Jordi Lardín Cruz (born June 4, 1973 in Manresa, Barcelona, Catalonia) is a retired Spanish footballer who played mostly as a winger, with stints at RCD Espanyol and Atlético de Madrid.

[edit] Football career

A skilled and pacy offensive player with netting ability, Lardín started with CE Sabadell FC, and made his professional debuts with RCD Espanyol, also in Catalonia, in 1992–93 (Espanyol would be relegated), and went on to become an essential figure with the Barcelona-based outfit. From 1994–96, as the club reached the UEFA Cup in one season, narrowly missing on another, Lardín netted 29 goals in 76 league games, under the guidance of José Antonio Camacho.

In 1997–98, Lardín signed with Atlético de Madrid for 1.5 million pesetas, but would only appear significantly throughout his first season. A serious car accident in October 1997^[1] would not prevent his national team debut one month later (a 1-1 friendly match against Romania, in Palma de Mallorca).

After unassuming loan stints with old team Espanyol and Segunda División Xerez CD, Lardín retired from football at age 29. He made a tentative comeback two years later, with modest CD Leganés.

Internationally, Lardín also appeared for Spain at the 1996 Summer Olympics.

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[edit] External links

• Stats at Liga de Fútbol Profesional (Spanish)
• BDFutbol profile
• National team data (Spanish)
• NationalFootballTeams data

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