José Ángel Crespo

José Ángel Crespo Rincón (born 9 February 1987) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Cypriot First Division club APOEL. Mainly a central defender, he also can play as a full-back.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Crespo and the second or maternal family name is Rincón.
José Ángel Crespo
Crespo with PAOK in 2018
Personal information
Full name José Ángel Crespo Rincón[1]
Date of birth (1987-02-09) 9 February 1987[2]
Place of birth Lora del Río, Spain
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 APOEL
Number 15
Youth career
2003–2005 Sevilla
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2007 Sevilla B 73 (3)
2005–2010 Sevilla 25 (0)
2009–2010 → Racing Santander (loan) 13 (0)
2010–2011 Padova 43 (1)
2011–2015 Bologna 17 (1)
2012–2013 → Verona (loan) 14 (0)
2014–2015 → Córdoba (loan) 27 (0)
2015–2016 Aston Villa 1 (0)
2016 → Rayo Vallecano (loan) 9 (0)
2016–2022 PAOK 134 (7)
2022– APOEL 34 (2)
International career
2006 Spain U19 6 (0)
2007 Spain U20 5 (0)
2007–2008 Spain U21 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:04, 25 September 2023 (UTC)

He made 74 La Liga appearances for Sevilla, Racing Santander, Córdoba and Rayo Vallecano, and also had brief spells in Serie A with Bologna and the Premier League with Aston Villa. He won a Super League and four cups with Greece's PAOK.

Club career

Sevilla

Crespo was born in Lora del Río, Andalusia.[3] A product of Sevilla FC's youth system, he made his first-team debut on 14 December 2005 in the group stage of the UEFA Cup, playing the full 90 minutes of a 1–1 draw at Bolton Wanderers;[4] this was his only appearance of the team's victorious campaign. He made his La Liga bow a week later in a 1–0 away defeat against Getafe CF,[5] appearing in two more games during the season while still registered with the reserves.[6][7][8]

In the 2007–08 campaign, with Antonio Puerta's (who played mostly as left back) death, Crespo was definitely promoted to the main squad. In December 2008, Aston Villa reportedly showed interest in signing him after several good performances under coach Manolo Jiménez, also his coach at Sevilla Atlético.[9]

On 3 July 2009, Crespo was loaned to fellow league club Racing de Santander in a season-long move.[10] After appearing sparingly during his stint, with the Cantabrians narrowly avoiding relegation, he was released by Sevilla and joined Calcio Padova in Italy.[11]

Bologna
Crespo with Bologna in 2011

Crespo moved to Bologna F.C. 1909 on 14 July 2011, alongside Padova teammates Federico Agliardi and Daniele Vantaggiato.[12] Having been rarely played, he was loaned to Hellas Verona F.C. and Córdoba CF,[13] signing a two-year permanent contract with the latter on 27 April 2015, with the deal being made effective in July.[14]

During his spell with the Stadio Renato Dall'Ara-based side, Crespo made his debut in Serie A on 21 December 2011, playing the entire 0–2 home loss against A.S. Roma.[15] He scored his first and only goal in the competition on 27 October 2013, to help the hosts defeat A.S. Livorno Calcio 1–0.[16]

Aston Villa

On 27 July 2015, Aston Villa completed the signing of Crespo from Córdoba on a three-year deal for an undisclosed fee.[17][18] He made his only appearance in the Premier League on 3 October, starting in a 0–1 home defeat to Stoke City.[19]

Having made only one more appearance in the Football League Cup, Crespo joined Rayo Vallecano on 20 January 2016, on a six-month loan.[20]

PAOK

In early July 2016, Crespo signed a three-year contract with PAOK FC, for a nominal fee.[21][22] In one of his first games on 18 August, he scored in a 3–0 win at FC Dinamo Tbilisi to make the Europa League group stage.[23] His first season in Thessaloniki ended with a Cup victory, as a 2–1 victory over AEK Athens F.C. ended 14 years of drought.[24]

Crespo scored his first goal in the Super League Greece on 2 December 2017, in a 3–0 away win against Xanthi FC.[25] The following campaign, PAOK won the double to end 35 years without a league title.[26] A fourth cup conquest in 2021 made him the most successful player in the club's history.[27]

Career statistics
As of match played 11 August 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sevilla B 2005–06[28] Segunda División B 322———3[lower-alpha 1]0352
2006–07[28] Segunda División B 341———4[lower-alpha 1]0381
2007–08[28] Segunda División 70————70
Total 733———70803
Sevilla 2005–06[28] La Liga 3000—1[lower-alpha 2]0—40
2007–08[28] 13010—1[lower-alpha 3]0—150
2008–09[28] 9030—2[lower-alpha 2]0—140
Total 25040—40—330
Racing Santander (loan) 2009–10[28] La Liga 13030———160
Padova 2010–11[29] Serie B 43100———431
Bologna 2011–12[29] Serie A 7020———90
2013–14[29] 10110———111
Total 17130———201
Hellas Verona (loan) 2012–13[29] Serie B 14030———170
Córdoba (loan) 2014–15[29] La Liga 27020———290
Aston Villa 2015–16[29] Premier League 100010——20
Rayo Vallecano (loan) 2015–16[29] La Liga 9000———90
PAOK 2016–17[29] Super League Greece 31070—9[lower-alpha 4]1—471
2017–18[29] 24250—4[lower-alpha 4]0—332
2018–19[29] 30180—11[lower-alpha 3]0—491
2019–20[29] 16200—4[lower-alpha 3][lower-alpha 4]0—202
2020–21[29] 21150—8[lower-alpha 3][lower-alpha 4]0–341
2021–22[29] 12140—12[lower-alpha 5]1–282
Total 1347290—482—2119
APOEL 2022–23[29] Cypriot First Division 33240—5[lower-alpha 5]0—422
2023–24[29] 0000—3[lower-alpha 5]1—31
Total 33240—8100451
Career total 38914480106027050414
  1. Appearances in Promotion Play-offs
  2. Appearances in UEFA Cup
  3. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  4. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  5. Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

Honours

Sevilla B

Sevilla

PAOK

Spain U19

References
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