About Joan Oriol

Joan Oriol Gràcia (Catalan pronunciation: ; born 5 November 1986) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Gimnàstic de Tarragona as a left-back.

Born in Cambrils, Tarragona, Catalonia, Oriol played lower league or amateur football in his first four years as a senior. In the 2008–09 season he helped Villarreal CF's B-team promote to Segunda División for the first time ever, scoring two goals in 32 games