Urbano Ortega
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Urbano Ortega Cuadros | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Jaén | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1979–1982 | Español | 54 | (5) |
| 1982–1991 | Barcelona | 122 | (7) |
| 1991–1993 | Español | 59 | (3) |
| 1993–1994 | Lleida | 36 | (1) |
| 1994–1996 | Mérida | 59 | (3) |
| International career | |||
| 1979–1980 | Spain U18 | 11 | (3) |
| 1980–1983 | Spain U21 | 13 | (2) |
| 1982–1988 | Spain U23 | 6 | (0) |
| 1980 | Spain amateur | 3 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2003–2004 | Xerez (assistant) | ||
| 2004–2005 | Córdoba (assistant) | ||
| 2005–2006 | Dinamo Bucureşti (assistant) | ||
| 2007 | Lleida (assistant) | ||
| 2007–2008 | Baza | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Template:Spanish name 2 Urbano Ortega Cuadros (born 22 December 1961), simply Urbano, is a retired Spanish footballer who played as a midfielder.
Over the course of 16 La Liga seasons (17 during his career), he amassed totals of 300 games and 16 goals, namely for Español and FC Barcelona.
Club career
Ortega was born in Beas de Segura, Jaén. After starting out professionally with RCD Español, Urbano moved in 1982 to neighbours FC Barcelona; with the latter, he only started in two of his nine seasons, being sparingly used as a backup (only 41 La Liga matches combined in the remaining campaigns).
Subsequently, Urbano returned to (now called) Espanyol for two more seasons, with top flight relegation in the latter. He closed out his career in 1996, playing with modest UE Lleida (one year) and CP Mérida (two), with two additional seasons in the main division, one with each team.
Urbano began coaching in 2003, assisting former Barça teammate Esteban Vigo at numerous clubs, including Romania's FC Dinamo Bucureşti. His first head coach experience arrived in 2007–08 in Segunda División B, with CD Baza; he resigned as the side dropped down a level.
After working as a scout for Barcelona and Villarreal CF, Urbano returned to another former side, Espanyol, in July 2009, as a club delegate.
International career
Urbano never gained a senior cap for Spain, but was a regular for its U21s, also competing at the 1980 Summer Olympics.
Honours
- Barcelona
- UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: 1988–89
- Spanish League: 1984–85, 1990–91
- Spanish Cup: 1982–83, 1987–88, 1989–90
- Spanish Supercup: 1983
- Spanish League Cup: 1982–83, 1985–86
External links
- BDFutbol profile
- Espanyol biography Template:Es icon
- Urbano Ortega – FIFA competition record (archived)
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- 1961 births
- Living people
- People from the Province of Jaén (Spain)
- Spanish footballers
- Andalusian footballers
- Association football midfielders
- La Liga footballers
- RCD Espanyol footballers
- FC Barcelona footballers
- UE Lleida footballers
- CP Mérida footballers
- Spain youth international footballers
- Spain under-21 international footballers
- Spain under-23 international footballers
- Spain amateur international footballers
- Olympic footballers of Spain
- Footballers at the 1980 Summer Olympics
- Spanish football managers