José Manuel Jiménez Ortiz

José Manuel Jiménez Ortiz called Mane ( born December 21, 1981 in Tarifa ) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Maccabi Tel Aviv in the Israeli Ligat ha Al.

Playing career

Amateur teams

Mane began his career as a footballer in 2000 when amateur club Real Balompédica Linense. He then went to Díter Zafra, where he spent two more years to play before he got the chance in the División Segunda B with Atlético Madrid B. After two years in the 3rd league, he got an offer from ambitious second division club Ciudad de Murcia.

As a professional

In the 2005/06 season Mane celebrated his professional debut with Ciudad de Murcia. At the end of the season Mane missed with his team, which finished the season in fourth place, narrowly promotion to League 1 For this reason he joined the club and signed for league rival UD Almería, as it there, the greater chances of promotion saw. In the first year this has been achieved. In summer 2009, he joined the Madrid suburb of Getafe Club. After four years at the Spanish side - in his last season there he had lost his place - he moved to the Israeli champions Maccabi Tel Aviv in the Ligat ha Al.

Achievements

• 2006/ 07 - promotion to the Primera División with UD Almería