David Cobeño

David Cobeño

Cobeño playing with Rayo Vallecano in 2009
Personal information
Full nameDavid Cobeño Iglesias
Date of birth6 April 1982
Place of birthMadrid, Spain
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing positionGoalkeeper
Club information
Current team
Rayo Vallecano
Number1
Youth career
1997–2000Rayo Vallecano
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2000–2002Rayo Vallecano B
2002–2003Ponferradina3(0)
2003–2005Real Madrid C
2005–2006Real Madrid B29(0)
2006–2008Sevilla5(0)
2007–2008Almería (loan)17(0)
2008–Rayo Vallecano127(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 January 2014.
† Appearances (Goals).
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Cobeño and the second or maternal family name is Iglesias.

David Cobeño Iglesias (born 6 April 1982) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Rayo Vallecano as a goalkeeper.

Football career

Born in Madrid, Cobeño graduated in the youth squads of local Rayo Vallecano. After one season with lowly SD Ponferradina he was bought by Real Madrid, spending the 2005–06 campaign in Segunda División with its B-team.

After good performances, Cobeño moved to Sevilla FC:[1] initially backing up Andrés Palop, he benefited from an injury to the first-choice during a March 2007 home win with Celta de Vigo, and went on to make four full additional appearances, adding three in the Andalusians' victorious run in the UEFA Cup.[2]

In 2007–08, Cobeño was loaned to neighbouring – and La Liga newcomers – UD Almería. After starting the season as the starting goalkeeper, he lost the job to Brazilian Diego Alves, only reappearing for two of the side's last three games; subsequently, he was released by Sevilla and returned to Rayo on a three-year deal, as the Madrid club returned to the second level.[3]

On 24 May 2009 Cobeño scored from his own goal, opening the score in an eventual 1–2 home loss against Elche CF.[4][5] During his first season in his second spell he was the team's undisputed starter as it eventually maintained its league status, and won the Ricardo Zamora Trophy for the campaign (38 goals conceded).[6]

In 2010–11 Cobeño continued as Rayo's first-choice, only missing four league matches in 42 and helping the club return to the top division after eight years. In the 2012 summer, after not renewing his contract, he moved abroad and signed for FC Vaslui in Romania, but returned to Los Vallecanos after only two months having failed to adjust.[7]

Honours

Club

Sevilla

Individual

References

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