Urbano Ortega
Template:Short description Template:Family name hatnote Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox football biography Urbano Ortega Cuadros (born 22 December 1961), known simply as Urbano, is a Spanish former footballer who played as a midfielder.
Over the course of 16 La Liga seasons (18 for his career), he amassed totals of 301 games and 16 goals, mainly for Espanyol and Barcelona.
Club career
Urbano was born in Beas de Segura, Province of Jaén. After starting out at Real Jaén and RCD Español,[1] he signed with Catalonia neighbours FC Barcelona in 1982. He only started in two of his nine seasons during his Camp Nou spell, being mainly used as a backup.
Subsequently, Urbano returned to Español for two more seasons, with top-flight relegation in 1992–93.[1] He closed out his professional career in 1996, after playing with modest UE Lleida (one year) and CP Mérida (two), with two additional campaigns in the top division, one with each team.
Urbano began coaching in 2003, assisting former Barça teammate Esteban Vigo at numerous clubs, including Romania's FC Dinamo București.[2] His first head coach experience arrived in 2007–08 in Segunda División B, with CD Baza. He resigned in June 2008, as the side dropped down a tier.[3]
After working as a scout for Barcelona and Villarreal CF, Urbano returned to another former club, Espanyol (as they were now known), in July 2009, as a sporting director.[4]
International career
Urbano never earned a senior cap for Spain, but was a regular for its under-21 team, also competing at the 1980 Summer Olympics.[5][6]
Honours
Barcelona
- La Liga: 1990–91
- Copa del Rey: 1982–83, 1987–88, 1989–90
- Supercopa de España: 1983
- Copa de la Liga: 1986
- UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: 1988–89
References
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- 1961 births
- Living people
- 20th-century Spanish sportsmen
- Spanish men's footballers
- Footballers from the Province of Jaén (Spain)
- Men's association football midfielders
- La Liga players
- Segunda División players
- Segunda División B players
- Real Jaén footballers
- RCD Espanyol footballers
- FC Barcelona players
- UE Lleida players
- CP Mérida footballers
- Málaga CF players
- Spain men's youth international footballers
- Spain men's under-21 international footballers
- Spain men's under-23 international footballers
- Spain men's amateur international footballers
- Olympic footballers for Spain
- Footballers at the 1980 Summer Olympics
- Spanish football managers
- Segunda División B managers
- FC Barcelona non-playing staff
- Villarreal CF non-playing staff
- Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Romania