José Luis Deus

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Deus and the second or maternal family name is Rodríguez.
José Luis Deus
Personal information
Full name José Luis Deus Rodríguez
Date of birth (1977-01-12) 12 January 1977 (age 48)
Place of birth Lausanne, Switzerland
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
Deportivo La Coruña
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–1998 Deportivo B 72 (20)
1996–2001 Deportivo La Coruña 12 (0)
1998–1999 → Hércules (loan) 30 (4)
1999–2000 → Racing Ferrol (loan) 44 (14)
2000–2001 → Braga (loan) 10 (1)
2001–2002 Gimnàstic 40 (9)
2002–2004 Xerez 47 (2)
2004–2006 Salamanca 64 (12)
2006–2008 Terrassa 56 (2)
2008–2009 Racing Ferrol 12 (1)
2009–2011 Bergantiños 34 (7)
2011–2012 Sanluqueño 34 (1)
Total 455 (73)
International career
1995 Spain U18 4 (2)
1997 Spain U20 7 (3)
1998 Spain U21 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

José Luis Deus Rodríguez (born 12 January 1977) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a striker.

He played 140 Segunda División matches over five seasons, scoring a total of 18 goals for Hércules, Gimnàstic, Xerez and Salamanca. In La Liga, he appeared for Deportivo de La Coruña.

Club career

Born in Lausanne, Switzerland to Spanish immigrants, Deus started his career with Deportivo de La Coruña, being mainly associated to the reserve side during his tenure. His La Liga input with the first team consisted of 12 scoreless appearances, the first coming on 8 September 1996 in a 1–1 away draw against RC Celta de Vigo where he played 23 minutes.[1]

In the summer of 1998, Deus signed with Segunda División club Hércules CF, featuring regularly but being relegated. He won a promotion the following season with Racing de Ferrol, from Segunda División B.[2]

Still owned by Deportivo, Deus then joined S.C. Braga of the Portuguese Primeira Liga.[3] After leaving the Estadio Riazor he spent four consecutive seasons in the Spanish second division,[4] being relegated with Gimnàstic de Tarragona and UD Salamanca; in 2006, he helped the latter team to immediately promote.[5]

Deus continue to compete in the third tier the following years, with Terrassa FC and Racing Ferrol.[2] Until his retirement in 2012 at the age of 35, he played in amateur football in Galicia.[6]

Deus then worked with Xerez CD as a youth coach.[7] In June 2013, he joined Gimnàstic as a youth coordinator,[8] leaving five years later for CD Lugo where he also acted as assistant to newly appointed director of football Emilio Viqueira, his former Deportivo teammate;[9] on 5 February 2019, the pair was fired.[10]

International career

Deus played once for Spain at under-21 level. On 4 September 1998, he started in the 3–1 victory in Cyprus for the 2000 UEFA European Championship qualification campaign.[11]

On 29 December 2005, Deus scored twice in Galicia's 3–2 friendly win over Uruguay in Santiago de Compostela. It was the region's first official match since 1930.[12]

References

  1. ^ Mínguez, Antonio (9 September 1996). "Y al final resuelve Sánchez" [Sánchez to the rescue in the end]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  2. ^ a b Vázquez, J. (23 July 2008). "Deus regresa a Ferrol para vivir otro ascenso" [Deus returns to Ferrol to experience another promotion]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  3. ^ "Deus promete redimir Taça" [Deus promises to redeem Cup]. Record (in Portuguese). 2 December 2000. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  4. ^ "Deus Rodríguez ficha por el Xerez por tres temporadas" [Deus Rodríguez signs for Xerez for three seasons]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 18 June 2002. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  5. ^ Igeño, José María (26 June 2006). "El filial no pudo hacer aún más histórico el año del Sevilla" [Reserves could not make Sevilla's year even more historical]. ABC (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  6. ^ "Javier Souto destacó la capacidad goleadora de José Luis Deus, que ayer firmó su contrato con el Bergan [sic]" [Javier Souto highlighted scoring ability of José Luis Deus, who signed his contract with Bergantiños yesterday]. La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). 27 August 2009. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  7. ^ Ramírez, Álvaro (8 August 2011). "Mendoza se echa a entrenador" [Mendoza has a go at coaching] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. Retrieved 24 May 2019.[permanent dead link‍]
  8. ^ "Nástic de Promoesport" [Nástic of Promoesport]. El Periódico de Aragón (in Spanish). 19 December 2015. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  9. ^ Izquierdo, Vicente M. (12 June 2018). "José Luis Deus marxa amb Emilio Viqueira al Lugo per coordinar el futbol base" [José Luis Deus goes with Emilio Viqueira to Lugo to coordinate youth football]. Diari Més (in Catalan). Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  10. ^ "El Club Deportivo Lugo ha decidido rescindir los contratos de Emilio Viqueira y José Luis Deus" [Club Deportivo Lugo has decided to terminate Emilio Viqueira and José Luis Deus' contracts] (in Spanish). CD Lugo. 5 February 2019. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  11. ^ "José Mari, con dos goles, abandera a la Sub-21 en el día de su regreso" [José Mari, with two goals, spearheads the Under-21s on the day of his return]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 5 September 1998. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  12. ^ Miranda, C. (30 December 2005). "Galicia arrolló a Uruguay en un partido histórico" [Galicia overwhelmed Uruguay in a historic match]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 December 2020.