Antonio Orejuela

Antonio José Orejuela Rivero (born 2 December 1960) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a midfielder.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Orejuela and the second or maternal family name is Rivero.

Antonio Orejuela
Personal information
Full name Antonio José Orejuela Rivero
Date of birth (1960-12-02) 2 December 1960
Place of birth Madrid, Spain
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1968–1978 Ilsbach
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1978–1982 TSV Hanau
1982–1983 FSV Frankfurt 30 (4)
1983–1984 Salamanca 33 (9)
1984–1988 Mallorca 142 (16)
1988–1993 Atlético Madrid 73 (8)
1993–1994 Rayo Vallecano 29 (3)
1994 Granada 6 (0)
1994–1995 Mallorca 14 (0)
1996–1997 Atlético Baleares
International career
1987 Spain U21 1 (0)
1987–1988 Spain U23 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Over the course of nine seasons he amassed La Liga totals of 211 games and 30 goals in representation of four clubs, mainly Atlético Madrid (five years).

Club career

After immigrating with his parents to the country at the age of six,[1] Madrid-born Orejuela began his professional career in Germany, playing in the second division with FSV Frankfurt. He returned to his homeland in 1983, starting with UD Salamanca[2] and RCD Mallorca – in both cases he would suffer relegation from La Liga, in four seasons of play; he made his debut in the competition with the former club, playing the full 90 minutes in a 0–0 away draw against CA Osasuna on 4 September 1983.[3]

In the 1988–89 campaign, Orejuela signed for Atlético Madrid. During his five-year stay with the Colchoneros he was regularly used in the first two, but suffered greatly with injuries in the other three (just 12 matches combined) precisely as the team from the capital won back-to-back Copa del Rey trophies, in 1991 and 1992.

Orejuela then played one season with neighbours Rayo Vallecano, appearing more but being again relegated from the top level. He subsequently returned to Mallorca for a further campaign, now in the second division, and retired at 36 after a spell in the amateur championships.

Honours

Atlético Madrid

References
  1. Mentruit, Imma (15 March 1987). "24 horas en la vida de... Antonio Orejuela" [24 hours in the life of... Antonio Orejuela]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 October 2012.
  2. Pallas, Joan-Pau (20 June 1983). "Orejuela: El último emigrante" [Orejuela: the last immigrant]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 October 2012.
  3. Martínez de Zúñiga, Javier (5 September 1983). "0–0: Osasuna y Salamanca, tal para cual" [0–0: Osasuna and Salamanca, to each their own]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 May 2018.
  4. Carbajosa, Carlos E. (30 June 1991). "El Mallorca, finalista elemplar" [Mallorca, the perfect finalists]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 February 2014.
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