Esteban Andrés Suárez

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Esteban

Esteban in action for Almería
Personal information
Full nameEsteban Andrés Suárez
Date of birth (1975-06-27) 27 June 1975
Place of birthAvilés, Spain
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing positionGoalkeeper
Club information
Current clubAlmería
Number1
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
1994–1996Avilés40(0)
1996–1997Oviedo B37(0)
1997–2002Oviedo182(0)
2002–2003Atlético Madrid23(0)
2003–2005Sevilla58(0)
2006–2008Celta33(0)
2008–Almería122(0)
National team
1998Spain U211(0)
2000–2002Asturias3(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 January 2014.
† Appearances (Goals).
This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Andrés and the second or maternal family name is Suárez.

Esteban Andrés Suárez, known as simply Esteban (born 27 June 1975), is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for UD Almería as a goalkeeper.

Football career

Born in Avilés, Asturias, Esteban began his career with hometown Real Avilés Industrial in 1994, but soon moved to local giants Real Oviedo. During five seasons with the first team – four of those spent in La Liga – he only missed 12 league games combined, and moved to Atlético de Madrid in the 2002 summer as the Colchoneros had just returned to the top flight after a two-year absence.

After two solid seasons at Sevilla FC (two sixth league places, as first-choice) Esteban signed for Real Club Celta de Vigo, backing up José Manuel Pinto in the second division side until the latter moved to FC Barcelona, in January 2008.

In the summer 2008 he joined UD Almería (in the top level),[1] where he initially was second-choice to Diego Alves in his first season. However, profiting from injury to the starter in late March 2009, he was put between the posts, and remained there until the end of the campaign, even when the Brazilian recovered.

In 2009–10, Esteban's league output consisted of 30 minutes (the last round notwithstanding[2]), after Alves was sent off in a 0–3 home defeat against Valencia CF.[3] At the season's end, however, the 35-year-old renewed his contract for another year.[4]

Esteban continued as Alves' backup in the 2010–11 season. He was first-choice, however, in Almería Copa del Rey campaign, which saw the club reach the competition's semifinals for the first time ever.[5] In the final stretch of the campaign, as Almería was already relegated and Alves announced his departure to Valencia, he appeared in four matches and conceded eleven goals, including eight in a 1–8 loss at Real Madrid.[6][7][8][9]

Subsequently, at 36, Esteban became Almería's first-choice. He played all 42 league games during the second division season, conceding 43 goals as the club finished seventh.[10]

Honours

Spain U21

References

  1. ↑ El Almería ficha al portero Esteban Andrés Suárez (Almería signs goalkeeper Esteban Andrés Suárez); El Almería, 4 July 2008 (Spanish)
  2. ↑ Rodri fires Seviila into raptures; ESPN Soccernet, 15 May 2010
  3. ↑ Pablo inspires Los Che win; ESPN Soccernet, 25 October 2009
  4. ↑ El Almería renueva a Esteban y Kalu Uche (Almería renews Esteban and Kalu Uche); Marca, 10 May 2010 (Spanish)
  5. ↑ El Almería se niega a despertar del sueño (Almería refuses to awake from dream); Marca, 19 January 2011 (Spanish)
  6. ↑ Almeria suffer relegation; ESPN Soccernet, 7 May 2011
  7. ↑ Third place dream dying for Villarreal; ESPN Soccernet, 11 May 2011
  8. ↑ Rare win for Almeria; ESPN Soccernet, 15 May 2011
  9. ↑ Ronaldo breaks record in rout; ESPN Soccernet, 21 May 2011
  10. ↑ El Almería ensancha el récord de Esteban y el portero hace una estirada al ascenso (Almería extends Esteban record and the goalkeeper goes one-on-one with promotion); Almería 360, 13 February 2013 (Spanish)

External links

UD Almería – current squad
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