Place of birth Hellin, Spain Years Team Weight 73 kg Playing position Height 1.77 m | Name Jose Verdu Role Footballer Position Midfielder 1994–1995 Hellin Career end 2011 | |
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Full name Jose Joaquin Moreno Verdu Date of birth (1975-01-06) 6 January 1975 (age 41) Number 6 (UD Las Palmas / Midfielder) | ||
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José Joaquín Moreno Verdú (born 6 January 1975), known as Josico, is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a defensive midfielder, and a current manager.
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- Playing career
- Managerial career
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His 16-year professional career was mainly associated with Las Palmas and Villarreal (six years apiece), and he amassed La Liga totals of 240 games and 13 goals over the course of nine seasons.
Playing career
Born in Hellín, Province of Albacete, Josico made his debut in La Liga with Albacete Balompié in the 1995–96 season, immediately after joining from local amateurs Hellín Deportivo. He played in 28 matches (scoring twice), but his team was relegated after five consecutive years in the top level; his first game in the competition occurred on 18 November 1995, as he featured the full 90 minutes in a 0–3 away loss against FC Barcelona.
Josico went on to represent UD Las Palmas for four seasons, joining Villarreal CF for 2002–03 campaign, where he played a major part in the club's domestic and European consolidation: in 2004–05 the player appeared in 29 contests – 28 as a starter – as the Valencian Community side finished third, as well as being the undisputed captain.
Deemed surplus to requirements by Villarreal boss Manuel Pellegrini, Josico joined Fenerbahçe S.K. on 28 August 2008 as the Süper Lig side was coached by former Spain manager Luis Aragonés. After just one season in Turkey, where he was used sparingly, he was released, and quickly signed with one of his first clubs, Las Palmas in the second division, at the same time of a former teammate, Antonio Guayre.
In late May 2011, after having contributed with 25 games to his team's league status preservation, 36-year-old Josico announced his retirement from professional football. He returned to the Canary Islands the following year, being charged with watching the opposing teams.
Managerial career
Josico was appointed Las Palmas' first-team manager on 26 May 2014, replacing fired Sergio Lobera after a 2–3 home loss against Recreativo de Huelva. He still managed to lead the side to the sixth position in the regular season, then ousted Sporting de Gijón 2–0 on aggregate in the top flight promotion playoffs.
On 3 July 2014, Josico moved to the Canarians' reserve team, in Segunda División B. In the following years, he continued working in the lower leagues.