Josico

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Moreno and the second or maternal family name is Verdú.

Josico
Personal information
Full name José Joaquín Moreno Verdú[1]
Date of birth (1975-01-06) 6 January 1975 (age 49)[1]
Place of birth Hellín, Spain[1]
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Youth career
Albacete
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1994–1995 Hellín
1995–1998 Albacete 97 (7)
1998–2002 Las Palmas 129 (12)
2002–2008 Villarreal 152 (5)
2008–2009 Fenerbahçe 14 (0)
2009–2011 Las Palmas 37 (2)
Total 429 (26)
International career
1996–1997 Spain U21 7 (1)
Managerial career
2013–2014 Las Palmas (youth)
2014 Las Palmas
2014–2015 Las Palmas B
2015–2016 Jumilla
2017 Atlético Baleares
2017–2018 Elche
2019–2020 S.S. Reyes
2021 Socuéllamos
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

José Joaquín Moreno Verdú (born 6 January 1975), known as Josico, is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a defensive midfielder, currently a manager.

His 16-year professional career was mainly associated with Las Palmas and Villarreal (six years apiece), and he amassed La Liga totals of 240 matches and 13 goals over nine seasons.

Playing career

Born in Hellín, Province of Albacete, Josico made his debut in La Liga with Albacete Balompié in the 1995–96 season, immediately after joining from local amateurs Hellín Deportivo. He played 28 matches (scoring twice), but his team was relegated after five consecutive years in the top division; his first game in the competition occurred on 18 November 1995, featuring the full 90 minutes in a 3–0 away loss against FC Barcelona.[2]

Josico went on to represent UD Las Palmas for four seasons, joining Villarreal CF for the 2002–03 campaign, where he played a major part in the club's domestic and European consolidation: in 2004–05 the player made 29 appearances – 28 as starter – as the Valencian Community side finished third, as well as being their captain.[3][4]

Deemed surplus to requirements by Villarreal boss Manuel Pellegrini,[3] Josico joined Fenerbahçe S.K. on 28 August 2008 as the Süper Lig side was coached by former Spain manager Luis Aragonés.[5] After just one season in Turkey, where he was used sparingly, he was released, and quickly signed with one of his first clubs, Las Palmas in the Segunda División, at the same time of former teammate Antonio Guayre.[6]

In late May 2011, after having contributed 25 matches to help his team to avoid relegation, the 36-year-old Josico announced his retirement from professional football.[7] He returned to the Canary Islands the following year, being charged with watching the opposing teams.[8]

Coaching career

Josico was appointed Las Palmas' first-team manager on 26 May 2014, replacing the fired Sergio Lobera after a 2–3 home loss against Recreativo de Huelva.[9] He still managed to lead the side to the sixth position in the regular season, then ousted Sporting de Gijón 2–0 on aggregate in the top-flight promotion playoffs.[10]

On 3 July 2014, Josico moved to the Canarians' reserve team in the Segunda División B.[11] In the following years, he continued working in the lower leagues.[12][13][14][15]

Managerial statistics

As of 22 December 2019
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record Ref
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Las Palmas 26 May 2014 3 July 2014 6 3 2 1 6 5 +1 050.00 [16]
Las Palmas B 3 July 2014 9 March 2015 28 8 6 14 41 45 −4 028.57 [17]
Jumilla 10 November 2015 15 February 2016 13 5 3 5 14 20 −6 038.46 [18]
Atlético Baleares 15 March 2017 13 June 2017 13 8 3 2 19 9 +10 061.54 [19]
Elche 20 November 2017 27 February 2018 13 5 4 4 17 13 +4 038.46 [20]
S.S. Reyes 8 November 2019 Present 8 2 1 5 11 14 −3 025.00 [21]
Total 81 31 19 31 108 106 +2 038.27 —

Honours

Las Palmas

Villarreal

Spain U21

References

  1. ^ a b c d "José Joaquín Moreno Verdú "JOSICO"". El Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 September 2008.
  2. ^ Álvarez, Robert (19 November 1995). "El Barcelona estrena liderato" [Barcelona leaders for the first time]. El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 June 2014.
  3. ^ a b "Histórico capitán de Villarreal se enfrasca en polémica con su club" [Historic Villarreal captain engaged in controversy with his club]. La Tercera (in Spanish). 13 June 2008. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  4. ^ Pineda, Rafael (14 March 2013). "Mucho más que un entrenador" [Much more than a manager]. El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  5. ^ "Josico joins Fenerbahçe". Fenerbahçe S.K. 28 August 2008. Retrieved 28 August 2008.
  6. ^ Ojeda, David (21 August 2009). "Broche a 6 décadas de ilusión" [Icing on cake to 6 decades of hunger]. Canarias7 (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  7. ^ "Josico se retira: "Es el momento de decir adiós"" [Josico retires: "It's time to say goodbye"]. Marca (in Spanish). 26 May 2011. Retrieved 26 May 2011.
  8. ^ Ojeda, David (22 June 2013). "Josico se estrenará como técnico dirigiendo al tercer juvenil del club" [Josico to make coaching debut in charge of club's third juvenil]. Canarias7 (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  9. ^ "Lobera es destituido y Josico y Javi Guerrero toman el mando" [Lobera is dismissed and Josico and Javi Guerrero take over]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 26 May 2014. Retrieved 12 June 2014.
  10. ^ "Las Palmas, un paso más cerca de Primera" [Las Palmas, one step closer to Primera] (in Spanish). Europa Press. 15 June 2014. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
  11. ^ "Josico, nuevo entrenador de Las Palmas Atlético" [Josico, new manager of Las Palmas Atlético] (in Spanish). UD Las Palmas. 3 July 2014. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
  12. ^ Tenerife, Tony (23 June 2017). "El Baleares ficha como técnico a Armando de la Morena, del Atlético de Madrid juvenil" [Baleares sign Armando de la Morena as manager, from Atlético de Madrid youths]. Diario de Mallorca (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  13. ^ "Oficial | Josico, nuevo entrenador del Elche C.F." [Official | Josico, new manager of Elche C.F.] (in Spanish). Elche CF. 20 November 2017. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
  14. ^ Molero, Iván (11 January 2020). "Abelardo tiene una cuenta pendiente con Josico" [Abelardo has score to settle with Josico]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  15. ^ "Sergio Campos será el entrenador del Socuéllamos hasta final de temporada" [Sergio Campos will manage Socuéllamos until end of the season]. El Español (in Spanish). 23 December 2021. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  16. ^ "Josico: José Joaquín Moreno Verdú". BDFutbol. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
  17. ^ "Josico: José Joaquín Moreno Verdú". BDFutbol. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
  18. ^ "Josico: José Joaquín Moreno Verdú". BDFutbol. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
  19. ^ "Josico: José Joaquín Moreno Verdú". BDFutbol. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
  20. ^ "Josico: José Joaquín Moreno Verdú". BDFutbol. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
  21. ^ "Josico: José Joaquín Moreno Verdú". BDFutbol. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
  22. ^ Cabrera, Paco (22 June 2014). "La voz de los héroes del Insular" [The voice of the Insular heroes]. La Provincia (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  23. ^ "El Villarreal jugará la UEFA por primera vez en su historia" [Villarreal will play UEFA for the first time in their history]. Diario Córdoba (in Spanish). 27 August 2003. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  24. ^ "El Villarreal vuelve a la UEFA tras ganar la Intertoto" [Villarreal return to UEFA after winning the Intertoto]. El Mundo (in Spanish). 23 August 2004. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  25. ^ G. Fuente, Chema (28 November 2017). "Josico, el técnico del Elche que vio en vivo 'El Doblete' y dejó al Atleti sin Europa" [Josico, the Elche coach who witnessed 'The Double' live and left Atleti out of Europe]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 July 2022.