Place of birth Atarfe, Spain Years Team Height 1.73 m Position Forward | Playing position Apps (Gls) Current team UD Socuéllamos | |
Full name Juan Manuel Ortiz Jiménez Date of birth (1986-05-28) 28 May 1986 (age 30) | ||
Juan Manuel 'Juanma' Ortiz Jiménez (born 28 May 1986) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Faroese club Knattspyrnudeild UMFG as a forward.
Club career
Born in Atarfe, Granada, Andalusia, Ortiz made his senior debuts with local CP Granada 74 in the 2005–06 season. At the start of the 2007–08 campaign, his side became Granada 74 CF's reserve team and he made his professional debut with the latter on 20 October 2007, coming on as a late substitute in a 1–0 home win over Polideportivo Ejido for the Segunda División championship.
On 4 January 2008 Ortiz was loaned to Lucena CF, in Segunda División B. He subsequently returned to Granada 74 in June, being assigned to the main squad. In the following years he competed in the third level but also in Tercera División, representing Jerez CF, Loja CD (two stints), Real Jaén, CP Villarrobledo and UD Socuéllamos.