Carles Domingo Pladevall

Mingo
Personal information
Full name Carles Domingo Pladevall
Date of birth 10 June 1977 (1977-06-10) (age 34)
Place of birth Hostalric, Spain
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Left back
Club information
Current club Gimnàstic
Number 3
Youth career
Barcelona
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1994–1995 Barcelona C
1995–1997 Barcelona B 43 (1)
1997–2000 Sporting Gijón 99 (2)
2000–2001 Rayo Vallecano 33 (0)
2001–2004 Betis 47 (1)
2004–2006 Albacete 43 (0)
2006– Gimnàstic 121 (0)
National team
1992–1993 Spain U16 6 (0)
1993–1995 Spain U18 17 (2)
1995 Spain U19 2 (0)
1995 Spain U20 3 (0)
1997 Spain U23 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 September 2011.
† Appearances (Goals).

Carles Domingo Pladevall (born 10 June 1977 in Hostalric, Girona, Catalonia), aka Mingo, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Gimnàstic de Tarragona as a left defender.

Football career

Mingo began his football career in FC Barcelona's youth system. Playing alongside Albert Celades and Iván de la Peña, he won the 1994 División de Honor and the Copa del Rey Juvenil. Already a senior, he played three seasons with the club's B team.

In 1997, Mingo was released, moving to Sporting de Gijón, making his first division debuts that season, as the Asturias side was finally relegated. After two seasons, he returned to the top flight with Rayo Vallecano, where his good performances attracted attention from Real Betis, with a good first season being followed by two subpar ones (in his last year, however, he netted his first goal in the top level, a 25 January 2004 2–1 win at RCD Espanyol).

In 2004, Mingo moved to Albacete Balompié, playing one season each in the first and second divisions. In his second season, he was sent off three times. In 2006–07 he returned to Catalonia, signing with Gimnàstic de Tarragona and appearing in 16 league games in a season that ended in top flight relegation.

Veteran Mingo was regularly used by Nàstic in the following four second division seasons (a minimum of 21 and a maximum of 29 league games played).

Honours

Spain U18

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