Joan Oriol

Joan Oriol Gràcia (Catalan pronunciation: [ʒuˈan uɾiˈɔl]; born 5 November 1986) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Lleida Esportiu as a left back.

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Oriol and the second or maternal family name is Gràcia.
Joan Oriol
Personal information
Full name Joan Oriol Garcia
Date of birth (1986-11-05) 5 November 1986
Place of birth Cambrils, Spain
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position(s) Left back
Club information
Current team
 Lleida Esportiu
Number 3
Youth career
2004–2005 Cambrils
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2007 Pobla Mafumet
2006–2007 → Reus (loan) 33 (0)
2007–2008 Gavà 34 (2)
2008–2010 Villarreal B 66 (3)
2010–2013 Villarreal 50 (0)
2013–2014 Osasuna 11 (0)
2014–2015 Blackpool 11 (0)
2015 Rapid București 13 (0)
2015–2017 Mallorca 62 (1)
2017–2018 Atromitos 0 (0)
2018 Cornellà 9 (0)
2018– Lleida Esportiu 61 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 March 2020

Club career

Born in Cambrils, Tarragona, Catalonia, Oriol played lower league or amateur football in his first four years as a senior. In the 2008–09 season he helped Villarreal CF's B-team promote to Segunda División for the first time ever, scoring two goals in 32 games.

Oriol made his debut for the main squad on 6 January 2010, playing the full 90 minutes and being booked in a 1–1 away draw against RC Celta de Vigo for the round of 16 in the Copa del Rey.[1] On 27 November of that year he made his first appearance in La Liga, starting in a 3–0 victory at Real Zaragoza.[2]

From 2011 to 2013, Oriol was both relegated and promoted with the Yellow Submarine, featuring in an average of 22 matches in the process. On 2 July 2013 the free agent signed a three-year contract with CA Osasuna, with a €5 million clause.[3]

In early August 2014, following Osasuna's relegation, Oriol agreed to a one-year deal with the option of a further year with Football League Championship side Blackpool, linking up with his twin brother Eduard.[4] On 12 January 2015, his contract was terminated by mutual consent.[5]

On 4 July 2015, after a short spell at FC Rapid București in Romania, Oriol signed a two-year contract with RCD Mallorca.[6] On 31 August 2017, after being relegated to Segunda División B, he agreed to a 1+1 deal at Atromitos F.C. from Greece.[7]

Personal life

Oriol's twin brother, Eduard, was also a footballer. A winger, he shared teams with his sibling on several occasions.[8]

References
  1. El Madrigal dictará sentencia (El Madrigal will dictate the sentence); Marca, 6 January 2010 (in Spanish)
  2. Miserable start for Aguirre Archived 28 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine; ESPN FC, 27 November 2010
  3. Joan Oriol: "Osasuna no se va a arrepentir de haberme fichado" (Joan Oriol: "Osasuna will not regret having signed me"); Diario AS, 2 July 2013 (in Spanish)
  4. "Blackpool: Joan Oriol joins after leaving Spanish club Osasuna". BBC Sport. 4 August 2014. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
  5. "Oriol twins head out of Pool". Blackpool Gazette. 13 January 2015. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
  6. "Joan Oriol un nuevo refuerzo para el Real Mallorca" [Joan Oriol a new addition for Real Mallorca] (in Spanish). RCD Mallorca. 4 July 2015. Archived from the original on 20 June 2013. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
  7. "Στον Ατρόμητο ο Οριόλ" [Atromitos announced Oriol] (in Greek). Sport 24. 31 August 2017. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
  8. Edu y Joan Oriol: tú al Barça, yo al Villarreal (Edu and Joan Oriol: you go to Barça, i go to Villarreal); Mundo Deportivo, 29 December 2010 (in Spanish)
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