Jose Angel Crespo

Jose Angel Crespo Rincon (born 9 February 1987) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Greek club PAOK FC, where he serves as vice-captain. Mainly as a central defender, he can also play as a full-back.

He made 74 La Liga appearances for Sevilla, Racing Santander, Cordoba and Rayo Vallecano, and also had brief spells in Serie A with Bologna and the Premier League with Aston Villa. He won a Super League and four cups with Greece's PAOK.

Club Career

Sevilla

Crespo was born in Lora del Rio, Andalusia. A product of Sevilla FC's youth system, he made his first-team debut on 14 December 2005 in the group stage of the UEFA Cup, playing the full 90 minutes of a 1–1 draw at Bolton Wanderers; this was his only appearance of the team's victorious campaign. He made his La Liga bow a week later in a 1–0 away defeat against Getafe CF, appearing in two more games during the season while still registered with the reserves.

In the 2007–08 campaign, with Antonio Puerta's (who played mostly as left back) death, Crespo was definitely promoted to the main squad. In December 2008, Aston Villa reportedly showed interest in signing him after several good performances under coach Manolo Jimenez, also his coach at Sevilla Atletico.

On 3 July 2009, Crespo was loaned to fellow league club Racing de Santander in a season-long move. After appearing sparingly during his stint, with the Cantabrians narrowly avoiding relegation, he was released by Sevilla and joined Calcio Padova in Italy.

Bologna

Crespo moved to Bologna F.C. 1909 on 14 July 2011, alongside Padova teammates Federico Agliardi and Daniele Vantaggiato. Having been rarely played, he was loaned to Hellas Verona F.C. and Cordoba CF, signing a two-year permanent contract with the latter on 27 April 2015, with the deal being made effective in July.

During his spell with the Stadio Renato Dall'Ara-based side, Crespo made his debut in Serie A on 21 December 2011, playing the entire

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