Josemi

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Personal information
Josemi
Full name	José Miguel González Rey
Date of birth	15 November 1979 (1979-11-15) (age 28)
Place of birth	Torremolinos, Spain
Height	1.83 m
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	Villarreal
Number	3
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1998–2000 2000–2004 2004–2006 2006–	Málaga B Málaga Liverpool Villarreal	22 (1) 93 (0) 22 (0) 32 (0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of April 15, 2008. ² National team caps and goals correct as of April 15, 2008. * Appearances (Goals)

José Miguel González Rey, commonly known as Josemi (born November 15, 1979 in Torremolinos, Spain) is a Spanish football player who plays for Villarreal CF in La Liga. Josemi is predominantly a right back, but he also can play as a centre back.

Josemi started his career at Málaga CF, before becoming Rafael Benítez's first signing as Liverpool manager for £2 million in the summer of 2004. He played in 14 first-team games in all competitions for Liverpool in the 2005-06 season.

Despite an initial run in the first-team, he was red-carded in Liverpool's 4-2 victory over Fulham. His subsequent ban led to Steve Finnan re-establishing himself as Benitez's first-choice right back. On December 29, 2005 it was announced that Liverpool and Villarreal CF had agreed to swap Josemi and Jan Kromkamp in the January 2006 transfer window.