Jesús Berrocal Campos (born 5 February 1988) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a forward.
Club career Born in Córdoba, Andalusia, Berrocal spent his first years as a senior with Real Madrid's C team. In January 2009 he was loaned to Racing de Santander, playing with both the first and B sides with the Cantabrians.El delantero Jesús Berrocal refuerza al Racing B (Forward Jesús Berrocal bolsters Racing B); Racing Santander, 31 January 2009 (in Spanish) On 1 March 2009, he first appeared for the main squad and in La Liga, playing the last minute of the 1–1 home draw against CA Osasuna.Racing Santander 1–1 Osasuna ; ESPN Soccernet, 1 March 2009 The following week, again from the bench, he scored in a 5–3 loss at Deportivo de La Coruña.Deportivo La Coruña 5–3 Racing Santander ; ESPN Soccernet, 8 March 2009
For the 2009–10 season, Berrocal was released by Real Madrid and signed a two-year deal with Granada CF of Segunda División B.Jesús Berrocal, olfato goleador hacia Granada (Jesús Berrocal, scoring touch heading for Granada); El Día de Córdoba, 6 August 2009 (in Spanish) He appeared regularly throughout his first year as the latter returned to the Segunda División after more than 20 years, contributing five goals. However, he would be released in the summer, moving to another club in that league, AD Ceuta.Dos nuevos fichajes blancos: Berrocal y Gilson Silva (Two new white signings: Berrocal and Gilson Silva); El Faro de Ceuta, 19 July 2010 (in Spanish)
On 26 June 2013, following spells with CD San Roque de Lepe (third division)El cordobés Jesús Berrocal se compromete con el San Roque de Lepe, de Segunda B (Córdoba's Jesús Berrocal commits to San Roque de Lepe, from Segunda B) ; Ideal, 12 July 2011 (in Spanish) and Recreativo de Huelva (second),El 'Recre' ficha al delantero Jesús Berrocal ('Recre' sign forward Jesús Berrocal); Marca, 29 January 2012 (in Spanish) Berrocal joined a host of compatriots at Buriram United F.C. in the Thai Premier League.Berrocal debuta con victoria con el Buriram (Berrocal has winning debut with Buriram); Huelva 24, 3 July 2013 (in Spanish) He marked his league debut with a goal, in a 2–1 away win over Suphanburi FC."บุรีรัมย์" บุกชนะ "สุพรรณบุรี" 2–1 ในฟุตบอลไทยพรีเมียร์ลีก (Buriram United defeated Suphanburi 2–1 in a Thai Premier League match); Thai Public Broadcasting Service, 7 July 2013 (in Thai)
Berrocal returned to Spain in February 2014, on a contract at second-tier SD Ponferradina.La 'Ponfe' ya tiene 9 ('Ponfe' already have a 9); Diario de León, 7 February 2014 (in Spanish) He was sent off on his maiden appearance, a 0–2 home loss to AD Alcorcón,Doblete de Francis Ferrón y expulsiones de Berrocal, Chakir y Rubio (Brace for Francis Ferrón as Berrocal, Chakir and Rubio are sent off); Huelva 24, 17 February 2014 (in Spanish) going on to score five goals in his second and third seasons and being relegated in the latter.La Ponferradina ata a Berrocal (Ponferradina tie Berrocal); Mundo Deportivo, 13 June 2015 (in Spanish)Berrocal desciende a Segunda B con la Ponferradina (Berrocal is relegated to Segunda B with Ponferradina); Ideal, 5 June 2016 (in Spanish)
Personal life Still an active player, Berrocal worked occasionally as a model.Berrocal, el Beckham de la Segunda B, pisa la Pasarela de Milán (Berrocal, the Beckham of Segunda B, walks the Milan runway); Diario AS, 31 December 2009 (in Spanish)
Honours Granada Segunda División B: 2009–10Fiesta por todo lo alto para celebrar el ascenso y el campeonato (Mother of all parties to celebrate promotion and championship); Granada en Juego, 6 June 2010 (in Spanish)
Buriram United Thai Premier League: 2013Doblete para el Buriram tailandés al ganar la "FA Cup" (Double for Thailand's Buriram after winning the FA Cup); El Diario Vasco, 11 November 2013 (in Spanish) Thai FA Cup: 2013
Spain U19 UEFA European Under-19 Championship: 2007España conserva su trono europeo (Spain renew their European supremacy); El Mundo, 27 July 2007 (in Spanish)
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