René Román Hinojo (born 15 December 1983), known simply as René, is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Club career Born in El Bosque, Cádiz, René made his senior debut with local Arcos CF in the 2002–03 season. He first arrived in the Segunda División B in the summer of 2006, signing for Racing Club Portuense.La Ponferradina cubre con René Román el hueco que dejó Caro en la portería (Ponferradina fill void left by Caro in goal with René Román); Bierzo Diario, 22 January 2020 (in Spanish)
In the following years, René continued competing in the third division and his native Andalusia, representing Betis Deportivo Balompié (being named to the first team's substitutes bench on three occasions), Unión Estepona CFUnión Estepona: en camino René. (Unión Estepona: René on his way); esFutbol, 18 August 2009 (in Spanish) and CP Cacereño. In July 2012 he joined fellow third-tier FC Cartagena,El FC Cartagena ficha a Campins y René (FC Cartagena sign Campins and René); No Solo Efesé, 9 July 2012 (in Spanish) being released the following monthRené deja de ser portero del Cartagena tras ser fichado este mismo verano (René is no longer a Cartagena goalkeeper after being signed the same summer); La Verdad, 30 August 2012 (in Spanish) and remaining a free agent until January 2013, when he moved to Barakaldo CF.Oficial: Barakaldo, firma René (Official: Barakaldo, René signs); Todo Mercado Web, 28 January 2013 (in Spanish)
On 21 July 2013, René joined Real Jaén, recently promoted to Segunda División.Rene Román y José Manuel Cruz refuerzan al Real Jaén (Rene Román and José Manuel Cruz bolster Real Jaén); Marca, 21 July 2013 (in Spanish) On 11 September, aged 29, he appeared in his first professional match, a 1–0 home win against CD Numancia in the second round of the Copa del Rey.El Real Jaén confirma su recuperación ante el Numancia (Jaén confirm recovery against Numancia); Marca, 11 September 2013 (in Spanish) He made his league debut on 20 October, in a 1–0 victory over AD Alcorcón also at the Nuevo Estadio de La Victoria.Jona aprieta la zona de abajo (Jona puts pressure on relegation zone); Marca, 20 October 2013 (in Spanish)
On 16 July 2014, René moved to UE Llagostera also in division two.René Román ficha para reforzar la portería del Llagostera (René Roman signs to bolster Llagostera's goal); Marca, 16 July 2014 (in Spanish) On 29 June 2016, after suffering relegation, he joined Girona FC of the same league after agreeing to a two-year deal.El Girona fitxa el porter René Román (Girona sign goalkeeper René Román); Girona FC, 29 June 2016 (in Catalan)
René contributed 21 appearances during the season, sharing starting duties with Yassine Bounou as the Catalan club achieved promotion to La Liga for the first time ever.Girona, las claves de un equipo único (Girona, the keys to a unique team); El Nacional, 6 June 2017 (in Spanish) He left on 5 July 2017,El Girona i René arriben a un acord per rescindir el contracte que els vinculava (Girona and René reach an agreement to terminate the contract which linked them); Girona FC, 5 July 2017 (in Catalan) and signed a two-year contract with UD Almería hours later.El Almería ficha a René (Girona) y Fernando (UCAM) para blindar su portería (Almería sign René (Girona) and Fernando (UCAM) to complete their goal); UD Almería, 5 July 2017 (in Spanish)
On 22 May 2019, having been an undisputed first choice, René renewed his contract at the Estadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos for a further two years. The following 22 January, however, he was loaned to SD Ponferradina also of the second division for the remainder of the campaign.
René cut ties with Almería on 11 September 2020. The 36-year-old moved abroad for the first time in his career later that month, agreeing to a two-year deal at Romania's FC Dinamo București. He left in December, due to unpaid wages.
Career statistics + Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsPortuense2006–07Segunda División B15030——180Betis B2007–08Segunda División B220———2202008–09270———270Total490———490Estepona2009–10Segunda División B18010——190Cacereño2010–11Segunda División B370———3702011–12330———330Total700———700Cartagena2012–13Segunda División B10———10Barakaldo2012–13Segunda División B90———90Jaén2013–14Segunda División33030——360Llagostera2014–15Segunda División33000——3302015–1635020——370Total68020——700Girona2016–17Segunda División21010——220Almería2017–18Segunda División42000——4202018–1937000——3702019–2015010——160Total94010——950Ponferradina (loan)2019–20Segunda División150———150Dinamo București2020–21Liga I2010——30Atlético Baleares2020–21Segunda División B100———1002021–22Primera División RFEF33000——3302022–23Primera Federación11000——110Total54000——540Ibiza2023–24Primera Federación00——0000Career total449012000004610
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