José Ángel Crespo


José Ángel Crespo Rincón is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Greek club PAOK FC mainly as a central defender but also as a full back.

Club career

Sevilla

Crespo was born in Lora del Río, Andalusia. A product of Sevilla FC's youth system, he made his first-team debut on 21 December 2005 in a 0–1 away defeat against Getafe CF, appearing in two more La Liga games during the season while still registered with the B-side.
In the 2007–08 campaign, with Antonio Puerta's 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 Jiménez, also his coach at Sevilla Atlético.
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

On 14 July 2011, Crespo moved to Bologna F.C. 1909 along with Padova teammates Federico Agliardi and Daniele Vantaggiato. After receiving little playing time, he was loaned to Hellas Verona F.C. and Córdoba CF, signing a two-year permanent contract with the latter on 27 April 2015, with the deal being 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 0–2 home loss against A.S. Roma. He scored his first and only goal in the competition on 27 October 2013, to help the hosts defeat A.S. Livorno Calcio 1–0.

Aston Villa

On 27 July 2015, Aston Villa completed the signing of Crespo from Córdoba on a three-year contract for an undisclosed fee. He made his first appearance in the Premier League on 3 October, starting in a 0–1 home defeat to Stoke City.
On 20 January 2016, Crespo signed a six-month loan deal with Rayo Vallecano.

PAOK

In early July 2016, Crespo joined Greek club PAOK FC on a three-year contract. He scored his first goal in the Superleague on 2 December 2017, in a 3–0 away win against Xanthi FC.

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Honours

Club

Sevilla B
Sevilla
PAOK
Spain U19