Vicente Guaita
 Guaita as a Valencia player in 2009 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Vicente Guaita Panadero | ||
| Date of birth | 10 January 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Torrent, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Valencia | ||
| Number | 13 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1993–1995 | CD Monte-Sión | ||
| 1995–2006 | Valencia | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2006–2009 | Valencia B | 49 | (0) |
| 2008– | Valencia | 69 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | → Recreativo (loan) | 30 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 December 2013. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Vicente Guaita Panadero (born 10 January 1987) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Valencia CF as a goalkeeper.
Football career
Born in Torrent, Valencian Community, Guaita was a Valencia CF's youth system graduate. He being promoted to the first team for the 2008–09 season following the retirement of historical Santiago Cañizares. Additionally, as German Timo Hildebrand became ostracized by coach Unai Emery, he became the backup.
Guaita made his official first team debut on 2 October 2008, in a UEFA Cup tie against C.S. Marítimo (2–1 home win). However, after the signing of veteran César Sánchez from Tottenham Hotspur later in the year and the full recovery of Renan, he remained third-choice until the end of the campaign.
In 2009–10, with Sánchez having renewed his link a further year and the signing of RCD Mallorca's Miguel Ángel Moyà, Guaita was deemed surplus to requirements and joined, on loan, second division's Recreativo de Huelva.[1] As the Andalusians finished comfortably in mid-table he was crowned the competition's Ricardo Zamora Trophy, with just 24 goals conceded in 30 appearances.
In November–December 2010, profiting from injuries to both César and Moyà, Guaita had a run of several matches for Valencia, notably a 2–1 home win against UD Almería in La Liga[2] and a 1–1 draw at Manchester United for the season's UEFA Champions League.[3] On 2 April 2011, as he had established himself in the starting XI, he suffered the loss of his father due to a heart attack (aged only 46),[4] prompting manager Unai Emery to reinstate César between the posts for two games.
In late May 2011, Guaita extended his contract with Valencia until 2015.[5] He begun the season as the starter, but picked up a serious hand injury in early November 2011, being nonetheless selected to several games by Emery as the reserve.[6][7]
Honours
Individual
Club statistics
- As of 18 January 2014
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Valencia | 2008–09 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Recreativo | 2009–10 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| Total | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | |
| Valencia | 2010–11 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
| 2011–12 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 0 | |
| 2012–13 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 25 | 0 | |
| 2013–14 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
| Total | 69 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 103 | 0 | |
| Career totals | 100 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 134 | 0 | |
References
- ↑ "El guardameta Vicente Guaita jugará cedido por el Valencia CF en el Recreativo de Huelva" [Goalkeeper Vicente Guaita will play with Recreativo de Huelva on loan from Valencia CF] (in Spanish). Horta Noticias. 24 August 2009. Retrieved 22 January 2013.
- ↑ "Soldado at the double for Valencia". ESPN Soccernet. 28 November 2010. Retrieved 22 January 2013.
- ↑ "Anderson makes precious point". ESPN Soccernet. 7 December 2010. Retrieved 22 January 2013.
- ↑ Mata: We scored quickly, and that gave us confidence; VCF Central, 4 April 2011
- ↑ "Guaita: ´Tenía claro que quería quedarme en el VCF´" [Guaita: ´I was sure i wanted to stay with VCF´] (in Spanish). Super Deporte. 31 May 2011. Retrieved 31 May 2011.
- ↑ "La mano vuelve a frenar a Guaita" [Hand stops Guaita again] (in Spanish). Super Deporte. 21 December 2011. Retrieved 26 January 2012.
- ↑ "Guaita sólo para emergencias" [Guaita for emergences only] (in Spanish). Marca. 4 January 2012. Retrieved 26 January 2012.
- ↑ Vicente Guaita at ESPN FC
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