Chuli

Manuel Jesús Vázquez Florido (born 25 January 1991), known as Chuli, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Recreativo de Huelva as a striker.

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Vázquez and the second or maternal family name is Florido.
Chuli
Personal information
Full name Manuel Jesús Vázquez Florido
Date of birth (1991-01-25) 25 January 1991
Place of birth Huelva, Spain
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
Playing position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 Recreativo
Number 12
Youth career
2004–2005 Santa Marta
2005–2006 Recreativo
2006–2010 Espanyol
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2011 Espanyol B 21 (1)
2011–2012 Recreativo B 30 (22)
2012–2013 Recreativo 40 (15)
2013–2015 Betis 14 (0)
2015 → Leganés (loan) 21 (11)
2015–2017 Almería 47 (6)
2017 → Getafe (loan) 18 (5)
2017–2019 Getafe 0 (0)
2018 → Lugo (loan) 12 (1)
2018–2019 → Extremadura (loan) 22 (1)
2019– Recreativo 17 (2)
National team
2009 Spain U18 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 January 2020

Club career

Recreativo

Born in Huelva, Andalusia, Chuli spent his first year as a senior with RCD Espanyol's B-team, appearing sparingly and suffering relegation from Segunda División B. On 22 January 2011 he scored his first goal as a senior, in a 4–0 home win against CF Amposta for the Tercera División championship.[1] In the summer of 2011 he joined Recreativo de Huelva, initially being assigned to the reserves also in the fourth level; he first played officially with the main squad on 16 May 2012, against Córdoba CF.[2]

Chuli was definitely promoted to Recre's first team for 2012–13, after scoring 22 goals with the B's the previous season, featuring in the very first game of the campaign against Xerez CD.[3] On 8 September he netted twice and gained a penalty, in a 3–2 home win against Real Murcia.[4]

On 6 October 2012, Chuli continued with his form, scoring a hat-trick in a 4–2 home success over AD Alcorcón – one of the goals was Recreativo's 1,500th in Segunda División.[5] He finished the season with 15 goals (in the league and overall), helping the oldest club in Spain easily avoid relegation.

Betis

On 8 May 2013, Chuli signed a four-year deal with neighbouring Real Betis, which paid €600.000 for his services.[6] He made his La Liga debut on 25 August by playing roughly 30 minutes in a 1–2 home loss against Celta de Vigo,[7] and scored his first goal for his new club on 7 November, again coming as a second-half substitute, in a 1–0 win at Vitória S.C. in the campaign's UEFA Europa League.[8]

On 1 September 2014, Chuli was supposed to move on loan to Real Zaragoza in a season-long deal,[9] but nothing came of it.[10] On 7 January 2015, he was loaned to CD Leganés until June.[11]

Almería

On 9 July 2015, Chuli signed a five-year deal with UD Almería, recently relegated from the top level.[12] The following 31 January, he scored a brace in a 2–1 home win against Real Zaragoza.[13]

Getafe

On 31 January 2017, Chuli signed for Getafe CF on loan, with Karim Yoda moving in the opposite direction.[14] After contributing with five goals (including a brace in a 4–0 home defeat of his former club Almería[15]) as his side achieved top flight promotion, he put pen to paper to a permanent contract.[16]

On 12 December 2017, after making no league appearances during the campaign, Chuli was loaned to second tier's CD Lugo until the following 30 June.[17] The following 14 August, he moved to fellow league team Extremadura UD also in a temporary deal.[18]

References
  1. Espanyol B 4–Amposta 0: Quatre, i podrien haver estat més (Espanyol B 4–Amposta 0: Four, and it could have been more) Archived 6 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine; Pericos Online, 22 January 2011 (in Catalan)
  2. El Córdoba acelera hacia los 'playoff' (Córdoba accelerate towards the playoffs); Marca, 16 May 2012 (in Spanish)
  3. El Xerez empieza con cabeza la Liga Adelante (Xerez start Liga Adelante using their head); Marca, 18 August 2012 (in Spanish)
  4. 'Chuli' marca diferencias en un choque de alternativas ('Chuli' makes a difference in two-way clash); Marca, 8 September 2012 (in Spanish)
  5. Al Decano no hay quien le tosa en el Nuevo Colombino (No one tells the Dean what to do at the Nuevo Colombino); Marca, 6 October 2012 (in Spanish)
  6. Chuli, el tercer fichaje del Betis (Chuli, third Betis' signing); Marca, 8 May 2013 (in Spanish)
  7. "Charles and Nolito on target in Celta success". ESPN FC. 25 August 2013. Archived from the original on 5 January 2014. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
  8. "Last-gasp Chuli sends Betis clear at the top". UEFA. 7 November 2013. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
  9. "Chuli jugará cedido durante la campaña 2014–2015 en el Real Zaragoza" [Chuli will play on loan at Zaragoza during the 2014–2015 campaign] (in Spanish). Real Betis. 1 September 2014. Archived from the original on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
  10. "Chuli permanecerá en la primera plantilla durante la campaña 2014–2015" [Chuli will remain in the first team during the 2014–2015 campaign] (in Spanish). Real Betis. 2 September 2014. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
  11. "Chuli, cedido al Leganés" [Chuli, loaned to Leganés] (in Spanish). Marca. 7 January 2015. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
  12. "El Almería cierra el fichaje del delantero Chuli, que firma por cinco temporadas" [Almería complete the signing of forward Chuli, who signs for five seasons] (in Spanish). UD Almería. 9 July 2015. Archived from the original on 10 July 2015. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  13. "2–1. Importante victoria del Almería" [2–1. Important Almería win] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 31 January 2016. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
  14. Karim Yoda llega del Getafe, a donde se marcha cedido Chuli (Karim Yoda arrives from Getafe, to where Chuli moves on loan); UD Almería, 31 January 2017 (in Spanish)
  15. "Chuli mete al Getafe en el playoff y deja al Almería tiritando" [Chuli puts Getafe in playoff and leaves Almería in the cold] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 4 June 2017. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
  16. Chuli, Gorosito y Portillo con mucha illusión (Chuli, Gorosito and Portillo as eager as can be); Getafe CF, 19 July 2017 (in Spanish)
  17. "Chuli se incorpora al CD Lugo" [Chuli joins CD Lugo] (in Spanish). CD Lugo. 12 December 2017. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
  18. "Cedido al Extremadura" [Loaned to Extremadura] (in Spanish). Getafe CF. 14 August 2018. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
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