Edu Oriol
Eduard "Edu" Oriol Gràcia is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a winger.
Club career
Born in Cambrils, Tarragona, Catalonia, Oriol started playing with amateurs CF Pobla de Mafumet, having a loan spell with CF Reus Deportiu whilst on contract with the former. In the 2008–09 season, still in his native region, he competed in the Segunda División B with UE Sant Andreu.Oriol moved to FC Barcelona in the summer of 2009, helping the reserves to return to Segunda División by appearing in 29 games and scoring three goals. After once again featuring heavily for Barça B in the 2010–11 campaign, as the team finished in third position – being however ineligible for playoff promotion – he signed for La Liga club Real Zaragoza for three years.
Oriol made his debut in the top flight on 28 August 2011, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 0–6 home loss against Real Madrid. He scored the first of his two goals in the competition on 29 April 2012, opening the 2–0 win over Athletic Bilbao also at the La Romareda; the other came one week later, the only as the hosts defeated Levante UD.
Oriol joined Azerbaijan Premier League's Khazar Lankaran FK in late August 2013 on a two-year contract. following the Aragonese's relegation, He won his first piece of silverware on 23 October, helping his new team to defeat Neftçi PFK in that year's Azerbaijan Supercup.
On 13 January 2014, Oriol's contract with Khazar was cancelled by mutual consent, after he failed to settle in Azerbaijan. The following day, he penned a two-year deal with AEL Limassol in the Cypriot First Division.
On 18 August 2014, Oriol agreed to a one-year contract with the option of a further year with Football League Championship side Blackpool, linking up with his twin brother Joan. His contract was terminated by mutual consent on 12 January 2015, and he moved to the Romanian Liga I with FC Rapid București.
Oriol subsequently returned to his homeland and its second tier, featuring rarely for UE Llagostera and CD Tenerife. In late November 2017, the 31-year-old signed with amateurs UD Ibiza, leaving at the end of the season.
In August 2018, Oriol joined third-division club Atlético Sanluqueño CF; upon arriving, he labelled his former Blackpool manager Lee Clark a "racist". He equalled a career-best six goals in his debut campaign, and was eventually named captain.