romania