Nacho training with Betis |
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Ignacio Pérez Santamaría | ||
| Date of birth | 24 June 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Málaga, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender / Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Betis | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Málaga | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1999–2004 | Málaga B | 112 | (17) |
| 2002–2006 | Málaga | 36 | (3) |
| 2004–2005 | → Levante (loan) | 27 | (4) |
| 2006–2009 | Getafe | 40 | (4) |
| 2008 | → Real Sociedad (loan) | 16 | (1) |
| 2008–2009 | → Málaga (loan) | 34 | (1) |
| 2009– | Betis | 78 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 November 2011. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Ignacio Pérez Santamaría, aka Nacho (born 24 June 1980 in Málaga, Andalusia), is a Spanish footballer who plays for Real Betis mainly as a left defender (he can also play as a left midfielder).
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A product of Málaga CF's youth system, Nacho made his first-team debut on 23 March 2003, in a 1–1 La Liga home draw with Celta de Vigo. He would play four seasons there, with a loan to Levante UD in between.
In July 2006, upon Málaga's top flight relegation, Nacho joined Madrid's Getafe CF. Scarcely used during his second season, he would be loaned in January 2008 to second division's Real Sociedad, as the Basque side ultimately failed to return to the top level, with the player appearing in 16 matches, 13 as a starter.
For 2008–09, Nacho would be loaned again, rejoining former team Málaga for one season. Mainly used as a substitute, he netted his first goal in his second spell in a 3–1 win at Real Valladolid, on 22 February 2009, helping the Andalusians finish eighth immediately after promoting.
In late August 2009, Nacho moved to Real Betis in the second division, for the next three seasons.[1] During most of his stint with the club, he was used as an offensive left back.
Nacho's father, whom also bore the same nickname, played as a defender for Málaga during the 70's/80's, appearing in 70 top division games over the course of four seasons.[2] His brother, Perico, played for the club's reserves.
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