Jorge Larena

Template:Short description Template:Family name hatnote Template:Infobox football biography Jorge Larena-Avellaneda Roig (born 29 September 1981), known as Larena, is a Spanish former professional footballer who played usually as an attacking midfielder.

He played 193 La Liga matches over seven seasons (15 goals), in representation of three teams, mainly Las Palmas for which he also appeared in the Segunda División. He also spent five years in the Cypriot First Division at the service of AEK Larnaca.

Club career

Larena was born in Las Palmas, Canary Islands. A product of hometown club UD Las Palmas' youth ranks, he played one game for the first team in the 1999–2000 season as they returned to La Liga after an absence of 12 years, and was first choice the following two top-flight campaigns, suffering relegation in the second after scoring seven goals from 36 matches. He made his debut in the competition on 23 September 2000, six days before his 19th birthday, in a 1–1 home draw against Real Valladolid.

In summer 2002, Larena signed for Atlético Madrid, being regularly played by the Colchoneros over three seasons but rarely as a starter (37 appearances in that condition). Subsequently, he joined fellow top-division side RC Celta de Vigo, being relegated at the end of 2006–07. He scored six times the following year, but the Galicians nearly dropped down another level.

On 16 July 2008, Larena returned to his native region and Las Palmas, agreeing to a three-year contract with the Segunda División club. He made his official debut on 30 August, playing the entire 1–0 loss at Real Sociedad.

Larena appeared in only 13 matches (617 minutes of action) in 2010–11, and did not have his contract renewed. After being released by Las Palmas he went on trial at Football League One's AFC Bournemouth and Greenock Morton in the Scottish Football League First Division, but nothing came of it and he eventually signed for SD Huesca.

Having joined in 2014 at the age of 33, Larena then spent several seasons in the Cypriot First Division with AEK Larnaca FC, sharing teams with a host of compatriots.

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Las Palmas	1999–2000	Segunda División	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	2000–01	La Liga	32	1	1	0	—		33	1
	2001–02		36	7	2	0	—		38	7
	Total		69	8	3	0	—		72	8
Atlético Madrid	2002–03	La Liga	28	1	4	0	—		32	1
	2003–04		29	2	4	0	—		33	2
	2004–05		26	1	4	0	3Template:Efn	0	33	1
	Total		83	4	12	0	3	0	98	4
Celta	2005–06	La Liga	26	2	4	0	—		30	2
	2006–07		16	1	2	0	4Template:Efn	0	22	1
	2007–08	Segunda División	35	6	1	0	—		36	6
	Total		77	9	7	0	4	0	88	9
Las Palmas	2008–09	Segunda División	39	0	0	0	—		30	2
	2009–10		29	2	0	0	—		29	2
	2010–11		13	2	1	1	—		14	3
	Total		81	4	1	1	—		82	5
Huesca	2011–12	Segunda División	18	1	0	0	—		18	1
	2012–13		37	0	0	0	—		37	0
	Total		55	1	0	0	—		55	1
Recreativo	2013–14	Segunda División	29	1	4	0	—		33	1
AEK Larnaca	2014–15	Cypriot First Division	30	5	6	0	—		36	5
	2015–16		27	4	1	0	2Template:Efn	0	30	4
	2016–17		32	5	4	0	8Template:Efn	0	44	5
	2017–18		32	7	4	1	8Template:Efn	1	44	9
	2018–19		30	3	5	0	9Template:Efn	2	44	5
	Total		151	24	20	1	27	3	198	28
Career total			545	51	47	2	34	3	626	56

Honours

AEK Larnaca

• Cypriot Cup: 2017–18
• Cypriot Super Cup: 2018

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