Antonio Orejuela

Antonio Orejuela

Personal information
Full name	Antonio José Orejuela Rivero
Date of birth	(1960-12-02) 2 December 1960
Place of birth	Madrid, Spain
Height
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
1968–1978	Ilsbach
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1978–1982	TSV Hanau
1982–1983	FSV Frankfurt	30	(4)
1983–1984	Salamanca	33	(9)
1984–1988	Mallorca	142	(16)
1988–1993	Atlético Madrid	73	(8)
1993–1994	Rayo Vallecano	29	(3)
1994	Granada	6	(0)
1994–1995	Mallorca	14	(0)
1996–1997	Atlético Baleares
International career
1987	Spain U21	1	(0)
1987–1988	Spain U23	4	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Orejuela and the second or maternal family name is Rivero.

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).

Football career

After immigrating with his parents to the country at the age of six, Madrid-born Orejuela began his professional career in Germany, playing in the second division with FSV Frankfurt. In 1983 he returned to his homeland, starting with UD Salamanca 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, playing the full 90 minutes in a 0–0 away draw against CA Osasuna on 4 September 1983.

In the 1988–89 campaign, Orejuela signed for Atlético Madrid. During his five-year stay with the Colchoneros he played regularly in the first two, but suffered greatly with injuries in the other three (just 12 matches combined), precisely as the capital club 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, 1991–92

External links

• Antonio Orejuela profile at BDFutbol
• Antonio Orejuela profile at Fussballdaten