Jonatan Valle (Spanish footballer)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Valle and the second or maternal family name is Trueba.

Jonatan Valle

Personal information
Full name	Jonatan Valle Trueba
Date of birth	(1984-12-30) 30 December 1984 (age 40)
Place of birth	Santander, Spain
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
	Racing Santander
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2002–2003	Racing B	28	(5)
2003–2009	Racing Santander	74	(2)
2006–2007	→ Málaga (loan)	26	(1)
2008–2009	→ Ponferradina (loan)	35	(11)
2009–2010	Castellón	17	(0)
2010	→ Ponferradina (loan)	14	(3)
2010–2011	Leganés	26	(4)
2012	Rubin Kazan	3	(0)
2012–2014	Recreativo	55	(6)
2014–2015	Lugo	16	(0)
2015–2016	Burgos	14	(0)
2017	Bergantiños	7	(0)
International career
1999	Spain U16	1	(0)
2002	Spain U20	3	(1)
2004	Spain U21	4	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jonatan Valle Trueba (born 30 December 1984) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

He made his La Liga debut with Racing de Santander at the age of 18, going on to appear in 82 competitive games for the club.[1] He added 114 matches and seven goals in Segunda División over five seasons, in representation of four teams.

Club career

Valle was born in Santander. A youth product of Racing de Santander, he first appeared in La Liga on the final matchday of the 2002–03 season, playing 11 minutes in a 2–3 home loss against CA Osasuna.[2] He was promoted to the first team for the following campaign, but would never be an undisputed starter. On 20 December 2003, he scored a late penalty in a 2–2 draw at Atlético Madrid.[3]

After spending 2006–07 on loan to Segunda División side Málaga CF, Valle returned to Santander, playing almost no part in the Cantabrians first-ever qualification to the UEFA Cup after finishing sixth (only eight matches, one start). For the 2008–09 season he was loaned again, to SD Ponferradina in the Segunda División B.[4]

In July 2009, Valle was bought by CD Castellón, with Racing retaining an option to reacquire the player.[5] However, merely five months later, he returned to Ponferrada on loan until the end of the campaign,[6] contributing with 11 starts and three goals as the club returned to the second level after a three-year absence.[7]

In the following six years, Valle alternated between his country's second and third tiers,[8][9][10] also having a very brief spell in the Russian Premier League with FC Rubin Kazan.[11] On 8 February 2017, the 32-year-old free agent signed with amateurs Bergantiños CF.[12]

Club statistics

As of 29 September 2015

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Racing Santander	2002–03[13]	La Liga	1	0	0	0	—		1	0
	2003–04[13]	La Liga	25	2	2	0	4[a]	1	31	3
	2004–05[13]	La Liga	22	0	2	0	—		24	0
	2005–06[13]	La Liga	18	0	0	0	—		18	0
	2007–08[13]	La Liga	8	0	0	0	—		8	0
	Total		74	2	4	0	4	1	82	3
Málaga (loan)	2006–07[13]	Segunda División	26	1	3	0	—		29	1
Ponferradina (loan)	2008–09[13]	Segunda División B	35	11	4	0	4[b]	1	43	12
Castellón	2009–10[13]	Segunda División	17	0	1	0	—		18	0
Ponferradina (loan)	2009–10[13]	Segunda División B	14	3	0	0	2[b]	1	16	4
Leganés	2010–11[13]	Segunda División B	26	4	0	0	1[b]	0	27	4
Rubin	2011–12[14]	Russian Premier League	2	0	1	0	—		3	0
Recreativo	2012–13[13]	Segunda División	37	5	1	0	—		38	5
	2013–14[13]	Segunda División	18	1	0	0	—		18	1
	Total		55	6	1	0	—		56	6
Lugo	2014–15[13]	Segunda División	16	0	0	0	—		16	0
Burgos	2015–16[13]	Segunda División B	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
Career total			265	27	14	0	11	3	290	30

1. Appearances in UEFA Intertoto Cup
2. Appearances in Promotion Play-offs

Honours

Ponferradina

• Segunda División B: 2009–10

Rubin Kazan

• Russian Cup: 2011–12

References

1. Jonathan Valle: "Entre los 15 y los 18 años desperdicié el tiempo" (Jonathan Valle: "Between the age of 15 and 18 I wasted my time"); Cadena SER, 6 October 2010 (in Spanish)
2. Osasuna dice adiós a la temporada con triunfo (Osasuna bid farewell to season with win); El Mundo, 21 June 2003 (in Spanish)
3. El buque insignia quedó tocado y el Atlético se vio perdido (Figurehead took a hit and Atlético lost their way); ABC, 21 December 2003 (in Spanish)
4. Jonatan Valle jugará cedido en la Ponferradina (Jonatan Valle will play with Ponferradina on loan); Marca, 18 July 2008 (in Spanish)
5. El Castellón presenta a Jonathan Valle y César Martín (Castellón present Jonathan Valle and César Martín); Marca, 27 July 2009 (in Spanish)
6. Jonatan Valle regresa a El Toralín cedido (Jonatan Valle returns to El Toralín on loan); Diario de León, 20 January 2010 (in Spanish)
7. Los palos y un gol polémico dejan tocado al Sant Andreu (Posts and controversial goal leave Sant Andreu hurting); Marca, 16 May 2010 (in Spanish)
8. 'El otro Iniesta', en el paro ('The other Iniesta', unemployed); El País, 1 February 2012 (in Spanish)
9. Jonathan Valle, del Rubin Kazán, primer fichaje del Recre (Jonathan Valle, of Rubin Kazan, first Recre signing); Diario AS, 18 June 2012 (in Spanish)
10. El día que Jonatan Valle emuló a Messi en el Anxo Carro (The day Jonatan Valle was Messi at Anxo Carro); Marca, 17 November 2014 (in Spanish)
11. Jonathan Valle ficha por el Rubin Kazan hasta final de temporada (Jonathan Valle signs for Rubin Kazan until end of season); El Diario Montañés, 13 February 2012 (in Spanish)
12. Jonatan Valle ficha por el Bergantiños (Jonatan Valle signs for Bergantiños); Contrameta, 8 February 2017 (in Spanish)
13. "Jonatan Valle: Jonatan Valle Trueba". BDFutbol. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
14. "Jonathan Valle". Soccerway. Retrieved 1 October 2015.

External links

• Jonatan Valle at BDFutbol
• Jonatan Valle at Futbolme (in Spanish)
• Jonatan Valle at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)