José Antonio Luque

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José Antonio Luque Ramírez (born 16 February 1974) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He was born in Marchena, in the province of Seville.

Early career
- 1993–1999: Sevilla B (109 appearances)
- 1999–2000: Linense (33 appearances)

Recreativo era and highlights
- 2000–2008: Recreativo de Huelva (92 appearances)
- 2007: loan to Écija Balompié (19 appearances)

Later years and retirement
- 2008–2009: Écija (10 appearances)

Total career: 263 league appearances, 0 goals

Key moments:
- In 2002–03, Luque became Recreativo’s main goalkeeper in La Liga and helped the club reach the Copa del Rey final. He shared the field with Manuel Almunia.
- The following seasons saw him lose and regain his place, including a loan spell in January 2006.
- In 2005–06, he helped Recreativo return to the top division, recording 22 goals conceded in 24 matches, though he did not win the Zamora Trophy due to the number of games played.
- After a change of manager, he was told he was surplus to requirements and trained separately.
- He moved on loan to Écija in January 2007 to help them stay in the third tier, then returned to Recreativo, where he was mainly a backup behind new signings.
- Luque retired in 2009 at age 35, later starting work as a trainer for his hometown club Recreativo.