Chico Flores

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This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Flores and the second or maternal family name is Moreno.

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Chico Flores
File:Chico Flores.jpg
Flores playing for Swansea City in 2013
Personal information
Full name José Manuel Flores Moreno[1]
Date of birth (1987-03-06) 6 March 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth Cádiz, Spain
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Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
 Lekhwiya
Number 4
Youth career
1995–2001 GE Avante
2001–2004 CD Olímpico
2004–2005 Cádiz
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2007 Cádiz B
2007–2008 Cádiz 3 (0)
2007 → Portuense (loan) 19 (3)
2008 → Barcelona B (loan) 13 (2)
2008–2010 Almería 47 (1)
2010–2012 Genoa 15 (0)
2011–2012 → Mallorca (loan) 33 (0)
2012–2014 Swansea City 57 (2)
2014– Lekhwiya 42 (5)
International career
2008–2009 Spain U21 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:00, 16 May 2016 (UTC)

José Manuel Flores Moreno (born 6 March 1987), commonly known as Chico or Chico Flores, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Qatari club Lekhwiya SC as a central defender.

Club career

Early years / Almería

Born in Cádiz, Andalusia, Chico started playing professionally with hometown club Cádiz CF, first with its reserves. In the 2006–07 season, with the main squad in Segunda División, he appeared in three league games.

Chico served two loans in 2007–08, first at Racing Club Portuense then with FC Barcelona B, helping the Catalans win promotion to Segunda División B. At the end of the campaign he signed with Cádiz neighbours UD Almería, in La Liga.

In 2009–10 Chico contributed with 27 matches as the club again maintained its top flight status, after finishing in 13th position. He also spent more than one month in the sidelines, due to leg ailments.[2]

Genoa

In late July 2010, after extensive negotiations, Chico signed with Genoa C.F.C. in Italy, for five years and €4 million.[3][4] He appeared in less than half of the Serie A games in his first and only season.

On 22 July 2011, RCD Mallorca reached an agreement with Genoa to take Chico on a season-long loan, with the Balearic Islands side having an option to buy the player at the end of the campaign.[5] He totalled 2,884 minutes of action as either a right or centre-back, starting in all his appearances for an eventual eighth-place finish.

Swansea City

On 10 July 2012, Chico signed for Premier League side Swansea City for £2 million on a three-year contract, rejoining former Mallorca boss Michael Laudrup in the process.[6] He made his league debut on 18 August, playing the full 90 minutes in a 5–0 away win against Queens Park Rangers at Loftus Road.[7]

On 1 September 2012, Chico was given a straight red card after 71 minutes of play in the 2–2 home draw against Sunderland, for a challenge on Louis Saha – referee Roger East decided it was too high and sent him off for dangerous play.[8] On 6 April of the following year, he signed a one-year contract extension, meant to keep him at the club until June 2016.[9]

On 1 February 2014 Chico was accused of diving in a game against West Ham United, where he went down under light contact from Andy Carroll, who was subsequently sent off by Howard Webb.[10]

Lekhwiya

On 9 August 2014 Lekhwiya SC, owned by Qatar's ruler emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, announced the signing of Flores, who had arrived to Doha two days earlier for the pertinent medical. He reunited with former Swansea manager Michael Laudrup,[11] and scored in his Stars League debut for his new club, a 5–0 win over Qatar SC in the first match of the season.

International career

On 14 October 2008, Chico made his debut for the Spanish under-21s, playing the full 90 minutes in a 3–1 extra time win against Switzerland for the 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifiers.[12] He was called for the squad that appeared in the finals in Sweden, participating in the 0–0 group stage draw against Germany.[13]

Club statistics

As of match played on 4 April 2015.
Club Season League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Cádiz 2006–07[14] Segunda División 3 0 0 0 — 3 0
Portuense (loan) 2007–08[14] Segunda División B 19 3 2 0 — 21 3
Almería 2008–09[14] La Liga 20 1 3 0 — 23 1
2009–10[14] La Liga 27 0 1 0 — 28 1
Total 47 1 4 0 — 51 4
Genoa 2010–11[15] Serie A 15 0 1 0 — 16 0
Mallorca 2011–12[15] La Liga 33 0 1 0 — 34 0
Swansea City 2012–13[15] Premier League 26 0 6 1 — 32 1
2013–14[15] Premier League 31 3 2 0 10[lower-alpha 1] 0 43 3
Total 57 3 8 1 10 0 75 4
Lekhwiya 2014–15[15] Qatar Stars League 23 4 0 0 3[lower-alpha 2] 0 26 4
Career total 197 11 16 1 13 0 226 12
  1. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. ↑ Appearances in AFC Champions League

Honours

Club

Swansea City
Lekhwiya

References

  1. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  2. ↑ El central gaditano Chico estará de baja varias semanas (Cádiz centre-back Chico will miss several weeks); Almería's official website, 16 March 2010 (Spanish)
  3. ↑ El marcaje a Xavi lleva a Chico al Genoa (Marking Xavi takes Chico to Genoa); Marca, 21 July 2010 (Spanish)
  4. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  5. ↑ Acuerdo por 'Chico' (Agreement for 'Chico'); Mallorca's official website, 22 July 2011 (Spanish)
  6. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  7. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  8. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  9. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  10. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  11. ↑ Chico Flores signs deal with Lekhwiya; Lekhwiya's official website, 9 August 2014
  12. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  13. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 15.3 15.4 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.

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