| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Cristian Portilla Rodríguez | ||
| Date of birth | 28 August 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Santander, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Aris | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1997–2004 | Racing Santander | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2004–2007 | Racing B | 54 | (7) |
| 2006–2009 | Racing Santander | 4 | (0) |
| 2008 | → Racing Ferrol (loan) | 15 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | → Ponferradina (loan) | 32 | (4) |
| 2009–2010 | Sporting B | 22 | (6) |
| 2010 | Sporting Gijón | 5 | (0) |
| 2010– | Aris | 11 | (1) |
| National team | |||
| 2004 | Spain U16 | 4 | (1) |
| 2006 | Spain U17 | 5 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 November 2010. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Cristian Portilla Rodríguez (born 28 August 1988 in Santander, Cantabria) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Aris Thessaloniki F.C. in Greece, mainly as an attacking midfielder.
The son of a former footballer, Portilla entered Racing de Santander's youth academy at nine, alongside cousin Carlos Mata, after allegedly receiving an offer from Deportivo de La Coruña after a tournament, which his father turned down.
After playing with the B side, he first appeared with the professionals on 12 March 2006, during a 1–2 away loss against Atlético Madrid, adding two more La Liga matches during the season. During his first years, he could only amass another match with the main side and, in January 2008, was loaned to Racing de Ferrol, as the Galicians were finally relegated from the second division.
To further continue his development as a player (still aged 20), Portilla was loaned again in the following season, moving to SD Ponferradina, in the third level. For 2009–10, he was bought by Sporting de Gijón in the top flight, with Santander having an option to re-acquire the player in three years. In his first year, he spent time with both the first and second teams, the latter in division three.
In January 2011, Portilla left Asturias and joined Aris Thessaloniki F.C. in Greece, signing a two 1/2-year contract.
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