Jorge Morcillo

Jorge García Morcillo (born 11 March 1986) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a central defender for Recreativo de Huelva.

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is García and the second or maternal family name is Morcillo.
Jorge Morcillo
Personal information
Full name Jorge García Morcillo
Date of birth (1986-03-11) 11 March 1986
Place of birth Valencia, Spain
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position(s) Centre back
Club information
Current team
 Recreativo
Number 3
Youth career
Valencia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2007 Puçol 17 (1)
2007–2009 Valencia B 0 (0)
2007–2008 → Jaén (loan) 13 (0)
2008–2009 → Benidorm (loan) 25 (1)
2009 Córdoba 0 (0)
2009–2011 Alavés 57 (2)
2011–2012 Alcoyano 30 (1)
2012–2014 Recreativo 66 (7)
2014–2015 Rayo Vallecano 13 (1)
2015–2018 Almería 92 (7)
2018–2019 Ironi Kiryat Shmona 22 (2)
2019– Recreativo 13 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:53, 26 December 2019 (UTC)

Club career

Born in Valencia, Valencian Community, Morcillo graduated from Valencia CF's youth setup, and made his senior debut with lowly neighbours UD Puçol. He moved back to the former in the summer of 2007, being subsequently loaned to Segunda División B sides Real Jaén and Benidorm CF.[1]

In July 2009, Morcillo terminated his contract with Valencia and joined Córdoba CF of Segunda División.[2] He left the Andalusians on 29 December, and moved to Deportivo Alavés in the third level.[3]

After two seasons with the Basque club, Morcillo signed with CD Alcoyano, freshly promoted to the second tier.[4] He played his first match as a professional on 27 August 2011, starting in a 1–1 home draw against CD Numancia,[5] and scored his first goal roughly a month later, netting his side's only in a 1–1 draw to Villarreal CF B also at the Estadio El Collao.[6]

On 2 July 2012, Morcillo joined Recreativo de Huelva after agreeing to a two-year deal.[7] He scored a career-best six goals in 35 games in his second season, helping the oldest club in Spain to the eighth position.[8]

On 16 June 2014, Morcillo signed a three-year contract with La Liga's Rayo Vallecano.[9] He made his debut in the competition on 31 August, coming on as a substitute for Alberto Bueno in a 2–2 draw at Deportivo de La Coruña.[10]

Morcillo scored his first goal in the Spanish top flight on 23 May 2015, netting his team's second in a 2–4 home loss against Real Sociedad.[11] On 4 July, he severed ties with the Madrid organisation and signed a three-year contract with UD Almería in the second level.[12]

On 19 July 2019, after one year in the Israel Premier League with Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona FC, Morcillo returned to Recreativo, who now competed in the third division.[13]

Personal life

On 15 June 2018, Morcillo was arrested after being accused of match fixing.[14] He was subsequently released, after the police declared the evidence against him to be 'inconclusive'.[15]

References
  1. El club consigue la cesión de Morcillo (Club gets loan of Morcillo); Diario Información, 14 August 2008 (in Spanish)
  2. El defensa valenciano Jorge García Morcillo, nuevo fichaje del Córdoba (Valencian defender Jorge García Morcillo, new signing of Córdoba); Diario Córdoba, 17 July 2009 (in Spanish)
  3. El lateral Jorge Morcillo ya se ejercita junto a sus nuevos compañeros (Full back Jorge Morcillo already trains with his new teammates); Noticias de Álava, 29 December 2009 (in Spanish)
  4. Morcillo ficha por el Alcoyano (Morcillo signs for Alcoyano); Marca, 11 July 2011 (in Spanish)
  5. El Collao vuelve a Segunda con tablas (El Collao returns to Segunda with a draw); Marca, 27 August 2011 (in Spanish)
  6. El Alcoyano se queda sin premio en El Collao (Alcoyano have no final prize at El Collao); Marca, 24 September 2011 (in Spanish)
  7. Morcillo ya es del Recreativo (Morcillo is already from Recreativo); Marca, 2 July 2012 (in Spanish)
  8. A Morcillo “no” le vale éxito individual sin el colectivo (Morcillo does “not” want individual success if not accompanied by team one); Huelva Hoy, 14 May 2014 (in Spanish)
  9. Morcillo nuevo jugador del Rayo (Morcillo new player of Rayo) Archived 19 June 2014 at the Wayback Machine; Rayo Vallecano, 16 June 2014 (in Spanish)
  10. Deportivo La Coruña 2–2 Rayo Vallecano; ESPN FC, 31 August 2014
  11. Dos chispazos liquidan al Rayo (Two sparks do Rayo in); Marca, 23 May 2015 (in Spanish)
  12. El Almería refuerza su defensa con el fichaje de Morcillo, procedente del Rayo (Almería bolster defence with the signing of Morcillo, from Rayo); UD Almería, 4 July 2015 (in Spanish)
  13. "Morcillo, nuevo jugador del Recre" [Morcillo, new player of Recre] (in Spanish). Recreativo Huelva. 19 July 2019. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
  14. "Morcillo, capitán del Almería, detenido por presunto amaño de partidos" [Morcillo, captain of Almería, arrested for alleged match-fixing] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 15 June 2018. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
  15. "Morcillo, acusado de amaño de partidos, salió impune y sigue jugando en Israel" [Morcillo, accused of match-fixing, left scot-free and is still playing in Israel] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 28 May 2019. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
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