Víctor Curto
Víctor Curto Ortiz is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Real Murcia as a forward.
He recorded figures of 57 matches and eight goals in Segunda División for Barcelona B, Girona and Albacete, but spent most of his career in Segunda División B, exceeding 250 games and 75 goals in service of ten teams.Club career
Born in Tortosa, Tarragona, Catalonia, Curto began his career at hometown's CD Tortosa before joining the ranks of FC Barcelona where he played mainly in the C-team, scoring on his first of just two appearances in the B-side, a 2–3 home loss to Novelda CF in Segunda División B on 6 May 2001. After a similar spell at Valencia CF, he became a journeyman with one-year stints at SD Huesca, UE Sant Andreu, CF Reus Deportiu, CF Gavà, Terrassa FC and CD Alcoyano, never higher than the third division.
On 7 July 2010, Curto signed for Girona FC, his first professional club, making six appearances – one start – over one season in Segunda División. He subsequently dropped down a level to play and score more regularly at Albacete Balompié. In July 2013, he signed for Real Jaén ahead of their first campaign in the second tier for 11 years, contributing with six goals from 40 competitive games as they descended again.
Curto moved abroad for the first time on 30 July 2014, signing along with several compatriots at Belgian Second Division side K.A.S. Eupen. In his two years there he netted 27 goals in 56 games, including a hat-trick on 7 October 2015 in a 6–0 home win over K. Patro Eisden Maasmechelen. While the team won promotion in his second season, he left halfway through to return to Albacete, who ended up relegated back to the third division.
On 31 August 2016, Curto agreed to a one-year deal at Linares Deportivo. After taking leave for depression, he switched to fellow level three side Real Murcia the following January for a fee of €35,000.
Aged 35, Curto was crowned top scorer in the 2017–18 edition of the Copa del Rey, scoring six goals to help his team reach the round of 32 where they fell to his previous club Barcelona. He did not take part in that tie, however, having suffered a cruciate ligament injury shortly before.
