José María Movilla
Spanish footballer
José María Movilla Cubero (born 8 February 1975) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played mainly as a central midfielder.
He played 299 La Liga matches in ten seasons, representing mainly Zaragoza and retiring at 39.
Club career
An unsuccessful graduate from Real Madrid's system, Madrid-born Movilla started his professional career with modest clubs Moscardó, Numancia and Ourense. He signed with Málaga in January 1998, being instrumental in the Andalusia side's promotion from Segunda División B to La Liga in just two years.
Returning to Segunda División, Movilla joined Atlético Madrid, where he managed another promotion in the 2001–02 season while playing all 38 games. He arrived on loan to Real Zaragoza in January 2004, helping them to avoid top-flight relegation and win the Copa del Rey.
The move was made permanent subsequently, and Movilla spent three additional campaigns with the Aragonese, after which he joined newly promoted Real Murcia. At the start of 2008–09, with the side now in the second division, he was, alongside Paco Gallardo, ousted from the squad by coach Javier Clemente, only being reinstated after the latter's dismissal in December 2008.
On 4 July 2009, Movilla moved close to home as he agreed to a two-year contract at Rayo Vallecano. In 2010–11, he contributed 41 matches and 3,269 minutes in a return to the top flight after eight years.
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