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Diego López (footballer, born March 1974)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is López and the second or maternal family name is Santos.
For other people named Diego López, see Diego López (disambiguation).

Diego Miguel López Santos (born 14 March 1974) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.[1]

Diego López
Personal information
Full name Diego Miguel López Santos
Date of birth (1974-03-14) 14 March 1974 (age 50)
Place of birth Málaga, Spain
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1991–1993 CD Málaga 9 (0)
1993–1994 Málaga CF 35 (6)
1994–1996 Almería 83 (16)
1996–1997 Hércules 24 (2)
1998 Granada 19 (0)
1998–1999 Xerez 34 (7)
1999–2001 Ceuta 60 (10)
2001–2002 Motril 46 (5)
2003 Novelda 17 (0)
2003–2006 Linense
2006–2008 Granada 74
Total 327 (46)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career edit

López started his career in 1991 with CD Málaga.[2][3] He made his professional bow during a Segunda División win away to Sabadell on 17 November, with eight further appearances following as they were relegated.[2] 1993 saw López move to Málaga CF of Segunda División B.[2] He netted six goals, including two on his debut in the Copa del Rey over Almería, in the 1993–94 campaign as he again suffered relegation.[2] Almería subsequently signed López at the end of that season.[2] Eleven goals in thirty-six fixtures came with promotion to the second tier in his first campaign.[2] After two seasons, López was relegated for a third time as they placed seventeenth.[2]

Despite going down with Almería, López moved up to La Liga in 1996 after agreeing a deal with Hércules.[2] Goals against Espanyol and Athletic Bilbao arrived but it was to be relegation again for the midfielder as Hércules finished twenty-first.[2] A short stint with Granada followed, prior to López featuring for Xerez and Ceuta between 1998 and 2001.[2] In 2001, López joined Segunda División B side Motril.[2] His first season with the club ended with the Group IV title, though they missed out on promotion to Getafe, but his secondary campaign concluded with a fifth career relegation.[2] López had subsequent spells with Novelda, Linense and Granada 74.[2][4][5]

Career statistics edit

Club statistics[2]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
CD Málaga 1991–92 Segunda División 9 0 0 0 — 0 0 9 0
Málaga CF 1993–94 Segunda División B 35 6 2 2 — 0 0 37 8
Almería 1994–95 36 11 2 0 — 5[a] 1 43 12
1995–96 Segunda División 33 3 3 0 — 0 0 36 3
1996–97 14 2 4 0 — 0 0 18 2
Total 83 16 9 0 — 5 1 97 17
Hércules 1996–97 La Liga 23 2 1 0 — 0 0 24 2
1997–98 Segunda División 1 0 0 0 — 0 0 1 0
Total 24 2 1 0 — 0 0 25 2
Granada 1997–98 Segunda División B 19 0 0 0 — 3[a] 0 22 0
Xerez 1998–99 34 7 2 0 — 0 0 36 7
Ceuta 1999–2000 34 7 0 0 — 6[a] 1 40 8
2000–01 26 3 2 0 — 5[a] 0 33 3
Total 60 10 2 0 — 11 1 73 11
Motril 2001–02 Segunda División B 32 2 0 0 — 6[a] 0 38 2
2002–03 14 3 1 0 — 0 0 15 3
Total 46 5 1 0 — 6 0 53 5
Novelda 2002–03 Segunda División B 17 0 0 0 — 0 0 17 0
Career total 327 46 17 2 — 25 2 369 50
  1. ^ a b c d e Appearance(s) in the Segunda División B play-offs

Honours edit

Motril[2]

References edit

  1. ^ "Spain - Diego Miguel". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "Diego López, Diego Miguel López Santos". BDFutbol. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
  3. ^ "Iván Jaime entra en la historia del Club". Málaga CF. 12 September 2018. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
  4. ^ "Diego López - Retired". Football Database. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
  5. ^ "La Línea: La Balona aún tiene que completar su proyecto deportivo con tres fichajes". Diario Sur. 10 July 2006. Retrieved 10 January 2019.

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