José Luis Rodríguez Loreto (born 10 February 1971) is a Spanish retired

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who played as a striker, currently

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of CD Cuarte. Over six seasons, he amassed

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figures of 176 games and 49 goals in representation of Betis, Logroñés and

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. In

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, he totalled 35 appearances for Betis and

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Club career

Loreto was born in

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. After making his professional debut with

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, scoring two goals in 23 games for an eventual

relegation in the 1990–91 season, he excelled at neighbours

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in the

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, which prompted a return to the top flight as he signed for

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. However, Loreto was grossly unsettled at the

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ese, and played one season in the

, being crucial for

CD Logroñés Club Deportivo Logroñés, S.A.D. was a Spanish football team based in Logroño, in the autonomous community of La Rioja. Founded in 1940, it last played in '' Regional Preferente de La Rioja''. Due to financial problems, since 2009 the club ha ...

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whilst on loan. At the end of the campaign, he was released and spent a further four years in the third tier with Córdoba and

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. Loreto's career revived the following years, with

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, being relatively important as the team returned to the top division in 2003 by netting four times in 26 matches. He was subsequently released, and ended his career in 2006 at the age of 35 following spells in the lower leagues.

Honours

Zaragoza *

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: 1994–95 Murcia *

: 2002–03

References

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Beticopedia profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Loreto, Jose Luis 1971 births Living people 20th-century Spanish sportsmen Spanish men's footballers Footballers from Seville Men's association football forwards La Liga players Segunda División players Segunda División B players Tercera División players Betis Deportivo Balompié footballers Real Betis players Córdoba CF players Real Zaragoza players CD Logroñés footballers Cádiz CF players Real Murcia CF players FC Cartagena footballers Orihuela CF players Spain men's youth international footballers Spain men's under-21 international footballers Spain men's under-23 international footballers Spanish football managers Segunda División B managers Tercera División managers Segunda Federación managers Tercera Federación managers CD Ebro managers Real Murcia CF managers