Luis Carlos Cuartero
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Luis Carlos Cuartero Laforga | ||
| Date of birth | 17 August 1975 | ||
| Place of birth | Zaragoza, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Zaragoza | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1992–1995 | Zaragoza B | 57 | (0) |
| 1993–2009 | Zaragoza | 190 | (0) |
| Total | 247 | (0) | |
| National team | |||
| 1991–1992 | Spain U16 | 9 | (0) |
| 1992 | Spain U17 | 4 | (0) |
| 1993–1994 | Spain U18 | 22 | (0) |
| 1995 | Spain U19 | 2 | (0) |
| 1995 | Spain U20 | 6 | (0) |
| 1996–1998 | Spain U21 | 6 | (0) |
| 1997 | Spain U23 | 4 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Luis Carlos Cuartero Laforga (born 17 August 1975) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a right back or a central defender.
His professional career, hindered by several serious injuries,[1][2] was devoted to a single club, Real Zaragoza.
Football career
Cuartero was born in Zaragoza, Aragon. He made his senior debut with hometown's Real Zaragoza on 20 June 1993 in a 2–2 away draw against Atlético de Madrid, aged 17, and went on to appear in 178 La Liga games, plus the 2002–03 season in the second division.
From 2006 to 2009, however, Cuartero would only play three league matches combined, severely hindered by knee injuries.[3] Never more than a utility player, his best league output came in the 2003–04 campaign, when he featured in 24 contests for a final 12th place; he finally retired from the game at the end of 2008–09, with the Maños again in the second level.[4]
Honours
Club
- Zaragoza
Country
- Spain U21
See also
References
- ↑ De la Liga de las estrellas a la Liga de las lesiones (From Star Liga to Injury Liga); El Mundo, 15 November 2006 (Spanish)
- ↑ El club de las rodillas rotas (Shattered knees society); Heraldo, 29 July 2010 (Spanish)
- ↑ Zaragoza reel from Cuartero blow; UEFA.com, 18 October 2006
- ↑ Cuartero pone fin a toda una vida en el Zaragoza (Cuartero ends a lifetime in Zaragoza); Marca, 20 April 2009 (Spanish)
- ↑ "Zaragoza, no hay quinta Copa mala" [Zaragoza, no such thing as a bad fifth Cup] (in Spanish). ABC. 1 July 2001. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
- ↑ "Galletti gives Zaragoza glory". UEFA.com. 18 March 2004. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
External links
- Luis Cuartero profile at BDFutbol
- Luis Cuartero – FIFA competition record
- Luis Cuartero profile at Soccerway