Jorge López Montaña

López was born in Logroño, La Rioja. A product of hometown CD Logroñés' youth system, he signed for Villarreal CF in summer 1999, with whom he achieved La Liga promotion at the end of the season. Making his top-flight debut on 10 September 2000 in a 1–5 home loss against Rayo Vallecano, he finished the campaign missing only three league matches and scoring eight goals, with the Valencians finishing seventh. Joining neighbours Valencia CF for 2003–04 in a €4 million deal, López played 26 matches and netted four times as they were proclaimed national champions. After a loan to fellow top-division side RCD Mallorca, he would only total 19 league appearances the next two seasons, mainly due to injuries. López was released by Valencia in 2007, and was signed by Racing de Santander on a free transfer, where he was a key element in their first-ever qualification for the UEFA Cup after a sixth-place finish. On 25 November 2007, he scored the game's only goal in a home victory over his previous club. Having already played one game in the 2008–09 season with Racing, a 1–1 home draw to Sevilla FC, López was sold to Segunda División's Real Zaragoza on 1 September 2008, for €3 million. He scored seven goals in 38 matches as his new team immediately returned to the top tier, surpassing the 3,000-minute mark, but featured significantly less the following campaign although he began it in the starting XI. López left Zaragoza in July 2011, after failing to negotiate a new contract. He had his…

López's younger brother, Iñigo, was also a footballer.

Villarreal

UEFA Intertoto Cup: 2003 Valencia

La Liga: 2003–04