Sergio Mantecón
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sergio Martínez Mantecón | ||
| Date of birth | 8 June 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Madrid, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Elche (technical secretary) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Real Madrid | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2001 | Badajoz B | ||
| 2001–2003 | Badajoz | 74 | (1) |
| 2003–2006 | Alicante | 112 | (5) |
| 2006–2008 | Hércules | 21 | (0) |
| 2008 | Ponferradina | 20 | (4) |
| 2008–2010 | Castellón | 68 | (5) |
| 2010–2014 | Elche | 119 | (3) |
| 2014–2017 | Cádiz | 66 | (1) |
| 2017 | Lorca Deportiva | 12 | (0) |
| Total | 492 | (19) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2021 | Elche (interim) | ||
| 2022 | Elche (interim) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Sergio Martínez Mantecón (born 8 June 1980) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. He is the current technical secretary of Elche CF.
He appeared in 270 Segunda División games over ten seasons, scoring a total of nine goals for Badajoz, Hércules, Castellón, Elche and Cádiz. In La Liga, he appeared with Elche (12 matches).
Club career
[edit]Born in Madrid, Mantecón finished his youth career with local giants Real Madrid, but made his senior debut with CD Badajoz's reserves. On 3 January 2001 he played his first professional game with the latter's first team, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 0–4 home loss against Racing de Santander for that season's Copa del Rey.[1] He finished the league campaign with eight Segunda División appearances.
The following two years, Mantecón was a regular starter for the Extremaduran side, being relegated in 2003. In August of that year he signed with Alicante CF of Segunda División B,[2] going on to appear twice in the promotion playoffs but falling consecutively short.
On 29 June 2006, Mantecón moved to Hércules CF in the second division.[3] After being regularly used in his first season he was left out of the squad in his second, and subsequently joined third-tier SD Ponferradina in January 2008.[4]
Mantecón agreed to a two-year contract with CD Castellón on 24 June 2008.[5] After experiencing another relegation in 2010, he joined fellow league club Elche CF in the off-season.[6] He started in 25 of his 39 matches in 2012–13 as they returned to La Liga after more than two decades, then signed a new one-year deal.[7]
On 19 August 2013, the 33-year-old Mantecón made his debut in the Spanish top flight, replacing David Generelo midway through the second half of a 3–0 away defeat to Rayo Vallecano.[8] After only 12 appearances and two starts during the season, he was released in June 2014[9] and moved to Cádiz CF of division three.[10]
In February 2017, Mantecón signed with Tercera División club CF Lorca Deportiva,[11] and retired shortly after. In July, he returned to Elche as part of the technical staff.[12]
Mantecón served as interim manager of the main squad on 29 November 2021 for a top-tier match against CA Osasuna, after Fran Escribá was dismissed.[13][14]
References
[edit]- ^ El Racing aprovecha los regalos (Racing take advantage of gifts); Mundo Deportivo, 4 January 2001 (in Spanish)
- ^ El Badajoz pierde a Mantecón y casi a Rodri (Badajoz lose Mantecón and Rodri's almost gone); El Periódico Extremadura, 11 August 2003 (in Spanish)
- ^ El Hércules ficha a Xisco Nadal, Sergio Mantecón y Piti de una tacada (Hércules sign Xisco Nadal, Sergio Mantecón and Piti in one go); Marca, 29 June 2006 (in Spanish)
- ^ Mantecón firma con la Ponferradina hasta el final de la temporada (Mantecón signs for Ponferradina until the end of the season); La Verdad, 19 January 2008 (in Spanish)
- ^ Mantecón ficha por el Castellón (Mantecón signs for Castellón); Marca, 24 June 2008 (in Spanish)
- ^ Mantecón ficha por un año con el Elche (Mantecón signs for a year with Elche); La Verdad, 13 July 2010 (in Spanish)
- ^ El Elche renueva a Sergio Mantecón (Elche renew Sergio Mantecón); Marca, 13 June 2013 (in Spanish)
- ^ Rayo up and running Archived 28 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine; ESPN FC, 19 August 2013
- ^ Carta de despedida de Sergio Mantecón (Sergio Mantecón's farewell letter) Archived 7 June 2014 at the Wayback Machine; Elche CF, 5 June 2014 (in Spanish)
- ^ Mantecón rompe su compromiso con el Hércules para jugar en el Cádiz (Mantecón breaks agreement with Hércules to play for Cádiz); Mundo Deportivo, 9 July 2014 (in Spanish)
- ^ El exfranjiverde Sergio Mantecón ficha por el Lorca Deportiva (Former franjiverde Sergio Mantecón signs for Lorca Deportiva); Diario Información, 28 February 2017
- ^ "Mantecón se suma a la secretaría técnica" [Mantecón joins the technical staff] (in Spanish). Elche Directo. 17 July 2017. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
- ^ "Mantecón se sentará en el banquillo del Elche en Pamplona" [Mantecón will sit on Elche's bench in Pamplona] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 27 November 2021. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
- ^ "Sergio Mantecón: "Podíamos habernos llevado los tres puntos"" [Sergio Mantecón: "We could have taken all three points"] (in Spanish). Diario de Navarra. 29 November 2021. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
External links
[edit]- Sergio Mantecón at BDFutbol
- Sergio Mantecón at Futbolme (in Spanish)
- Sergio Mantecón at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
- Sergio Mantecón at Soccerway
- 1980 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Madrid
- Spanish men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- La Liga players
- Segunda División players
- Segunda División B players
- Tercera División players
- CD Badajoz players
- Alicante CF footballers
- Hércules CF players
- SD Ponferradina players
- CD Castellón footballers
- Elche CF players
- Cádiz CF players
- Spanish football managers
- La Liga managers
- Elche CF managers
- 21st-century Spanish sportsmen