Antonio Karmona
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Antonio Karmona Herrera | ||
| Date of birth | 24 March 1968 | ||
| Place of birth | Bermeo, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1990–1995 | Sestao | 159 | (5) |
| 1995–1996 | Eibar | 37 | (1) |
| 1996–2003 | Alavés | 230 | (7) |
| 2003–2005 | Eibar | 61 | (4) |
| Total | 487 | (17) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Antonio Karmona Herrera (born 24 March 1968) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a defender.
He was best known for his Alavés stint, where he played seven full seasons and in 259 official games, also being the undisputed club captain.
Most of Karmona's career was spent, however, in Segunda División, where he amassed totals of 259 games and 11 goals over the course of eight seasons, representing three teams including his main one.
Football career
Karmona was born in Bermeo, Basque Country. After playing in the second division with local Sestao Sport Club (three seasons out of five) and SD Eibar, he joined another club from the region and the category, Deportivo Alavés, in 1996. In his second season he contributed with 40 games – 3,600 minutes, with three goals – as the team returned to La Liga after an absence of more than 40 years.
Having played in all 38 league matches during 1998–99, Karmona captained Alavés to the 2000–01 UEFA Cup final, where they met Liverpool and eventually lost 4–5 due to an own golden goal by Delfí Geli. In an interview before the game, he revealed he was a lifelong Liverpool fan;[1] he was sent off during extra time of the decider.
Aged 35, Karmona re-joined Eibar and played two more second level seasons before retiring. Subsequently, he worked with Athletic Bilbao's coaching staff during some time.