- Diego Orejuela
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Diego Orejuela Personal information Full name Diego Orejuela Rodríguez Date of birth 20 January 1962 Place of birth La Luisiana, Spain Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Playing position Midfielder Youth career Español Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 1979–1991 Español 245 (14) 1979–1980 → Figueres (loan) 1980–1981 → Sabadell (loan) 17 (1) 1981–1982 → Figueres (loan) 1982 → Lleida (loan) 5 (0) 1991–1993 Palamós 66 (6) National team 1978 Spain U18 3 (0) 1984 Spain U21 1 (0) 1984 Spain amateur 1 (0) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Orejuela and the second or maternal family name is Rodríguez.Diego Orejuela Rodríguez (born 20 January 1962 in La Luisiana, Seville) is a retired Spanish footballer who played as a midfielder.
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Football career
Orejuela made his professional debuts with RCD Español, being an undisputed starter since age 21 - after serving four loans in the lower leagues, all in Catalonia - and remaining as such for the following six years. In the Pericos' 1987–88 runner-up up campaign in the UEFA Cup, he scored three times, having also captained the side for a number of years.
After a last weak season in La Liga - only 12 games, only two complete - Orejuela retired also in the area in 1993, playing two years with Palamós CF, in the second division.
Personal
Orejuela's older brother, Jesús, was also a professional footballer. A striker, he represented, in the top level, Espanyol (coinciding with Diego from 1982–84), CA Osasuna and Real Zaragoza.[1]
References
External links
- BDFutbol profile
- Espanyol archives (Spanish)
Categories:- 1962 births
- Living people
- People from Seville (province)
- Spanish footballers
- Association football midfielders
- La Liga footballers
- RCD Espanyol footballers
- UE Figueres footballers
- CE Sabadell footballers
- UE Lleida footballers
- Palamós CF footballers
- Spain youth international footballers
- Spain under-21 international footballers
- Spain amateur international footballers
- Spanish football midfielder stubs
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