Joan Oriol Gràcia (Catalan pronunciation: [ʒuˈan uɾiˈɔl]; born 5 November 1986) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a left-back. He is the manager of the Juvenil A squad of Gimnàstic de Tarragona.
 Oriol in 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Joan Oriol Gràcia | ||
| Date of birth | 5 November 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Cambrils, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Left-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Gimnàstic (youth) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2005 | Cambrils | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2007 | Pobla Mafumet | ||
| 2006–2007 | → Reus (loan) | 33 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | Gavà | 34 | (2) |
| 2008–2010 | Villarreal B | 66 | (3) |
| 2010–2013 | Villarreal | 50 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Osasuna | 11 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Blackpool | 11 | (0) |
| 2015 | Rapid București | 13 | (0) |
| 2015–2017 | Mallorca | 62 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | Atromitos | 0 | (0) |
| 2018 | Cornellà | 9 | (0) |
| 2018–2020 | Lleida Esportiu | 61 | (2) |
| 2020–2025 | Gimnàstic | 168 | (14) |
| Total | 485 | (22) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2025– | Gimnàstic (youth) | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editBorn in Cambrils, Tarragona, Catalonia, Oriol played lower league or amateur football in his first four years as a senior. In the 2008–09 season he helped Villarreal CF's B team promote to Segunda División for the first time ever, scoring two goals in 32 games.[1][2]
Oriol made his debut for the main squad on 6 January 2010, playing the full 90 minutes and being booked in a 1–1 away draw against RC Celta de Vigo in the round of 16 of the Copa del Rey.[3] On 27 November of that year he made his first appearance in La Liga, starting in a 3–0 victory at Real Zaragoza.[4]
From 2011 to 2013, Oriol was both relegated and promoted with the Yellow Submarine, featuring in an average of 22 matches in the process. On 2 July 2013, the free agent signed a three-year contract with CA Osasuna, with a €5 million clause.[5]
In early August 2014, following Osasuna's relegation, Oriol agreed to a one-year deal with the option of a further year with Football League Championship side Blackpool, linking up with his twin brother Eduard.[6] On 12 January 2015, his contract was terminated by mutual consent.[7]
On 4 July 2015, after a short spell at FC Rapid București in Romania, Oriol signed a two-year contract with RCD Mallorca.[8] On 28 August 2017, after being relegated to Segunda División B, he agreed to a 1+1 deal at Atromitos F.C. from Greece.[9]
Oriol returned to Spain in January 2018, signing for UE Cornellà of the third division. He remained in that tier the following years, representing Lleida Esportiu and Gimnàstic de Tarragona.[10]
On 8 July 2025, Oriol accepted Nàstic's offer to become the new manager of the club's Juvenil A squad, and retired from professional football at the age of 38.[11]
Personal life
editCareer statistics
edit| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Gavà | 2007–08 | Segunda División B | 34 | 2 | — | — | 2[a] | 0 | 36 | 2 | ||
| Villarreal B | 2008–09 | Segunda División B | 32 | 2 | — | — | 5[a] | 0 | 37 | 2 | ||
| 2009–10 | Segunda División | 34 | 1 | — | — | — | 34 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 66 | 3 | — | — | 5 | 0 | 71 | 3 | ||||
| Villarreal | 2008–09 | La Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2009–10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2010–11 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3[b] | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | |||
| 2011–12 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5[c] | 0 | — | 27 | 0 | |||
| 2012–13 | Segunda División | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 0 | |||
| Total | 50 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | 65 | 0 | |||
| Osasuna | 2013–14 | La Liga | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | ||
| Blackpool | 2014–15 | Championship | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||
| Rapid București | 2014–15 | Liga I | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | ||
| Mallorca | 2015–16 | Segunda División | 39 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 39 | 1 | ||
| 2016–17 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 62 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 64 | 1 | ||||
| Atromitos | 2017–18 | Super League Greece | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| Cornellà | 2017–18 | Segunda División B | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[a] | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
| Lleida Esportiu | 2018–19 | Segunda División B | 36 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 39 | 1 | ||
| 2019–20 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 61 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 65 | 2 | ||||
| Gimnàstic | 2020–21 | Segunda División B | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 2 | ||
| 2021–22 | Primera División RFEF | 37 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 2[d] | 0 | 40 | 2 | ||
| 2022–23 | Primera Federación | 34 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 37 | 4 | |||
| 2023–24 | 37 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 4[e] | 0 | 42 | 1 | |||
| 2024–25 | 34 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | 4[e] | 1 | 39 | 6 | |||
| Total | 168 | 14 | 6 | 0 | — | 10 | 1 | 184 | 15 | |||
| Career total | 485 | 22 | 25 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 537 | 23 | ||
- 1 2 3 Appearances in Segunda División B play-offs
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- ↑ Appearances in Primera División RFEF promotion play-offs
- 1 2 Appearances in Primera Federación promotion play-offs
References
edit- ↑ "2008–09 El filial asciende a Segunda División" [2008–09 The reserves promote to Segunda División] (in Spanish). Villarreal CF. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
- 1 2 "Edu y Joan Oriol: tú al Barça, yo al Villarreal" [Edu and Joan Oriol: you go to Barça, i go to Villarreal]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 29 December 2010. Retrieved 28 February 2014.
- ↑ Campos, Tomás (6 January 2010). "El Madrigal dictará sentencia" [El Madrigal will dictate the sentence]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 February 2014.
- ↑ "Miserable start for Aguirre". ESPN Soccernet. 27 November 2010. Archived from the original on 28 February 2014. Retrieved 28 February 2014.
- ↑ Martínez de Zúñiga, Uxue (2 July 2013). "Joan Oriol: "Osasuna no se va a arrepentir de haberme fichado"" [Joan Oriol: "Osasuna will not regret having signed me"]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 February 2014.
- ↑ "Blackpool: Joan Oriol joins after leaving Spanish club Osasuna". BBC Sport. 4 August 2014. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
- ↑ "Oriol twins head out of Pool". Blackpool Gazette. 13 January 2015. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
- ↑ "Joan Oriol un nuevo refuerzo para el Real Mallorca" [Joan Oriol a new addition for Real Mallorca] (in Spanish). RCD Mallorca. 4 July 2015. Archived from the original on 20 June 2013. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
- ↑ "Επίσημο: Στον Ατρόμητο ο Οριόλ" [Official: Oriol joins Atromitos] (in Greek). Onsports. 28 August 2017. Retrieved 29 July 2025.
- ↑ "Joan Oriol, nou jugador grana" [Joan Oriol, new grana player] (in Catalan). Gimnàstic Tarragona. 7 September 2020. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
- ↑ Moreno, Juanfran (8 July 2025). "Joan Oriol entrenará al Juvenil A del Nàstic" [Joan Oriol will manage the Juvenil A of Nàstic]. Diari de Tarragona (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 July 2025.
- ↑ Joan Oriol at Soccerway
External links
edit- Joan Oriol at BDFutbol