Ibán Cuadrado
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ibán Javier Cuadrado Alonso | ||
Date of birth | 21 February 1979 | ||
Place of birth | Salamanca, Spain | ||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Position(s) |
Centre-back | ||
Youth career | |||
1993–1997 | Barcelona | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1997–1998 | Barcelona C | 31 | (5) |
1997–2001 | Barcelona B | 101 | (9) |
1998 | Barcelona | 0 | (0) |
2001–2008 |
Murcia | 217 | (4) |
2008–2010 | Málaga | 18 | (0) |
2010 | Rayo Vallecano | 6 | (0) |
2010–2011 | Ponferradina | 31 | (0) |
2011–2012 | Salamanca | 31 | (0) |
2013–2014 |
Shanghai SIPG | 57 | (1) |
2015–2016 |
Guizhou Zhicheng | 52 | (0) |
Total | 544 | (19) | |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Ibán Javier Cuadrado Alonso (Spanish pronunciation:
He amassed
for a total of 62 matches.Club career
Cuadrado was born in Salamanca, Region of León. A product of La Liga giants FC Barcelona, he would play almost exclusively for their B team in both the second and third divisions. Courtesy of Louis van Gaal, he appeared in one UEFA Champions League game with the main squad, featuring one minute in a 2–0 group-stage away win over Brøndby IF on 9 December 1998.[1]
Released by the
Subsequently, Cuadrado joined Málaga CF, recently promoted to the top flight,[5] where he was only third or fourth choice. On 14 January 2010 he moved to Rayo Vallecano, signing with the second-tier side until the end of that season and the next.[6] He made his debut three days later, starting in the 4–4 home draw against Hércules CF and scoring an own goal.[7]
After one unsuccessful season with Rayo individually, the 31-year-old Cuadrado switched to SD Ponferradina of division two, reuniting with former Málaga teammates Javi López, Daniel Toribio and Miguel Ángel.[8] In summer 2011, following his team's relegation, he returned to his hometown and signed with lowly UD Salamanca.[9]
Cuadrado moved abroad for the first time in his career at the age of 34, joining
In October 2018, Cuadrado returned to the Camp Nou, as youth assistant coach.[12]
Notes
References
- ^ Un respiro muy oportuno (Timely breather); Mundo Deportivo, 10 December 1998 (in Spanish)
- ^ Alcaraz escribe el mismo guión (Alcaraz writes the same script); La Verdad, 8 February 2008 (in Spanish)
- ^ El exclusivo club grana de los 200 (The exclusive 200 grana club); La Verdad, 27 May 2012 (in Spanish)
- ^ Qué fue de… Ibán Cuadrado: un pionero en China (What happened to… Ibán Cuadrado: pioneer in China); 20 minutos, 17 June 2017 (in Spanish)
- ^ "En Primera, los defensas somos los más sufridores" ("In Primera, we the defenders suffer the most"); La Opinión de Málaga, 29 July 2008 (in Spanish)
- ^ Cuadrado, nuevo jugador del Rayo (Cuadrado, new Rayo player); Rayo Herald, 14 January 2010 (in Spanish)
- ^ Empacho de goles y reparto de puntos en Vallecas (Goal indigestion and points shared at Vallecas); Marca, 17 January 2010 (in Spanish)
- ^ 2 nuevas incorporaciones al equipo (2 new additions to the team); SD Ponferradina, 24 August 2010 (in Spanish)
- ^ La UDS cierra el fichaje del central Ibán Cuadrado por una temporada (UDS complete signing of stopper Ibán Cuadrado for one season); La Gaceta de Salamanca, 3 August 2011 (in Spanish)
- ^ 上港队敲定首名外援 西中卫已以正式球员身份合练 Archived 14 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine; Shanghai EA, 30 January 2013 (in Chinese)
- ^ 贵州智诚火速选定三外援人选 前上港队中卫加盟; Sohu, 5 March 2015 (in Chinese)
- ^ Ibán Cuadrado regresa al Barça y se enrola en La Masia (Ibán Cuadrado returns to Barça and is added to La Masia); Be Soccer, 3 October 2018 (in Spanish)
External links
- Ibán Cuadrado at BDFutbol
- Ibán Cuadrado at Soccerway