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Curro (footballer, born 1981)

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Curro
Personal information
Full name Antonio José González García
Date of birth (1981-11-27) 27 November 1981 (age 42)
Place of birth Santa Amalia, Spain
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Don Benito
Youth career
Extremadura
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2002 Extremadura B
2001 Extremadura 0 (0)
2002–2003 Don Benito
2003 Elche B
2003–2004 Santa Amalia
2004–2005 Díter Zafra 36 (12)
2005–2006 Las Palmas 37 (2)
2006–2007 Villanueva 30 (7)
2007–2010 Oviedo 107 (21)
2010–2011 Cultural Leonesa 19 (0)
2011–2012 Badajoz 42 (4)
2012–2017 Extremadura 151 (43)
2017 Santa Amalia
2017– Don Benito
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Antonio José González García (born 27 November 1981), commonly known as Curro, is a Spanish footballer who plays for Don Benito as a midfielder.[1]

Club career

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Born in Santa Amalia, Badajoz, Extremadura, Curro represented CF Extremadura as a youth. After spending several years with the reserves, he made his first team debut on 10 October 2001, coming on as an extra-time substitute for goalscorer Pedro José in a 1–1 Copa del Rey home draw against CD Badajoz (2–4 loss on penalties).[2]

Curro left the club in 2002, and subsequently joined CD Don Benito in Tercera División. He continued to appear in the category but also in Segunda División B in the following years, representing Elche CF Ilicitano, CD Santa Amalia, CD Díter Zafra, UD Las Palmas, CD Villanueva, Real Oviedo, Cultural Leonesa,[3] Badajoz[4] and Extremadura UD.

References

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  1. ^ OFICIAL: Don Benito, firma Curro‚ todomercadoweb.es, 20 June 2017
  2. ^ "Badajoz pasa en la tanda de penaltis" [Badajoz go through on penalties] (PDF) (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 11 October 2001. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
  3. ^ "El ex oviedista Curro fichó por la Leonesa" [Former oviedista Curro signed for Leonesa] (in Spanish). La Nueva España. 5 August 2010. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
  4. ^ ""Curro" nueva incorporación a las filas del CDB" ["Curro" new addition to CDB's ranks] (in Spanish). CD Badajoz. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
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