Dimas Delgado

Dimas Delgado Morgado (born 6 February 1983), known simply as Dimas, is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder, currently assistant manager of Indian Super League club East Bengal.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Delgado and the second or maternal family name is Morgado.
Dimas
Dimas in action for Bengaluru in 2019
Personal information
Full name Dimas Delgado Morgado[1]
Date of birth (1983-02-06) 6 February 1983[1]
Place of birth Santa Coloma, Spain[1]
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 East Bengal (assistant)
Youth career
Gramenet
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2004 Gramenet B 49 (8)
2002–2006 Gramenet 84 (4)
2006–2008 Barcelona B 62 (10)
2008–2011 Numancia 91 (6)
2011–2012 Cartagena 34 (1)
2012–2015 Recreativo 98 (1)
2015–2017 Western Sydney Wanderers 50 (3)
2017–2021 Bengaluru 67 (4)
2022–2023 Montañesa 25 (2)
Total 560 (39)
Managerial career
2023– East Bengal (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

He totalled 203 Segunda División games and eight goals across six seasons, with Numancia, Cartagena and Recreativo, also appearing in La Liga with the first of those clubs. Abroad, he played in the Australian A-League and the Indian Super League.

Club career
Dimas during his time at Western Sydney Wanderers

Born in Santa Coloma de Gramanet, Barcelona, Catalonia, Dimas was a product of local UDA Gramenet. In 2006, he moved to FC Barcelona's reserves,[2] helping them to return to Segunda División B in his second season.

For the 2008–09 campaign, Dimas joined CD Numancia for his La Liga debut,[3] which occurred on 25 September 2008 in a 2–0 away loss against RCD Mallorca.[4] He was regularly played as the Soria club was eventually relegated after just one year.[5]

Dimas competed in the Segunda División from 2009 to 2015, dropping down a level with FC Cartagena[6] and Recreativo de Huelva.[7][8] On 3 August 2015, aged 32, he moved abroad for the first time, signing a one-year deal with A-League side Western Sydney Wanderers FC and sharing teams with his compatriots Alberto and Andreu.[9]

On 11 July 2017, Dimas joined Bengaluru FC on a one-year contract.[10] After a successful debut season in the Indian Super League, he agreed to a one-year extension.[11]

Dimas announced his retirement in May 2023 following a spell with Spanish amateurs CF Montañesa, aged 40.[12] He returned to the Indian top tier immediately after, being appointed assistant manager at East Bengal FC.[13]

Career statistics
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Gramenet 2001–02[14] Segunda División B 1000——10
2002–03[14] Segunda División B 4000—2[lower-alpha 1]060
2003–04[14] Segunda División B 17000——170
2004–05[14] Segunda División B 27181—2[lower-alpha 2]0372
2005–06[14] Segunda División B 35300—2[lower-alpha 1]2375
Total 84481—62987
Barcelona B 2006–07[14] Segunda División B 341———341
Numancia 2008–09[14] La Liga 20200——220
2009–10[14] Segunda División 34300——343
2010–11[14] Segunda División 37310——383
Total 91610——926
Cartagena 2011–12[14] Segunda División 34110——351
Recreativo 2012–13[14] Segunda División 37100——371
2013–14[14] Segunda División 37010——380
2014–15[14] Segunda División 24010——250
Total 98120——1001
Western Sydney Wanderers 2015–16[15] A-League 26022——282
2016–17[15] A-League 243214[lower-alpha 3]0—304
Total 5034340—586
Bengaluru 2017–18[15] Indian Super League 171—4[lower-alpha 4]0—211
2018–19[15] Indian Super League 171100000181
2019–20[15] Indian Super League 201000000171
2020–21[15] Indian Super League 131000000131
Total 674104000724
Career total 42422174806245528
  1. Appearances in Promotion Play-offs
  2. Appearances in Relegation Play-offs
  3. Appearances in AFC Champions League
  4. Appearances in AFC Cup

Honours

Bengaluru

References
  1. Dimas Delgado at WorldFootball.net
  2. "El Barça sufre en la Copa Cataluña" [Barça suffer in Catalonia Cup]. Marca (in Spanish). 6 September 2007. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
  3. "Dimas, al Numancia" [Dimas, to Numancia]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 20 June 2008. Archived from the original on 12 April 2013. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
  4. Malagón, Manuel (25 September 2008). "Jurado dicta sentencia" [Jurado the dictator]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 June 2014.
  5. "Breve enciclopedia numantina" [Brief numantina encyclopedia]. Desde Soria (in Spanish). 29 May 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
  6. "Dimas, centrocampista del Numancia, firma en el Cartagena por tres temporadas" [Dimas, Numancia midfielder, signs at Cartagena for three seasons] (in Spanish). Sport Cartagena. 7 June 2011. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
  7. "Dimas firma por los tres próximos años" [Dimas signs for next three years] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. 9 June 2012. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
  8. "Recreativo y Barcelona B buscan una última alegría tras el descenso" [Recreativo and Barcelona B in search of one last joy after relegation]. Marca (in Spanish). 6 June 2015. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
  9. "Western Sydney sign second Spaniard for new A-League season". ESPN FC. 3 August 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
  10. "Bengaluru FC sign Spanish midfielder Dimas Delgado". Bengaluru FC. 11 July 2017. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
  11. "One more year of the Midas touch! @DimasDelgadoMor has signed on with the Blues until the end of the 2018–19 season. #Dimas2019 #Magician". Twitter. 29 March 2018. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
  12. "Former Wanderers captain Dimas Delgado announces retirement". Western Sydney Wanderers. 24 May 2023. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
  13. "East Bengal FC appoint Dimas Delgado as new assistant coach; Bengaluru FC trio depart". Indian Super League. 24 May 2023. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
  14. "Dimas: Dimas Delgado Morgado". BDFutbol. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  15. "Dimas". Soccerway. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
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