Raúl Gaitán
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Raúl Gaitán Ballesteros | ||
| Date of birth | 10 September 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Málaga, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Right back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Jaén | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1997–1998 | Málaga | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1997–1998 | Málaga B | ||
| 1998–1999 | Valladolid B | ||
| 1999 | Los Barrios | ||
| 1999–2000 | Juventud Torremolinos | ||
| 2000–2001 | Lucena | ||
| 2001–2002 | Andalucía | ||
| 2002–2003 | Toledo | 22 | (1) |
| 2003–2004 | Fuengirola | 29 | (13) |
| 2004–2005 | Alhaurino | 32 | (0) |
| 2005–2007 | Marbella | 70 | (3) |
| 2007–2008 | Málaga | 2 | (0) |
| 2008–2010 | Poli Ejido | 59 | (4) |
| 2010–2011 | Estepona | 32 | (1) |
| 2011– | Jaén | 101 | (3) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 January 2015. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Raúl Gaitán Ballesteros (born 10 September 1979) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Real Jaén as a right back.
Football career
Born in Málaga, Andalusia, Gaitán finished his youth career with local Málaga CF, but played lower league and amateur football until the age of nearly 23, successively representing Atlético Malagueño, Real Valladolid B, UD Los Barrios, Juventud de Torremolinos CF, Lucena CF and Andalucía CF. In the 2002–03 season he first arrived in Segunda División B, signing for CD Toledo.
In the 2007 summer, after four years with three teams which included UD Marbella, Gaitán returned to Málaga, in Segunda División. He made his professional debut on 5 September, scoring in a 2–1 home win against Celta de Vigo for the campaign's Copa del Rey;[1] on 17 November he first appeared in the league, netting in his own goal in a 4–2 triumph over Racing de Ferrol also at La Rosaleda Stadium.[2]
Gaitán played in the third level in the following years, with Polideportivo Ejido,[3] Unión Estepona CF[4] and Real Jaén.[5] The 33-year-old helped the latter side achieve promotion at the end of the 2012–13 season, scoring twice in 35 contests.
References
- ↑ Raúl Gaitán y Apoño eliminan al Celta y dejan herido a Stoichkov (Raúl Gaitán and Apoño oust Celta and leave Stoichkov wounded); Diario AS, 6 September 2007 (Spanish)
- ↑ Parecido al 4–2 con el Ferrol (Looked like 4–2 against Ferrol); Diario Sur, 9 February 2009 (Spanish)
- ↑ Raúl Gaitán, procedente del Málaga CF, nuevo jugador del Polideportivo Ejido (Raúl Gaitán, from Málaga CF, new player of Polideportivo Ejido); Teleprensa, 20 August 2008 (Spanish)
- ↑ Unión Estepona: llega Raúl Gaitán. (Unión Estepona: Raúl Gaitán arrives); esFutbol, 10 August 2010 (Spanish)
- ↑ El Real Jaén ficha al defensa Raúl Gaitán, que fue jugador del Málaga (Real Jaén signs defender Raúl Gaitán, who was a Málaga player); Ideal, 13 July 2011 (Spanish)
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