Luis Cuartero

Luis Carlos Cuartero Laforga (born 17 August 1975) is a Spanish former footballer who played as a right-back or a central defender.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Cuartero and the second or maternal family name is Laforga.
Luis Cuartero
Personal information
Full name Luis Carlos Cuartero Laforga
Date of birth (1975-08-17) 17 August 1975
Place of birth Zaragoza, Spain
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
Zaragoza
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1992–1995 Zaragoza B 57 (0)
1993–2009 Zaragoza 190 (0)
Total 247 (0)
International career
1991–1992 Spain U16 9 (0)
1992 Spain U17 4 (0)
1993–1994 Spain U18 22 (0)
1995 Spain U19 2 (0)
1995 Spain U20 6 (0)
1996–1998 Spain U21 6 (0)
1997 Spain U23 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

His professional career, hindered by several serious injuries, was devoted to a single club, Real Zaragoza.[1][2]

Club career

Cuartero was born in Zaragoza, Aragon. He made his senior debut with his hometown club Real Zaragoza on 20 June 1993 in a 2–2 away draw against Atlético Madrid, aged 17,[3] and went on to appear in 178 La Liga games, plus the 2002–03 season in the Segunda División.

From 2006 to 2009, however, Cuartero would total three league appearances, severely hindered by knee injuries.[4] Never more than a utility player, his best league output came in the 2003–04 campaign, when he featured in 24 matches for a final 12th place; he finally retired at the end of 2008–09, with the team again in the second tier.[5]

Honours

Zaragoza

Spain U21

See also

References
  1. Piña, Raúl (15 November 2006). "De la Liga de las estrellas a la Liga de las lesiones" [From star League to injury League]. El Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 December 2011.
  2. R. Bravo, Chema (29 July 2010). "El club de las rodillas rotas" [Shattered knees society]. Heraldo de Aragón (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 December 2011.
  3. Carbajosa, Carlos (21 June 1993). "El Atlético vuelve a ser el 'pupas' ante el Zaragoza" [Atlético are 'pupas' again against Zaragoza]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 July 2018.
  4. "Zaragoza reel from Cuartero blow". UEFA. 18 October 2006. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
  5. "Cuartero pone fin a toda una vida en el Zaragoza" [Cuartero ends a lifetime in Zaragoza]. Marca (in Spanish). 20 April 2009. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
  6. Ortego, Enrique (1 July 2001). "Zaragoza, no hay quinta Copa mala" [Zaragoza, no such thing as a bad fifth Cup]. ABC (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 July 2014.
  7. Hall, Andy (17 March 2004). "Galletti gives Zaragoza glory". UEFA. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
  8. "Príncipes" [Princes]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 1 June 1998. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
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