Sergio Pelegrín

Sergio Pelegrín
Personal information
Full nameSergio Pelegrín López
Date of birth18 April 1979
Place of birthBarcelona, Spain
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing positionCentre back
Club information
Current team
Elche
Number18
Youth career
Espanyol
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
1998–2000Espanyol B20(0)
2000–2001Mallorca B32(0)
2001–2003Zaragoza B67(7)
2003–2004Girona29(1)
2004–2007Alicante104(7)
2007–2009Salamanca67(2)
2009–2010Rayo Vallecano36(2)
2010–Elche112(6)
National team
1997Spain U175(0)
1997Spain U185(0)
1998Spain U202(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:00, 25 November 2014 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Pelegrín and the second or maternal family name is López.

Sergio Pelegrín López (born 18 April 1979) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Elche CF as a central defender.

Football career

Born in in Barcelona, Catalonia, Pelegrín spent until the age of 28 playing in Segunda División B, where he represented RCD Espanyol B, RCD Mallorca B, Real Zaragoza B, Girona FC and Alicante CF. For the first and second clubs he appeared in two official games apiece, in the UEFA Intertoto Cup.[1]

Subsequently Pelegrín moved to Segunda División, appearing for UD Salamanca,[2] Rayo Vallecano[3] and Elche CF.[4] He scored a career-best four goals in 28 games in the 2011–12 season,[5] then started in all his 35 league appearances in the following campaign as the Valencian Community side returned to La Liga after 24 years.

Pelegrín became the oldest player to make his debut in the Spanish top flight on 4 November 2013 at age 34, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 0–1 home loss against Villarreal CF.[6][7]

References

  1. ↑ El filial del Espanyol, reforzado, inicia la Intertoto ante el Montpellier (Espanyol's reserves, strengthened, start Intertoto against Montpellier); El País, 17 July 1999 (Spanish)
  2. ↑ Sergio Pelegrín estará cinco semanas de baja (Sergio Pelegrín will miss five weeks); Marca, 11 January 2009 (Spanish)
  3. ↑ Sergio Pelegrín, un refuerzo de lujo para el centro de la defense (Sergio Pelegrín, deluxe signing for center of defense); Rayo Herald, 16 June 2009 (Spanish)
  4. ↑ El Elche ficha a Sergio Pelegrín y Juan Quero, procedentes del Rayo Vallecano (Elche signs Sergio Pelegrín and Juan Quero, from Rayo Vallecano); Diario AS, 6 August 2010 (Spanish)
  5. ↑ Un defensa con alma de pichichi (Defender with the soul of a pichichi); Marca, 5 October 2011 (Spanish)
  6. ↑ Uche wins it for Villarreal; ESPN FC, 4 November 2013
  7. ↑ Pelegrín, orgulloso de ser el jugador más veterano en debutar en Primera (Pelegrín, proud to be most veteran player to make Primera debut); Ideal, 6 August 2010 (Spanish)

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