José Manuel Jurado

Real Madrid

Born in Sanlúcar de Barrameda, Province of Cádiz, Jurado was a product of Real Madrid's youth system. He went on to become one of Real Madrid Castilla's most important players. Jurado made his official debut for the senior team on 29 October 2005 in a 2–0 away win over Real Betis. He made six first-team appearances during his tenure, also taking the field against Olympiacos F.C. in that season's UEFA Champions League.

Atlético Madrid

On 4 August 2006, Jurado moved to city rivals Atlético Madrid for a reported fee of €3 million, signing a four-year contract. However, Real Madrid included a "special clause" in his contract, having the option of buying him back at the end of the 2007–08 campaign for €6 million. Jurado played 33 league games in 2006–07, mainly due to serious injuries to teammates Martin Petrov and Maxi Rodríguez, but featured sparingly the following season and was loaned to RCD Mallorca in July 2008. He produced outstanding performances during 2008–09, finishing as the Balearic Islands side's second top scorer at nine goals. On 10 November 2009, Jurado agreed to a new deal at Atlético, keeping him at the club until the summer of 2013. He celebrated his new deal by opening the 6–0 rout of UD Marbella in the Copa del Rey that evening. During the 2009–10 campaign, Jurado – still not an undisputed starter – was the player with the most official matches for the team, totalling 64 without a single yellow card. He also scored nine times…

Jurado played for Spain at youth level. He and his teammates finished runners-up at the 2003 UEFA European Under-17 Championship after losing against hosts Portugal 2–1. Additionally, Jurado represented the nation at the 2003 FIFA U-17 World Championship and the 2009 European Under-21 Championship.

Real Madrid B

Segunda División B: 2004–05 Atlético Madrid

UEFA Europa League: 2009–10 UEFA Super Cup: 2010 UEFA Intertoto Cup: 2007 Copa del Rey runner-up: 2009–10 Schalke 04

DFB-Pokal: 2010–11 DFL-Supercup: 2011