Jordi Pablo Ripollés (born 1 January 1990) is a Spanish former footballer who played as a right midfielder, and the current assistant manager of La Roda CF.

Jordi Pablo
Pablo lining up for Villarreal in 2011
Personal information
Full name Jordi Pablo Ripollés
Date of birth (1990-01-01) 1 January 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth Vinaròs, Spain
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
La Roda (assistant)
Youth career
Vinaròs
1998–2006 Villarreal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2009 Villarreal B 45 (1)
2007–2008 Villarreal C 12 (1)
2009 Villarreal 2 (0)
2009–2011 Málaga 0 (0)
2010–2011Cartagena (loan) 0 (0)
2011–2012 Villarreal B 3 (0)
2012 Atlético Madrid B 0 (0)
2012–2014 La Roda 68 (6)
2014–2015 Mirandés 32 (0)
2015–2016 Socuéllamos 11 (0)
2016 La Roda 2 (0)
Total 175 (8)
International career
2005–2006 Spain U15 2 (0)
2005 Spain U16 1 (0)
2006–2007 Spain U17 10 (4)
2008–2009 Spain U19 13 (2)
Managerial career
2016– La Roda (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Having started out at Villarreal and excelling for Spain at youth level, his senior career was blighted by injuries.[1]

Club career

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Born in Vinaròs, Province of Castellón, Jordi Pablo began his career with local Vinaròs CF, joining Villarreal CF's youth system at the age of 8. He made his debut for the first team of the latter in April 2009,[2][3] appearing in two consecutive defeats: 0–2 at home against Málaga CF for La Liga[4] and 0–3 at Arsenal in the UEFA Champions League[5]– this was due to the injury of Santi Cazorla, lost for the season also in that month.[6]

In late July 2009, Jordi Pablo joined Málaga on a four-year deal, with Villarreal retaining a rebuying option in the first three.[7] Late into preseason he suffered a severe knee injury against Levante UD, going on to miss the entire 2009–10.[8]

On 17 August 2010, Jordi Pablo was loaned to FC Cartagena in the second division.[9] However, in the Murcian team's first pre-season match, he injured his right leg, being sidelined for the first months of the new campaign[10] and again failing to play in any competitive games.

On 1 August 2011, Málaga cancelled Jordi Pablo's contract.[11] He immediately returned to Villarreal's reserves, in the second level; on 22 October 2011 he made his first appearance since 26 April 2009, playing the last 29 minutes against Real Murcia in a 1–3 away defeat.[12]

Jordi Pablo all but competed in division three in the following years, his only season in the second tier being spent with CD Mirandés in 2014–15 as that club was reinstated following Murcia's relegation due to financial irregularities.[13] In August 2016, following a thigh injury while playing for La Roda CF, the 26-year-old retired from football but, as he still was under contract, was immediately named their assistant coach.[14]

International career

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Jordi Pablo played for Spain's under-17 at the 2007 FIFA World Cup held in South Korea, helping the nation to a final runner-up spot after a penalty shootout loss to Nigeria. After his performances (three goals, four matches),[15][16] he was promoted to the under-19s.

References

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  1. ^ Jordi Pablo dice adiós a la temporada (Jordi Pablo says goodbye to season); Levante-EMV, 24 November 2015 (in Spanish)
  2. ^ Jordi Pablo Ripollés debuta con el primer equipo del Villarreal CF (Jordi Pablo Ripollés makes Villarreal first-team debut); Fútbol Balear, 14 April 2009 (in Spanish)
  3. ^ Jordi Pablo cierra una semana inolvidable (Jordi Pablo wraps up unforgettable week); Las Provincias, 18 April 2009 (in Spanish)
  4. ^ Duda y Eliseu dan la victoria a un gran Málaga (Duda and Eliseu give win to great Málaga); El Confidencial, 11 April 2009 (in Spanish)
  5. ^ El Arsenal castiga al Villarreal (Arsenal punish Villarreal); ABC, 15 April 2009 (in Spanish)
  6. ^ Pellegrini dice canterano Jordi Pablo será sustituto Cazorla hasta final Liga (Pellegrini says youth player Jordi Pablo will be replacement of Cazorla until end of League); ADN, 18 April 2009 (in Spanish)
  7. ^ El Villarreal traspasa a Jordi Pablo al Málaga (Villarreal sell Jordi Pablo to Málaga); Diario AS, 30 July 2009 (in Spanish)
  8. ^ Jordi Pablo vuelve a jugar siete meses después (Jordi Pablo plays again seven months later); El Desmarque, 3 April 2010 (in Spanish)
  9. ^ Jordi Pablo y Toribio, cedidos al Cartagena y la Ponferradina (Jordi Pablo and Toribio, loaned to Cartagena and Ponferradina); Málaga CF, 17 August 2010 (in Spanish)
  10. ^ Jordi Pablo estará seis meses de baja (Jordi Pablo to miss six months); Marca, 22 August 2010 (in Spanish)
  11. ^ Jordi Pablo se desvincula del club (Jordi Pablo cuts ties with club) Archived 4 September 2012 at archive.today; Málaga CF, 1 August 2011 (in Spanish)
  12. ^ El Murcia, en aguas tranquilas (Murcia, in still waters); Marca, 22 October 2011 (in Spanish)
  13. ^ La carambola más afortunada de Jordi Pablo (Jordi Pablo's most fortunate twist of fate); Marca, 17 August 2014 (in Spanish)
  14. ^ Jordi Pablo, nuevo segundo entrenador de La Roda CF (Jordi Pablo, new assistant manager of La Roda CF); Vavel, 16 September 2016 (in Spanish)
  15. ^ Jordi Pablo puede jugar ya el domingo (Jordi Pablo may already play on Sunday); El Periódico Mediterráneo, 6 September 2007 (in Spanish)
  16. ^ ¿Los conoces? Estos fueron los finalistas del Mundial sub17 de 2007 (Do you know them? These were the under17 World Cup finalists in 2007); Marca, 26 October 2017 (in Spanish)
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