René Román
René Román Hinojo (born 15 December 1983), known simply as René, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for SD Ponferradina on loan from UD Almería as a goalkeeper.
René with Girona in 2016 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | René Román Hinojo | ||
Date of birth | 15 December 1983 | ||
Place of birth | El Bosque, Spain | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Playing position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Club information | |||
Current team |
Ponferradina (on loan from Almería) | ||
Number | 25 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2002–2006 | Arcos | ||
2006–2007 | Portuense | 15 | (0) |
2007–2009 | Betis B | 48 | (0) |
2009–2010 | Estepona | 18 | (0) |
2010–2012 | Cacereño | 70 | (0) |
2012 | Cartagena | 1 | (0) |
2013 | Barakaldo | 9 | (0) |
2013–2014 | Jaén | 33 | (0) |
2014–2016 | Llagostera | 68 | (0) |
2016–2017 | Girona | 21 | (0) |
2017– | Almería | 94 | (0) |
2020– | → Ponferradina (loan) | 3 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:12, 14 February 2020 (UTC) |
Club career
Born in El Bosque, Cádiz, René made his senior debut with local Arcos CF in the 2002–03 season. He first arrived in Segunda División B in the summer of 2006, signing with Racing Club Portuense.
In the following years, René continued competing in the third level and his native Andalusia, representing Real Betis B (being named to the first team's substitutes bench on three occasions), Unión Estepona CF[1] and CP Cacereño. In July 2012 he signed with fellow league club FC Cartagena,[2] being released the following month[3] and remaining a free agent until January 2013, when he moved to Barakaldo CF.[4]
On 21 July 2013, René signed with Real Jaén, recently promoted to Segunda División.[5] On 11 September, aged 29, he appeared in his first professional match, a 1–0 home win against CD Numancia in the second round of the Copa del Rey;[6] he made his league debut on 20 October, in a 1–0 victory over AD Alcorcón also at the Nuevo Estadio de La Victoria.[7]
On 16 July 2014, René moved to UE Llagostera also in the second tier.[8] On 29 June 2016, after suffering relegation, he joined fellow league team Girona FC after agreeing to a two-year deal.[9]
René contributed with 21 appearances during the season, sharing starting duties with Bono as the Catalan club achieved promotion to La Liga for the first time ever. He left on 5 July 2017,[10] and signed a two-year contract with UD Almería just hours later.[11]
On 22 May 2019, having been an undisputed first-choice, René renewed his contract at the Estadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos for a further two years.[12] The following 22 January, however, he was loaned to SD Ponferradina also of the second division for the remainder of the campaign.[13]
References
- Unión Estepona: en camino René. (Unión Estepona: René on his way); esFutbol, 18 August 2009 (in Spanish)
- El FC Cartagena ficha a Campins y René (FC Cartagena sign Campins and René); No Solo Efesé, 9 July 2012 (in Spanish)
- René deja de ser portero del Cartagena tras ser fichado este mismo verano (René is no longer a Cartagena goalkeeper after being signed the same summer); La Verdad, 30 August 2012 (in Spanish)
- Oficial: Barakaldo, firma René (Official: Barakaldo, René signs); Todo Mercado Web, 28 January 2013 (in Spanish)
- Rene Román y José Manuel Cruz refuerzan al Real Jaén (Rene Román and José Manuel Cruz bolster Real Jaén); Marca, 21 July 2013 (in Spanish)
- El Real Jaén confirma su recuperación ante el Numancia (Jaén confirm recovery against Numancia); Marca, 11 September 2013 (in Spanish)
- Jona aprieta la zona de abajo (Jona puts pressure on relegation zone); Marca, 20 October 2013 (in Spanish)
- René Román ficha para reforzar la portería del Llagostera (René Roman signs to bolster Llagostera's goal); Marca, 16 July 2014 (in Spanish)
- El Girona fitxa el porter René Román (Girona sign goalkeeper René Román); Girona FC, 29 June 2016 (in Catalan)
- El Girona i René arriben a un acord per rescindir el contracte que els vinculava (Girona and René reach an agreement to terminate the contract which linked them); Girona FC, 5 July 2017 (in Catalan)
- El Almería ficha a René (Girona) y Fernando (UCAM) para blindar su portería (Almería sign René (Girona) and Fernando (UCAM) to complete their goal); UD Almería, 5 July 2017 (in Spanish)
- "René y Fernando renuevan por dos temporadas" [René and Fernando renew for two seasons] (in Spanish). UD Almería. 22 May 2019. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
- "René, Owona and Chema leave UD Almería". UD Almería. 22 January 2020. Retrieved 14 February 2020.