Antonio Núñez
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Antonio Núñez Tena | |
| Date of birth | 15 January 1979 | |
| Place of birth | Madrid, Spain | |
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 101⁄2 in) | |
| Playing position | Right-Sided Midfielder, Right Wingback | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Celta Vigo | |
| Number | 7 | |
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| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1998–1999 1999–2001 2001–2003 2003–2004 2004–2005 2005– |
CD San Federico CD Las Rozas Real Madrid Castilla Real Madrid Liverpool Celta Vigo |
0 (0) 0 (0) 63 (12) 11 (1) 18 (0) 79 (4) |
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Antonio Núñez Tena (born 15 January 1979) is a Spanish football player who plays as a right winger. He currently plays for Celta de Vigo. He joined the club after returning to Spain in July 2005 after an unsuccessful stay at Liverpool.
[edit] Club career
[edit] Early career
Núñez started his career with CD San Federico, before joining the third division side CD Las Rozas. In 2001, he joined Real Madrid, his favourite football club as a boy. In 2004, Núñez was transferred to Liverpool, Rafael Benítez's second signing as Liverpool manager, as part of an exchange deal that saw Michael Owen transfer to Real Madrid for £8 million.
[edit] Liverpool
Unfortunately, Nunez injured his knee in his first day of training for his new club and was out of action for 3 months.
Nunez made his Liverpool debut as a substitute against Arsenal in a 2-1 win. The fans were unsure about him as he put in a few uncertain performances.
Núñez scored his first - and only - goal for Liverpool against Chelsea in a 3-2 League Cup Final defeat, therefore becoming the only player in the history of Liverpool to score his only goal for the club in a major cup final. In his only season with Liverpool, Núñez won a UEFA Champions League medal as he was one of the substitutes in the Final (although he did not play in the game itself), and had played in some of the earlier rounds of the tournament.
Following a disappointing season disrupted by injury and poor form, Núñez transferred back to his homeland, joining newly-promoted Celta Vigo on July 26, 2005.
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