| José Cruz | |
| Fullname: | José Manuel Cruz Orozco |
| Birth Date: | 10 August 1988 |
| Birth Place: | Córdoba, Spain |
| Height: | 1.85 m |
| Position: | Defender |
| Currentclub: | Córdoba CF |
| Clubnumber: | 17 |
| Youthclubs1: | Séneca |
| Youthyears2: | 2006–2007 |
| Youthclubs2: | Real Madrid |
| Years1: | 2007–2010 |
| Caps1: | 97 |
| Goals1: | 9 |
| Years2: | 2010–2012 |
| Caps2: | 56 |
| Goals2: | 2 |
| Years3: | 2012–2013 |
| Caps3: | 31 |
| Goals3: | 4 |
| Years4: | 2013–2015 |
| Caps4: | 47 |
| Goals4: | 2 |
| Years5: | 2015–2016 |
| Caps5: | 8 |
| Goals5: | 1 |
| Years6: | 2016 |
| Caps6: | 15 |
| Goals6: | 2 |
| Years7: | 2016–2017 |
| Caps7: | 34 |
| Goals7: | 2 |
| Years8: | 2017 |
| Caps8: | 5 |
| Goals8: | 0 |
| Years9: | 2018 |
| Caps9: | 15 |
| Goals9: | 0 |
| Years10: | 2018–2020 |
| Caps10: | 33 |
| Goals10: | 2 |
| Years11: | 2020–21 |
| Caps11: | 22 |
| Goals11: | 1 |
| Pcupdate: | 10:27, 6 June 2021 (UTC) |
José Manuel Cruz Orozco (born 10 August 1988) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a defender for Segunda División RFEF club Córdoba CF.
Born in Córdoba, Andalusia, Cruz finished his formation with Real Madrid, then played his first three years as a senior with the C-team. On 15 July 2010 he signed with Sporting de Gijón,[1] but only appeared officially for the reserves in Segunda División B.
In the 2012 summer, Cruz joined fellow league club Lucena CF.[2] After only one season he penned a one-year deal with Real Jaén, freshly promoted to Segunda División.[3]
On 18 August 2013, Cruz played his first game as a professional, starting in a 1–2 home loss against SD Eibar.[4] He scored his first professional goal on 30 March of the following year, netting the last in a 1–1 home draw against Hércules CF.
On 27 July 2015, Cruz moved abroad for the first time in his career, joining Hong Kong club Yuen Long FC.[5] The following January he returned to his native country, and represented UD Almería B[6] and Racing de Ferrol[7] in the following years.
On 28 July 2017, Cruz signed for Norwegian Eliteserien club Viking FK.[8] He left the club after the 2017 season.[9]
On 17 January 2018, Cruz returned to Spain, signing for Segunda División B club Mérida AD.[10] Ahead of the 2018–19 season, he joined fellow Segunda División B club Marbella FC. After two seasons with Marbella, he signed for Linares Deportivo in September 2020.[11]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| 2010–11[12] | Segunda División B | 31 | 2 | — | — | 31 | 2 | ||||
| 2011–12 | Segunda División B | 25 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 56 | 2 | — | — | 56 | 2 | |||||
| Lucena | 2012–13 | Segunda División B | 31 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 4 | |
| Jaén | 2013–14 | Segunda División | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 13 | 1 | ||
| 2014–15 | Segunda División B | 35 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 36 | 1 | |||
| Total | 47 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 49 | 2 | ||||
| Yuen Long | 2015–16 | Hong Kong Premier League | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 10 | 1 | ||
| Almería B | 2015–16 | Segunda División B | 15 | 2 | — | — | 15 | 2 | |||
| Racing Ferrol | 2016–17 | Segunda División B | 34 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 36 | 2 | ||
| Viking | 2017 | Eliteserien | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| Mérida | 2017–18 | Segunda División B | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Marbella | 2018–19 | Segunda División B | 23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 24 | 2 | ||
| 2019–20 | Segunda División B | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Total | 33 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 2 | |||
| Linares Deportivo | 2020–21 | Segunda División B | 22 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 1 | |
| Career total | 266 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 281 | 16 | |||