Antonio Karmona

Antonio Karmona
Personal information
Full name Antonio Karmona Herrera
Date of birth (1968-03-24) 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 (9)
1995–1996 Eibar 37 (1)
1996–2003 Alavés 231 (7)
2003–2005 Eibar 61 (4)
Total 488 (21)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

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 260 competitive matches, also being the undisputed club captain.

Most of Karmona's career was spent, however, in Segunda División, where he amassed totals of 260 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 that level, 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 final of the UEFA Cup, where they met Liverpool and eventually lost 4–5 due to an own golden goal by Delfí Geli, with him being sent off during extra time.[1] In an interview before the game, he revealed he was a lifelong Liverpool fan.[2]

Aged 35, Karmona re-joined Eibar and played two more division two seasons before retiring. Subsequently, he worked with Athletic Bilbao's coaching staff during some time.

References

  1. ↑ Liverpool win nine-goal epic with golden goal; UEFA.com, 1 September 2014
  2. ↑ Houllier's treble chance; The Daily Telegraph, 15 May 2001
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