Ñoño Explained

Ñoño
Full Name:José Antonio Vélez Jiménez
Birth Date:16 September 1983
Birth Place:Tarragona, Spain
Position:Left-back
Currentclub:Pobla Mafumet B
Youthclubs1:Gimnàstic
Years1:2004–2005
Caps1:2
Goals1:0
Years2:2005
Clubs2:Alcoyano (loan)
Caps2:8
Goals2:1
Years3:2005–2006
Caps3:11
Goals3:0
Years4:2006–2007
Caps4:15
Goals4:5
Years5:2007–2008
Caps5:27
Goals5:1
Years6:2008–2012
Caps6:114
Goals6:12
Years7:2012–2013
Caps7:10
Goals7:1
Years8:2013–2015
Caps8:42
Goals8:0
Years9:2015–2017
Caps9:60
Goals9:4
Years10:2017–2018
Caps10:15
Goals10:2
Years11:2018–2019
Clubs11:Borges
Caps11:15
Goals11:1
Years12:2019–2022
Caps12:39
Goals12:3
Years13:2022
Caps13:9
Goals13:0
Years14:2022–
Caps14:21
Goals14:1
Club-Update:21:48, 3 October 2023 (UTC)

José Antonio Vélez Jiménez (born 16 September 1983), known as Ñoño, is a Spanish footballer who plays for CF Pobla de Mafumet B. Mainly a left-back, he can also operate as a left winger.[1]

Club career

Born in Tarragona, Catalonia, Ñoño began his career with local Gimnàstic de Tarragona, and made his senior debut on 27 November 2004 by coming on as a second-half substitute in a 2–1 away win over Terrassa FC in the Segunda División.[2] He finished the season on loan to CD Alcoyano of Segunda División B.[3]

Ñoño stayed in the third level for the 2005–06 campaign, appearing rarely for UE Sant Andreu[4] and moving all the way down to the regional leagues with FC Andorra. In summer 2007 he returned to the third tier, signing for Marino de Luanco.[3]

Subsequently, Ñoño spent four seasons with CF Pobla de Mafumet, Gimnàstic's farm team. On 10 July 2012 he was promoted to the main squad,[5] making his official debut on 2 September against RCD Espanyol B[6] and scoring his first goal with Nàstic later that month, against CE L'Hospitalet.[7]

On 7 June 2013, Ñoño opted to not renew his contract with Gimnàstic, and was released.[8] Late in the month, he signed with neighbouring CF Reus Deportiu also of division three.[9]

Personal life

Ñoño's younger brother, Francisco, was also a footballer. Both played for Gimnàstic and Pobla.[10]

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.gimnasticdetarragona.com/cat2/es/pobla-ficha-jugador.php?id=10 Ñoño Velez Jimenez
  2. http://hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/2004/11/28/pagina-26/792128/pdf.html Bolo sentencia en tiempo de descuento (Bolo decides it in injury time)
  3. http://archivo.lavozdeasturias.es/html/353638.html El Marino ficha a Ñoño como sustituto de Guaya (Marino sign Ñoño as a replacement for Guaya)
  4. http://archivo.marca.com/futbol/altasbajas05/segunda.html Mercado de fichajes (Transfer market)
  5. http://www.gimnasticdetarragona.com/cat2/act-noticia.php?id=4864 Ñoño, Aleix i Joel Coch, i Eugeni jugaran al primer equip (Ñoño, Aleix and Joel Coch and Eugeni will play with first team)
  6. http://blogdelnastic.blogspot.com.es/2012/09/toca-recuperarse-y-rapido.html Toca recuperarse, y rápido. (Time to recover, and quickly.)
  7. http://blogdelnastic.blogspot.com.es/2012/09/derrota-que-hunde-al-nastic-en-el-pozo.html Derrota que hunde al Nàstic en el pozo. (Defeat that sinks Nàstic in bottom.)
  8. http://www.gimnasticdetarragona.com/cat2/act-noticia.php?id=5368&noticia Haro i Ñoño no renoven amb el Nàstic (Haro and Ñoño do not renew with Nàstic)
  9. http://www.diaridetarragona.com/noticia.php?id=2822 Noño, el primer fichaje del CF Reus (Ñoño, first CF Reus signing)
  10. http://www.diaridetarragona.com/noticia.php?id=2978 Fran Vélez pide irse (Fran Vélez asks to leave)