Jacobo Sanz Ovejero

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Jacobo

Jacobo with Valladolid in 2011
Personal information
Full nameJacobo Sanz Ovejero
Date of birth (1983-07-10) 10 July 1983
Place of birthValladolid, Spain
Height1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Playing positionGoalkeeper
Club information
Current clubPAOK
Number1
Youth career
Colegio San Agustín
1990–2003Valladolid
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2003–2006Valladolid B26(0)
2004→ Palencia (loan)6(0)
2005→ Jaén (loan)4(0)
2005–2007Valladolid10(0)
2007–2008Numancia32(0)
2008–2011Valladolid36(0)
2008–2009→ Getafe (loan)17(0)
2011–2012Asteras Tripoli22(0)
2012–PAOK21(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:00, 10 November 2013 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).
This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Sanz and the second or maternal family name is Ovejero.

Jacobo Sanz Ovejero, known as simply Jacobo (born 10 July 1983), is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for PAOK F.C. in Greece, as a goalkeeper.

Football career

Jacobo was born in Valladolid. A product of Real Valladolid's youth system – he joined the club at the age of only seven – he served two loan stints before returning in the 2005–06 season,[1] with the Castile and León club in Segunda División. He would only be third-choice during that period, and his official debut occurred on 1 October 2005 in a 3–2 away win against Real Madrid Castilla; his second league game was also against that opponent, five months later (1–0 home success).

In the 2007–08 campaign, Jacobo contributed with 32 games to CD Numancia's return to La Liga after a three-year absence. He had been signed to a two-year deal with Valladolid keeping two re-buy options on the player,[2] and conceded just 28 goals during the campaign, only trailing CD Castellón's Carlos Sánchez in the Ricardo Zamora Trophy race.

In July 2008 Jacobo returned to Valladolid, signing a new three-year contract. However, injuries to Getafe CF's keepers, Argentines Roberto Abbondanzieri (a couple of weeks) and Oscar Ustari (eight months) prompted a loan request by the Madrid side, which was accepted.[3] On 14 September he (having received Ustari's nº1 jersey) made his debut for the club, keeping a clean sheet in a 0–0 home draw against Real Betis.[4]

From January 2009 onwards, as Abbondanzieri returned to Boca Juniors, Jacobo was reinstated as starter, first appearing on the 25th in a 5–1 home win against Sporting de Gijón.[5] In 2009–10 he alternated with Paraguayan Justo Villar when healthy, but Valladolid finished 18th with 62 goals against (the fourth-worst defensive record) and dropped down back to the second division.

In July 2011, after a failed transfer to Celtic[6] (the Scottish team had already shown interest in the player the previous summer[7]), Jacobo joined several compatriots at Asteras Tripoli F.C. in Greece, signing a two-year contract.[8] On 27 November, he was named Man of the match in a 2–0 home win against Olympiacos FC.[9]

On 21 April 2012, after the Superleague season was over, Jacobo was released by Asteras supposedly to move to Everton in England,[10] and had subsequent trials in the country with Charlton Athletic[11] and Middlesbrough in the ensuing summer.[12] Nothing came of it and, eventually, he stayed in Greece and joined PAOK F.C. for one year.[13]

References

  1. ↑ Jacobo da el estirón (Jacobo makes a run for it); El Norte de Castilla, 1 September 2009 (Spanish)
  2. ↑ El Valladolid traspasa a Jacobo al Numancia (Valladolid sells Jacobo to Numancia); Marca, 17 July 2007 (Spanish)
  3. ↑ Jacobo, cedido al Getafe (Jacobo, loaned to Getafe); Valladolid official website, 31 August 2008 (Spanish)
  4. ↑ Getafe 0–0 Real Betis; ESPN Soccernet, 14 September 2008
  5. ↑ Getafe 5–1 Sporting Gijon; ESPN Soccernet, 25 January 2009
  6. ↑ Jacobo Lenny plea; The Sun, 28 June 2011
  7. ↑ El Celtic se interesa por Jacobo (Celtic shows interest in Jacobo); El Norte de Castilla, 4 August 2010 (Spanish)
  8. ↑ Jacobo firma por el Ateras Trípoli griego (Jacobo signs with Greece's Asteras Tripoli); El Norte de Castilla, 21 July 2011 (Spanish)
  9. ↑ Βραβεύτηκαν Χακόμπο, Περόνε; Onsports, 1 December 2011 (Greek)
  10. ↑ "Παρελθόν ο Χακόμπο από την Τρίπολη" [Jacobo left Tripoli] (in Greek). Nova Sports. 21 April 2012. Retrieved 21 April 2012. 
  11. ↑ Sullivan set for loan; Sky Sports, 17 July 2012
  12. ↑ Boro still keen on Castelen; Sky Sports, 8 August 2012
  13. ↑ "Υπέγραψε ο Χακόμπο" [Jacobo signed] (in Greek). SentraGoal. 7 August 2012. Retrieved 11 August 2012. 

External links

PAOK FC – current squad
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