José Antonio Culebras

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

José Antonio Culebras

Personal information
Full name	José Antonio Culebras Arenas
Date of birth	(1979-01-16) 16 January 1979 (age 45)
Place of birth	Puertollano, Spain
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Tardelcuende
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1998–1999	Toledo B
1999–2000	Toledo	28	(1)
2000–2004	Numancia	93	(5)
2004–2006	Levante	54	(1)
2006–2010	Tenerife	98	(5)
2010–2012	Numancia	24	(1)
2012–2019	Almazán	119	(14)
2019–	Tardelcuende	26	(3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 06:32, 15 April 2023 (UTC)

José Antonio Culebras Arenas (born 16 January 1979) is a Spanish former footballer who played as a central defender for SD Tardelcuende.

Club career

Culebras was born in Puertollano, Province of Ciudad Real. In his professional career, spent mainly in the Segunda División, he played for CD Toledo, CD Numancia,^[1][2] Levante UD and CD Tenerife, being relegated from La Liga with all the clubs except the first, with which he competed in the second division in the 1999–2000 campaign (also suffering relegation).

Culebras made his debut in the Spanish top flight on 13 May 2001, playing the full 90 minutes for Numancia in a 1–0 home win against CA Osasuna.^[3] He amassed second-tier totals of 247 matches and 11 goals over ten seasons.

References

1. Emocionante despedida de José Antonio Culebras (Emotional José Antonio Culebras farewell); Vavel, 3 August 2012 (in Spanish)
2. Breve enciclopedia numantina (Brief numantina encyclopedia); Desde Soria, 29 May 2013 (in Spanish)
3. Un puntapié de Ojeda mantiene vivo al Numancia (Ojeda kick keeps Numancia alive); El País, 14 May 2001 (in Spanish)

External links

• José Antonio Culebras at BDFutbol
• José Antonio Culebras at Futbolme (in Spanish)
• José Antonio Culebras at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
• José Antonio Culebras at Soccerway