Sergio Aragoneses
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sergio Aragoneses Almeida | ||
| Date of birth | 1 February 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Porriño, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Tenerife | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1994–1996 | Celta | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1996–1998 | Celta B | ||
| 1998–1999 | Sporting Guardés | ||
| 1999–2000 | Pontevedra | 37 | (0) |
| 2000–2003 | Tenerife | 77 | (0) |
| 2003 | Getafe | 21 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | Atlético Madrid | 14 | (0) |
| 2005 | → Getafe (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | Elche | 16 | (0) |
| 2006–2008 | Hércules | 23 | (0) |
| 2008 | Numancia | 0 | (0) |
| 2008– | Tenerife | 176 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 June 2013. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Sergio Aragoneses Almeida (born 1 February 1977) is a Spanish footballer who plays for CD Tenerife as a goalkeeper.
Football career
Aragoneses was born in Porriño, Galicia. After unsuccessfully emerging through Real Club Celta de Vigo's youth ranks, he went on to represent local sides Sporting Guardés and Pontevedra CF, moving to CD Tenerife for the 2000–01 season and helping the Canary Islands outfit return to La Liga immediately.
Aragoneses made his top flight debuts in the 2001–02 campaign (in a 0–2 home loss against Deportivo Alavés), and went on to have unassuming spells with Madrid's Getafe CF and Atlético,[1] which loaned him to Getafe as well.[2] In 2005–06 he signed for second division side Elche CF, being diagnosed with testicular cancer shortly after;[3] he missed a great part of the campaign, but was still able to finish it.
After joining Hércules CF – also in the Valencian Community and in the second level – in 2006, Aragoneses was again diagnosed with the ailment, this time being forced to undergo chemotherapy[4] but eventually fully recovering and returning to the club's lineups.[5]
In early 2008 Aragoneses was suspended by club coach Andoni Goikoetxea, after statements by the player which were seen as "an act of indiscipline", being eventually released[6] and signing almost immediately with CD Numancia, which had lost first-choice Jacobo to a severe knee injury.[7]
In July 2008, after having made no official appearances for the Soria squad, he returned to Tenerife after a five-year absence: after winning the battle for first-choice with Luis García, however, he was sidelined until the end of the season, with a case of acute pancreatitis.[8] Once again he fully recovered, being the undisputed starter in 2009–10's top flight (all matches and minutes in an eventual relegation, only certified however in the last round).
References
- ↑ Atlético clinch Franco move; UEFA.com, 15 June 2004
- ↑ Trochowski takes Hamburg option; UEFA.com, 3 January 2005
- ↑ Aragoneses sufre un mal testicular (Aragoneses with testicular ailment); El País, 31 August 2005 (Spanish)
- ↑ La segunda batalla de Aragoneses (Aragoneses' second battle); El Correo Digital, 23 January 2007 (Spanish)
- ↑ El meta del Hércules Aragoneses supera un cáncer de testículos (Hércules goalkeeper Aragoneses overcomes testicular cancer); Marca, 30 March 2007 (Spanish)
- ↑ Aragoneses se va del Hércules (Aragoneses leaves Hércules); Marca, 31 January 2008 (Spanish)
- ↑ El Numancia ficha al portero Sergio Aragoneses (Numancia signs keeper Sergio Aragoneses); Diario AS, 12 February 2008 (Spanish)
- ↑ Aragoneses continúa hospitalizado por una pancreatitis (Aragoneses still in hospital with pancreatitis); Marca, 5 March 2009 (Spanish)
External links
- Tenerife official profile (Spanish)
- BDFutbol profile
- Futbolme profile (Spanish)
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