José María Isaac Béjar (born 1 September 1985),[2] commonly known as José Mari, is a Spanish footballer who plays as a left back.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | José María Isaac Béjar | ||
| Date of birth | 1 September 1985[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Mérida, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1998–1999 | Peña Los Compadres | ||
| 1999–2002 | Málaga | ||
| 2002–2003 | Espanyol | ||
| 2003–2004 | Málaga | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2005 | Alhaurino | ||
| 2005–2007 | Málaga B | 16 | (1) |
| 2005–2006 | → Melilla (loan) | 22 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Málaga | 8 | (1) |
| 2007–2008 | Poli Ejido | 1 | (0) |
| 2008 | → Valencia B (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Mérida | 19 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Logroñés | 10 | (0) |
| 2010–2012 | Marbella | 39 | (4) |
| 2012–2013 | Unión Estepona | 7 | (1) |
| 2013–2015 | Marbella | 57 | (3) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 December 2014 | |||
Football career
editBorn in Mérida, Badajoz, Extremadura, José Mari made his senior debuts with CD Alhaurino in the 2004–05 campaign, in Tercera División. On 21 August 2005 he moved to Málaga CF, being immediately loaned to UD Melilla in Segunda División B.[3]
José Mari returned to the Andalusians in June 2006, and was assigned to the reserves also in the third level. He played his first match as a professional on 27 August, starting and being booked in a 1–0 away win against Hércules CF in the Segunda División.[4]
José Mari scored his first professional goal on 9 December, netting the last of a 1–1 draw at UD Vecindario.[5] He appeared in eight matches during the season, as the Andalusians narrowly avoided another drop.
On 20 July 2007 José Mari moved to Polideportivo Ejido, also in the second level.[6] After appearing rarely, he was loaned to Valencia CF Mestalla on 15 January of the following year, until June.[7]
José Mari continued to appear in the third and fourth divisions in the following campaigns, representing Mérida UD,[8] UD Logroñés,[9] Marbella FC (two stints) and Unión Estepona CF.
References
edit- ^ "José Marí". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
- ^ "José Mari". FBref.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
- ^ El lateral izquierdo José Mari, un sub-23 perteneciente al Málaga y procedente del Alhaurino, nuevo jugador de la Unión Deportiva Melilla (Left back José Mari, an Málaga under-23 and from Alhaurino, new player of Unión Deportiva Melilla); Melilya, 22 August 2005 (in Spanish)
- ^ El Málaga arranca con buen pie gracias a Pablo Couñago (Málaga starts with good foot thanks to Pablo Couñago); Marca, 27 August 2006 (in Spanish)
- ^ Vecindario y Málaga firman tablas en un partido bronco (Vecindario and Málaga draw in a rough match); Marca, 9 December 2006 (in Spanish) [failed verification]
- ^ El Poli 'ata' al lateral del Málaga B José Mari y casi deja cerrada la zaga (Poli 'ties up' Málaga B's full back José Mari and almost closes the defense); Ideal, 20 July 2007 (in Spanish)
- ^ El Mestalla incorpora al lateral izquierdo Jose Mari, del Poli Ejido, en calidad de cedido (Mestalla signs left back Jose Mari, from Poli Ejido, on loan); CiberChe, 15 January 2008 (in Spanish)
- ^ Mérida: se incorpora José Mari (Mérida: José Mari signs); esFutbol, 1 September 2008 (in Spanish) [failed verification]
- ^ El lateral José Mari, primer fichaje de la Unión Deportiva Logroñés (Full back José Mari, first signing of Unión Deportiva Logroñés); El Correo, 9 July 2009 (in Spanish)
External links
edit- Marbella official profile (in Spanish)
- José Mari at BDFutbol
- Futbolme profile at the Wayback Machine (archived 2014-11-01) (in Spanish)
- José Mari at Soccerway