Juan Pablo Niño Castellano (born 15 May 1978) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a left winger.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Juan Pablo Niño Castellano | ||
| Date of birth | 15 May 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | Rota, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Betis | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997–2004 | Betis B | 108 | (9) |
| 2000–2001 | → Recreativo (loan) | 16 | (0) |
| 2001–2002 | → Cádiz (loan) | 23 | (2) |
| 2003–2004 | → Roosendaal (loan) | 30 | (0) |
| 2004–2006 | Betis | 6 | (0) |
| 2006 | → Numancia (loan) | 13 | (1) |
| 2006–2007 | Mérida | 31 | (1) |
| 2007–2008 | Pozoblanco | 30 | (4) |
| 2008–2009 | Puerto Real | 29 | (1) |
| 2009–2010 | Linense | 28 | (1) |
| 2010–2014 | Rota | ||
| Total | 314 | (19) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career edit
Born in Rota, Cádiz, Andalusia, Niño graduated from local Real Betis' youth system, making his debut with the reserves in the 1997–98 season, in Segunda División B. In the summer of 2000 he was loaned to Recreativo de Huelva of Segunda División, playing his first match as a professional on 3 September by coming on as a second-half substitute in a 0–0 home draw against CD Badajoz.[1]
Niño appeared in 16 games during the campaign, starting in only one however. In July 2001 he moved to third-level club Cádiz CF also in a temporary deal, featuring regularly and being loaned to Eredivisie side RBC Roosendaal in July 2003.[2]
In August 2004, profiting from Denílson's injury, Niño was promoted to the first team in La Liga.[3] He made his debut in the competition on 16 October, replacing Edu in a 1–1 home draw to Real Madrid.[4]
In December 2005, after being rarely used, Niño joined CD Numancia on loan for the remainder of the season.[5][6] On 4 August of the following year, he terminated his contract with Betis and signed for Mérida UD in the third tier.[7]
Niño moved to Tercera División's CD Pozoblanco in 2007,[8] and went on to spend the rest of his career in the lower leagues and amateur football, representing Puerto Real CF,[9] Real Balompédica Linense[10] and CD Rota.[11]
Honours edit
Betis
References edit
- ^ No merecen más (They do not deserve more); Mundo Deportivo, 4 September 2000 (in Spanish)
- ^ RBC zo goed als rond met Pablo Niño (RBC good overall with Pablo Niño); Voetbal International, 25 July 2013 (in Dutch)
- ^ Niño: "Me decepcionaría no quedarme" (Niño: "I would be disappointed if I do not stay"); Diario AS, 7 August 2004 (in Spanish)
- ^ Ni ambición (Not even ambition); Mundo Deportivo, 17 October 2004 (in Spanish)
- ^ Pablo Niño: "Puedo aportar muchas cosas al Numancia" (Pablo Niño: "I can bring many things to Numancia"); Diario AS, 14 December 2005 (in Spanish)
- ^ Breve enciclopedia numantina (Brief numantina encyclopedia); Desde Soria, 29 May 2013 (in Spanish)
- ^ Pablo Niño deja el Betis para firmar por el Mérida (Pablo Niño leaves Betis to sign with Mérida); Marca, 4 August 2006 (in Spanish)
- ^ Pablo Niño ficha por el Pozoblanco (Pablo Niño signs for Pozoblanco); ABC, 5 October 2007 (in Spanish)
- ^ El Puerto Real insiste con Pablo Niño (Puerto Real insist with Pablo Niño) Archived 8 September 2014 at the Wayback Machine; Córdoba Deporte, 3 September 2008 (in Spanish)
- ^ Pablo Niño es blanquinegro (Pablo Niño is white-and-black); Europa Sur, 18 June 2009 (in Spanish)
- ^ Pablo Niño firma por el Rota y deja la Balona (Pablo Niño signs for Rota and leaves Balona); Diario de Jerez, 3 September 2010 (in Spanish)
External links edit
- Pablo Niño at BDFutbol
- Pablo Niño at Soccerway