Verza

Verza

Verza at Almería in 2013
Personal information
Full name José Antonio García Rabasco
Date of birth (1986-09-29) 29 September 1986
Place of birth Orihuela, Spain
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Levante
Number 7
Youth career
Villarreal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2004 Villarreal B
2003–2005 Villarreal 4 (0)
2005 → Recreativo (loan) 15 (0)
2005–2007 Córdoba 33 (0)
2007 → Orihuela (loan) 18 (4)
2007–2008 Orihuela 34 (2)
2008–2011 Albacete 100 (12)
2011–2015 Almería 147 (15)
2015– Levante 26 (1)
National team
2002 Spain U17 1 (0)
2004 Spain U19 1 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:00, 26 April 2016 (UTC).


This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is García and the second or maternal family name is Rabasco.

José Antonio García Rabasco (born 29 September 1986), known as Verza, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Levante UD as a central midfielder.

Club career

Verza (left) in action for Almería.

Born in Orihuela, Alicante, Verza finished his formation with Villarreal CF's youth system, going on to appear several years with the reserves in the lower leagues. On 22 June 2003, he made his first-team – and La Liga – debut, playing the last 20 minutes in a 1–4 home loss against Real Betis.[1]

In January 2005, Verza was loaned to Segunda División side Recreativo de Huelva until the end of the season.[2] In July, he joined neighbouring Córdoba CF in Segunda División B.[3]

In January 2007, after being sparingly used by the Andalusians, Verza moved to Orihuela CF on loan,[4] signing permanently in July. After a one and 1/2 years with the Valencian club, he signed a two-year deal with Albacete Balompié in the second level.[5]

In the following years, Verza was an undisputed starter for the Castile-La Mancha side but, after its relegation in 2011, he terminated his contract[6] and signed with fellow league team UD Almería shortly after.[7]

Verza appeared in 40 league matches in his second season (plus four in the play-offs), helping the Rojiblancos return to the main division after a two-year absence. He played his first game in the competition in more than one decade on 19 August, starting in a 2–3 home loss to former club Villarreal,[8] and scored his first goal late in the month by netting from the penalty spot in a 2–2 home draw against Elche CF.[9]

On 8 February 2014, Verza grabbed a brace at the Estadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos to help hand Atlético Madrid its second consecutive loss of the campaign, scoring the final 2–0 through a penalty.[10] On 7 February of the following year, he scored an own goal and a penalty in a 1–1 home draw against Getafe CF for the Copa del Rey.[11]

On 8 June 2015, Verza signed a four-year deal with fellow league team Levante UD, after his contract with the Rojiblancos expired.[12]

References

  1. ↑ Villarreal 1–4 Betis Sevilla Archived February 26, 2014, at the Wayback Machine.; ESPN FC, 22 June 2003
  2. ↑ Valero y Verza fueron presentados (Valero and Verza were presented); Mundo Deportivo, 3 February 2005 (Spanish)
  3. ↑ El Córdoba ficha a Juan Navarro, Verza y Jonathan (Córdoba signs Juan Navarro, Verza and Jonathan); Diario de Córdoba, 22 July 2005 (Spanish)
  4. ↑ El Córdoba cede a Verza al Orihuela (Córdoba loans Verza to Orihuela); Marca, 8 January 2007 (Spanish)
  5. ↑ Verza ficha por el Albacete (Verza signs for Albacete); Marca, 1 July 2008 (Spanish)
  6. ↑ Verza rescinde su contrato y Kike se marcha al Tenerife (Verza terminates his contract and Kike goes to Tenerife) Archived June 22, 2011, at the Wayback Machine.; La Verdad, 21 June 2011 (Spanish)
  7. ↑ Verza se convierte en el primer refuerzo del Almería (Verza becomes Almería's first addition); Marca, 29 June 2011 (Spanish)
  8. ↑ Valiant Villarreal open with win Archived January 18, 2014, at the Wayback Machine.; ESPN FC, 19 August 2013
  9. ↑ Almeria denied first win Archived January 10, 2014, at the Wayback Machine.; ESPN FC, 30 August 2013
  10. ↑ "Ádiós liderato, hola dudas" [Goodbye first place, hello doubts] (in Spanish). Marca. 8 February 2014. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
  11. ↑ Egea, Pablo (7 January 2015). "Verza deja todo abierto para la vuelta" [Verza leaves everything open for the second leg] (in Spanish). Marca. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
  12. ↑ "El Levante UD llega a un principio de acuerdo con Verza para las cuatro próximas temporadas" [Levante UD reaches agreement in principle with Verza for the following four seasons] (in Spanish). Levante UD. 8 June 2015. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
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