José María Cases

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Cases and the second or maternal family name is Hernández.
José María Cases
Personal information
Full name José María Cases Hernández
Date of birth (1986-11-23) 23 November 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth Orihuela, Spain
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Orihuela CF
Number 10
Youth career
EMF Orihuela
Villarreal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2005 Villarreal B
2003–2005 Villarreal 2 (0)
2005–2006 Terrassa 22 (3)
2006–2008 Orihuela 62 (9)
2008–2009 Eibar 25 (0)
2009–2010 Valencia B 25 (2)
2010–2012 Orihuela 51 (9)
2012–2013 Granada 0 (0)
2012 → Cádiz (loan) 15 (1)
2012–2013 → Mirandés (loan) 7 (0)
2013 → Alcoyano (loan) 18 (5)
2013–2015 Panthrakikos 47 (10)
2015–2017 Eupen 54 (8)
2017–2018 Doxa Drama 20 (6)
2018– Orihuela CF 49 (10)
International career
2003 Spain U17 12 (5)
Medal record
Representing  Spain
Men's football
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Runner-up 2003 Finland
UEFA European Under-17 Championship
Runner-up 2003 Portugal
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:53, 8 September 2020 (UTC)

José María Cases Hernández (born 23 November 1986) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Orihuela CF as a midfielder.

Club career

Born in Orihuela, Valencian Community, Cases finished his development at Villarreal CF and started competing as a senior with the reserves in Tercera División. He made his professional debut at 16 on 22 June 2003, playing 28 minutes as a substitute for Héctor Font in a 4–1 La Liga home loss to Real Betis;[1] over the next two seasons, he played only three more times for the Yellow Submarine, all off the bench, including once in the 2004–05 edition of the UEFA Cup.[2]

Cases spent the following campaign at Terrassa FC in Segunda División B, before joining his hometown club Orihuela CF also in that level. On 15 June 2008, he signed a two-year deal at Segunda División's SD Eibar on the expiration of his contract, despite having a previous agreement to join UD Salamanca when free.[3] He started in 13 of his appearances for the Basques, who suffered relegation.[4]

Cases subsequently had a year at Valencia CF Mestalla, who fell into the fourth division, before returning to Orihuela. He was bought by Granada CF in summer 2012, being successively loaned to Cádiz CF, CD Mirandés,[5] and CD Alcoyano.

On 22 June 2013, Cases moved abroad for the first time, signing for Panthrakikos F.C. in the Superleague Greece.[6] He switched countries again on 2 August 2015, when he agreed to a two-year deal with K.A.S. Eupen of the Belgian Second Division.[7] On 13 September, four minutes after replacing countryman Víctor Curto, he received a straight red card in an eventual 4–1 home loss to Lierse SK, but his two-match suspension was rescinded on appeal.[8]

On 22 September 2017, 30-year-old Cases joined Doxa Drama F.C. in the Greek second level.[9]

Personal life

Cases' older brother, Manuel, played in the same position for five teams including Orihuela, never any higher than the third tier.[10]

References

  1. ^ "El Betis se despide de la Liga goleando a un flojo Villarreal" [Betis bid farewell to League by routing weak Villarreal]. El Mundo (in Spanish). 22 June 2003. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
  2. ^ "El 'Boro' amarga la goleada del Villarreal" ['Boro' bitter Villarreal routing]. El Mundo (in Spanish). 15 December 2004. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
  3. ^ "El delantero Cases, del Orihuela, ficha por dos temporadas con el Eibar" [Forward Cases, of Orihuela, signs for two seasons with Eibar]. El Correo (in Spanish). 15 June 2008. Retrieved 8 April 2016.
  4. ^ "Una regeneración completa, o casi, para una nueva etapa" [Complete regeneration, or nearly, for a new spell]. Gara (in Spanish). 3 June 2009. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
  5. ^ "Granada y Mirandés negocian la cesión de José María Cases" [Granada and Mirandés negotiate the loan of José María Cases]. Marca (in Spanish). 11 August 2012. Retrieved 8 April 2016.
  6. ^ "José María Cases también pone rumbo a Grecia" [José María Cases also heads to Greece] (in Spanish). Vavel. 22 June 2013. Retrieved 8 April 2016.
  7. ^ "José Maria Cases (ex de Villarreal) pour deux ans à Eupen" [José Maria Cases (ex-Villarreal) to Eupen for two years] (in French). Sud Info. 2 August 2015. Retrieved 8 April 2016.
  8. ^ "Une bonne nouvelle pour Eupen" [Good news for Eupen] (in French). Walfoot. 16 September 2015. Retrieved 8 April 2016.
  9. ^ "Officiel: José-Maria [sic] Cases (ex-Eupen) au Doxa Drama (Grèce)" [Official: José-Maria Cases (formerly of Eupen) at Doxa Drama (Greece)]. L'Avenir (in French). 22 September 2017. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
  10. ^ "Manolo Cases: Manuel Cases Hernández". BDFutbol. Retrieved 9 April 2016.