), is a Spanish

Spain

Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...

 defender

Defender

Defender usually refers to a position in association football .Defender or The Defender may also refer to:-Film and television:* The Defender or The Bodyguard from Beijing, a film starring Jet Li...

. He is currently playing for Kitchee in the Hong Kong First Division League

Hong Kong First Division League

Hong Kong First Division League is the top division football league in Hong Kong which was established in 1908, the oldest in Asia. It does not affiliate to any football leagues in the People's Republic of China.-Competition format:...

.

Spain

Before moving to Hong Kong

Hong Kong

Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...

, Recio played for Rapitenca

UE Rapitenca

Unió Esportiva Rapitenca is a Spanish football team based in Sant Carles de la Ràpita, in the autonomous community of Catalonia. Founded in 1930, it currently plays in 1ª Catalana, holding home matches at Estadi Municipal La Devesa.-Season to season:...

 and Amposta

CF Amposta

Club de Futbol Amposta is a football team based in Amposta in the autonomous community of Catalonia. Founded in 1915, the team plays in Tercera División - Group 5. The club's home ground is Estadi Municipal, which has a capacity of 3,000 spectators....

 in Spain

Spain

Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...

 as a defender

Defender

Defender usually refers to a position in association football .Defender or The Defender may also refer to:-Film and television:* The Defender or The Bodyguard from Beijing, a film starring Jet Li...

. His impressive performance in Amposta

CF Amposta

Club de Futbol Amposta is a football team based in Amposta in the autonomous community of Catalonia. Founded in 1915, the team plays in Tercera División - Group 5. The club's home ground is Estadi Municipal, which has a capacity of 3,000 spectators....

 attracted the eye of the head coach

Head coach

A head coach, senior coach or manager is a professional at training and developing athletes. They typically hold a more public profile and are paid more than other coaches...

 of Kitchee Josep Gombau

Josep Gombau

Josep Gombau is the head coach of Hong Kong football team Kitchee. He has qualified for the UEFA Pro Licence.-References:...

.

Hong Kong

Recio cooperated with Luzardo

Ubay Luzardo

Ubay Luzardo Santana is a Spanish football player currently playing in Hong Kong First Division club Kitchee SC.-2011 Barclays Asia Trophy:...

 for 3 years when they were playing for Rapitenca

UE Rapitenca

Unió Esportiva Rapitenca is a Spanish football team based in Sant Carles de la Ràpita, in the autonomous community of Catalonia. Founded in 1930, it currently plays in 1ª Catalana, holding home matches at Estadi Municipal La Devesa.-Season to season:...

 and Amposta

CF Amposta

Club de Futbol Amposta is a football team based in Amposta in the autonomous community of Catalonia. Founded in 1915, the team plays in Tercera División - Group 5. The club's home ground is Estadi Municipal, which has a capacity of 3,000 spectators....

. Moreover, Recio can be operated as a defensive midfielder. The head coach

Head coach

A head coach, senior coach or manager is a professional at training and developing athletes. They typically hold a more public profile and are paid more than other coaches...

 of Kitchee Josep Gombau

Josep Gombau

Josep Gombau is the head coach of Hong Kong football team Kitchee. He has qualified for the UEFA Pro Licence.-References:...

 wanted to sign him when the transfer window opened in the 2009-10 season, but failed.

In June 2010, it was confirmed that Recio will join Kitchee in the coming season, replacing Pérez

Javi Pérez

Xavi Pérez, Full name Francisco Javier Pérez is a Spanish football player in the Indonesian team Pro Titan Football Club Medan. After, he played in Persijap Jepara and Kitchee . Before that, he played in FC Santboià and CE Manresa.-External sources:* .* in HKFA....

, who was released by the club and will partner with Luzardo

Ubay Luzardo

Ubay Luzardo Santana is a Spanish football player currently playing in Hong Kong First Division club Kitchee SC.-2011 Barclays Asia Trophy:...

, forming a 1.90m defense line.

Kitchee

As of 20 July 2010

Club	Season	League Hong Kong First Division League Hong Kong First Division League is the top division football league in Hong Kong which was established in 1908, the oldest in Asia. It does not affiliate to any football leagues in the People's Republic of China.-Competition format:...		Senior Shield Hong Kong Senior Shield Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield is the oldest football knockout inter-club competition in Asia. Usually only the teams in First Division would enter into the competition...		League Cup Hong Kong League Cup The Hong Kong League Cup is an annual football competition contested by clubs in the Hong Kong First Division League. The cup was relaunched for the 2010-11 season after being discontinued in the 2009-10 season.-Format:...		FA Cup Hong Kong FA Cup Hong Kong FA Cup is a knockout cup competition in Hong Kong football, run by and named after The Hong Kong Football Association. The first edition of the competition was held in 1975, before then the cup was known as the Golden Jubilee Cup. The current season is the 33rd edition of the event...		AFC Cup AFC Cup The AFC Cup is an annual international association football competition between domestic clubs sides run by the Asian Football Confederation . Qualification to the competition is to clubs from AFC-affiliated countries which fall into the AFC's 'developing nations' category as laid out in their...		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Kitchee	2010-11	0 (0)	0	0 (0)	0	0 (0)	0	0 (0)	0	0 (0)	0	0 (0)	0
	All	0 (0)	0	0 (0)	0	0 (0)	0	0 (0)	0	0 (0)	0	0 (0)	0

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