José María "Mami" Quevedo García (born 1 June 1969) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played mostly as a central midfielder.
Club career Born in Cádiz, Quevedo's professional career began with local Cádiz CF, making his La Liga debut in 1989–90 (11 matches played). Alongside another club youth graduate, Kiko, he would be instrumental as the Andalusians managed to avoid relegation to Segunda División three seasons in a row.El Cádiz y sus milagros más recordados (Cádiz and their most remembered miracles); Diario AS, 7 May 2024 (in Spanish)
After Cádiz went down in 1993, Quevedo moved with Kiko to Atlético Madrid,Cuando el Atlético compró el Cádiz porque era más barato que fichar a Kiko: "Nos desmantelaron el apartamento" (When Atlético bought Cádiz because it was cheaper than signing Kiko: "They tore our apartment down"); El Mundo, 28 November 2021 (in Spanish) but failed to settle unlike the centre-forward, signing for Real Valladolid after just one season. In his second year he scored a career-best 13 goals, helping the team to barely avoid top-flight relegation, and added ten the following campaign;El otro goleador del 3–8 (The other scorer of the 3–8); El Día de Valladolid, 30 May 2019 (in Spanish) on 19 May 1996, he and his teammate Alen Peternac accounted for all of their side's goals in a 8–3 away win against Real Oviedo, where referee José Japón Sevilla awarded a league-record six penalties.Japón Sevilla, el empleado de banca que señaló seis penaltis en un partido, el récord de la Liga (Japón Sevilla, the bank teller who awarded six penalties in one match, the League's record); ABC, 10 November 2020 (in Spanish)
Quevedo then joined Cádiz neighbours Sevilla FC – one promotion and one relegation – and Rayo Vallecano, helping the Madrilenians to remain three consecutive years in the top tier.Mami Quevedo llega al partido 300 en Primera (Mami Quevedo reaches 300th game in Primera); Diario AS, 22 March 2002 (in Spanish)'Mami' Quevedo: «Veo al Cádiz CF peleando por el ascenso en junio» ('Mami' Quevedo: "I see Cádiz CF fighting for promotion in June"); La Voz de Cádiz, 8 March 2017 (in Spanish)'Mami' Quevedo y su 'guerra' con Jesús Gil que le echó del Atlético: "Vino un día a Vallecas a pedirme perdón; yo también se lo pedí" ('Mami' Quevedo and his 'war' with Jesús Gil who ousted him from Atlético: "He came to Vallecas one day to ask for my forgiveness; I did the same to him"); Relevo, 22 September 2024 (in Spanish) He retired in July 2004 at the age of 35 with his first club, in division two.Vuelve a casa (Coming home) ; Cádiz CF, 24 July 2003 (in Spanish)Quevedo se retira del fútbol: "Con la rodilla tan mal no puedo seguir" (Quevedo retires from football: "I cannot continue with such a bad knee"); Diario AS, 27 July 2004 (in Spanish)
In the 2010s, Quevedo worked as assistant to his compatriot Gregorio Manzano at Beijing Guoan F.C. and Shanghai Shenhua F.C. from the Chinese Super League.Nando Pons se une al staff de Manzano en el Shanghai Shenhua (Nando Pons joins Manzano's staff at Shanghai Shenhua); Marca, 28 December 2015 (in Spanish)El Beijing chino suspende su amistoso con la Balona (China's Beijing suspend their friendly with Balona); Europa Sur, 9 February 2017 (in Spanish)
Personal life Quevedo shared birthplace and date with Arteaga, also a Cádiz youth graduate.‘Mami’ Quevedo: el guardián silencioso de Vallecas ('Mami' Quevedo: the silent guardian of Vallecas); Vavel, 25 December 2025 (in Spanish) On 26 December 1999, he married television presenter Cristina Tàrrega.Cristina Tárrega y 'Mami' Quevedo están esperando su primer hijo (Cristina Tárrega and 'Mami' Quevedo expect their first son); ¡Hola!, 24 September 2003 (in Spanish)
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External links
Stats and bio at Cadistas1910