Clemente Villaverde Huelva

Clemente
Personal information
Full name Clemente Villaverde Huelva
Date of birth February 8, 1959 (1959-02-08) (age 53)
Place of birth Cangas de Onís, Spain
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 9 12 in)
Playing position Defender
Youth career
Atlético Madrid
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1978–1982 Atlético Madrileño 40 (0)
1981–1987 Atlético Madrid 102 (0)
1987–1990 Málaga 89 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Clemente Villaverde Huelva (born 8 February 1959 in Cangas de Onís, Asturias), simply Clemente, is a retired Spanish footballer who played as a defender.

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Football career

Clemente joined Atlético Madrid in 1978, going on to spend the vast majority of his first four years with the team with the reserves, playing two seasons in Segunda División and another two in Segunda División B.

Definitely promoted to the main squad for the 1982–83 season, he proceeded to be regularly used in four of his five years, helping the Colchoneros to two major titles. He was part of the team that reached the final of the 1986 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, appearing in the decisive match against FC Dynamo Kyiv (0–3 loss).

In the 1987 summer, Clemente joined CD Málaga in the second level, alongside Atlético teammate Miguel Ángel Ruiz, going on to experience both one La Liga promotion and relegation with the Andalusians, and retiring at the age of 31 after three seasons.

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