Álvaro Antón (footballer, born 1983)

Álvaro Antón Camarero (born 28 December 1983) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Antón and the second or maternal family name is Camarero.
Álvaro Antón
Personal information
Full name Álvaro Antón Camarero
Date of birth (1983-12-28) 28 December 1983
Place of birth Pinilla de los Barruecos, Spain
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Valladolid
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2004 Valladolid B
2003–2011 Valladolid 99 (10)
2008 → Racing Ferrol (loan) 21 (6)
2008–2009 → Numancia (loan) 7 (0)
2009–2010 → Recreativo (loan) 32 (5)
2011–2012 Cartagena 32 (4)
2012–2013 Guadalajara 41 (8)
2013–2015 Recreativo 55 (5)
2015–2016 Ponferradina 28 (3)
2016–2017 Burgos 27 (4)
2017–2021 Toledo 92 (18)
Total 434 (63)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

He played 305 Segunda División games over 11 seasons, representing six clubs and scoring 41 goals. In La Liga, he appeared for Valladolid and Numancia (a total of eight matches).

Club career

Born in Pinilla de los Barruecos, Province of Burgos, Antón grew in the ranks of Real Valladolid and, after having appeared in the closing round of 2002–03's La Liga, a 1–1 away draw against Deportivo Alavés,[1] he played three Segunda División seasons with the main squad. In the 2006–07 campaign, he contributed 21 games and two goals (including one in a 1–0 win at Málaga CF)[2] as the Castile and León team returned to the top division after a three-year absence.[3]

Antón was absent throughout the first half of 2007–08, only appearing in Copa del Rey matches.[4] He was loaned in January 2008 to Racing de Ferrol,[5] eventually relegated to the Segunda División B.

Antón was loaned again in the 2008–09 season, now to promoted CD Numancia.[6] He played his first game for the Soria side on 31 August 2008, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 1–0 home victory over FC Barcelona.[7] In November, during a home defeat against Real Betis, he suffered a serious anterior cruciate ligament injury, being lost for the rest of the campaign – his #21 jersey was given to new signing Carlos Aranda.[8]

In late August 2009, Antón moved again on loan, joining Recreativo de Huelva for 2009–10's second division[9] and experiencing his best season as a professional, scoring five goals in 2,689 minutes for the Andalusians. On 27 July 2012, after being relegated from the second tier with FC Cartagena, he joined fellow league club CD Guadalajara on a one-year contract,[10] and suffered the same fate at the end of the season due administratives issues.

Antón subsequently returned to Recreativo, and was released in June 2015 following yet another relegation from division two.[11] On 1 August, he went back to his native region and signed with SD Ponferradina.[12]

On 31 August 2016, following his team's relegation, the 32-year-old Antón returned to his native region and joined Burgos CF for two years.[13] A year later, he moved to CD Toledo also in the third tier,[14] and remained with them after their relegation to the Tercera División in 2018.[15]

References
  1. Mendizorroza dice adiós a Primera con un tostón de partido (Mendizorroza says goodbye to Primera with horrible match); Mundo Deportivo, 22 June 2003 (in Spanish)
  2. Marcos Alonso, destituído (Marcos Alonso, dismissed); Mundo Deportivo, 30 October 2006 (in Spanish)
  3. "Los héroes del ascenso esperan su oportunidad" [Promotion heroes await their chance] (in Spanish). El Norte de Castilla. 26 April 2011. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
  4. Mendilibar dijo a Rafa y Álvaro que tendrán difícil jugar próxima temporada (Mendilibar told Rafa and Álvaro they will have a hard time playing next season); Diario AS, 13 June 2007 (in Spanish)
  5. El Valladolid confirma la cesión de Álvaro Antón (Valladolid confirm loan of Álvaro Antón); Diario AS, 2 January 2008 (in Spanish)
  6. "Breve enciclopedia numantina" [Brief numantina encyclopedia] (in Spanish). Desde Soria. 29 May 2013. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
  7. Numancia 1–0 Barcelona; ESPN Soccernet, 31 August 2008
  8. El Numancia inscribe en la LFP a Aranda (Numancia register Aranda in the PFL); Marca, 12 December 2008 (in Spanish)
  9. El Valladolid cede a Álvaro Antón al Recre (Valladolid loan Álvaro Antón to Recre); UEFA, 21 August 2009 (in Spanish)
  10. "El Club Deportivo Guadalajara contrata al media punta Álvaro Antón y da por cerrada su plantilla" [Club Deportivo Guadalajara hire attacking midfielder Álvaro Antón and complete their squad] (in Spanish). CD Guadalajara. 27 July 2012. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
  11. "Keita se va al Recreativo, del que sale Álvaro Antón" [Keita goes to Recreativo, from where Álvaro Antón leaves] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 31 July 2012. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
  12. "La Deportiva incorpora a Antón" [Deportiva add Antón] (in Spanish). Marca. 1 August 2015. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
  13. "Antón ya es jugador del Burgos" [Antón is already a Burgos player] (in Spanish). Diario de Burgos. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  14. Verdugo, José (13 July 2017). "Álvaro Antón, centrocampista ex del Burgos, refuerzo para el CD Toledo" [Álvaro Antón, ex Burgos midfielder, addition for CD Toledo] (in Spanish). En Castilla-La Mancha. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  15. Pérez, Juan Antonio (20 October 2019). "Álvaro Antón, el lanzacohetes del CD Toledo" [Álvaro Antón, CD Toledo's rocket launcher] (in Spanish). ABC. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
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