José Serrano (footballer, born 1981)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Serrano and the second or maternal family name is Arenas.

José Manuel Serrano Arenas (born 17 March 1981) is a Spanish former footballer who played as a defender.

José Serrano

Serrano in action for Levante in 2007
Personal information
Full name	José Manuel Serrano Arenas
Date of birth	(1981-03-17) 17 March 1981 (age 44)
Place of birth	Seville, Spain
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
	Sevilla
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1999–2004	Sevilla B	156	(7)
2004–2005	Xerez	24	(0)
2005–2007	Levante B	52	(2)
2007–2008	Levante	39	(1)
2008–2010	Rayo Vallecano	20	(0)
2010–2012	Cádiz	28	(3)
2012–2013	Torreblanca
2013–2018	Alcalá	177	(5)
Total		496	(18)
International career
1997–1998	Spain U16	7	(0)
1998–1999	Spain U17	12	(0)
1999–2000	Spain U18	5	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Serrano was born in Seville, Andalusia. After spending four years with local Sevilla FC's reserves, without any first-team appearances, he stayed one season with neighbouring Segunda División side Xerez CD and then switched to Levante UD.

Initially, Serrano played almost exclusively with the reserves in the Segunda División B, making his first-team and La Liga debut aged almost 26 in a 2–4 home defeat against Sevilla on 28 January 2007.^[1] The following campaign, he scored in a 1–5 home loss to Valencia CF as Levante were already relegated.^[2]

For 2008–09, Serrano joined Madrid club Rayo Vallecano, recently returned to the second division, appearing in only 20 league games out of 84 over the course of two years and being released, after which he signed a two-year contract with Cádiz CF, returning to his native region.^[3]

On 19 August 2013, the 32-year-old Serrano moved to amateurs CD Alcalá from Tercera División.^[4]