Antonio Orejuela

Antonio Orejuela
Personal information
Full name	Antonio José Orejuela Rivero
Date of birth	2 December 1960 (age 64)
Place of birth	Madrid, Spain
Height	1.69 m (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
1968–1978	Ilsbach
Senior career*
Years	Team
1978–1982	TSV Hanau
1982–1983	FSV Frankfurt
1983–1984	Salamanca
1984–1988	Mallorca
1988–1993	Atlético Madrid
1993–1994	Rayo Vallecano
1994	Granada
1994–1995	Mallorca
1996–1997	Atlético Baleares
International career
1987	Spain U21
1987–1988	Spain U23
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Antonio José Orejuela Rivero (born 2 December 1960) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a midfielder.

Over the course of nine seasons he amassed La Liga totals of 211 games and 30 goals in representation of four clubs, mainly Atlético Madrid (five years).

Club career

After immigrating with his parents to the country at the age of six,^[1] Madrid-born Orejuela began his professional career in Germany, playing in the second division with FSV Frankfurt. He returned to his homeland in 1983, starting with UD Salamanca^[2] and RCD Mallorca – in both cases he would suffer relegation from La Liga, in four seasons of play; he made his debut in the competition with the former club, playing the full 90 minutes in a 0–0 away draw against CA Osasuna on 4 September 1983.^[3]

In the 1988–89 campaign, Orejuela signed for Atlético Madrid. During his five-year stay with the Colchoneros he was regularly used in the first two, but suffered greatly with injuries in the other three (just 12 matches combined) precisely as the team from the capital won back-to-back Copa del Rey trophies, in 1991 and 1992.

Orejuela then played one season with neighbours Rayo Vallecano, appearing more but being again relegated from the top level. He subsequently returned to Mallorca for a further campaign, now in the second division, and retired at 36 after a spell in the amateur championships.

Honours

Atlético Madrid

Copa del Rey: 1990–91,^[4] 1991–92

References

^ Mentruit, Imma (15 March 1987). "24 horas en la vida de... Antonio Orejuela" [24 hours in the life of... Antonio Orejuela]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 October 2012.
^ Pallas, Joan-Pau (20 June 1983). "Orejuela: El último emigrante" [Orejuela: the last immigrant]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 October 2012.
^ Martínez de Zúñiga, Javier (5 September 1983). "0–0: Osasuna y Salamanca, tal para cual" [0–0: Osasuna and Salamanca, to each their own]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 May 2018.
^ Carbajosa, Carlos E. (30 June 1991). "El Mallorca, finalista elemplar" [Mallorca, the perfect finalists]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 February 2014.

External links

Antonio Orejuela at BDFutbol
Antonio Orejuela at fussballdaten.de (in German)

[1] Mentruit, Imma (15 March 1987). "24 horas en la vida de... Antonio Orejuela" [24 hours in the life of... Antonio Orejuela]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 October 2012.

[2] Pallas, Joan-Pau (20 June 1983). "Orejuela: El último emigrante" [Orejuela: the last immigrant]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 October 2012.

[3] Martínez de Zúñiga, Javier (5 September 1983). "0–0: Osasuna y Salamanca, tal para cual" [0–0: Osasuna and Salamanca, to each their own]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 May 2018.

[4] Carbajosa, Carlos E. (30 June 1991). "El Mallorca, finalista elemplar" [Mallorca, the perfect finalists]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 February 2014.

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