Aitor Sanz Martín (born 13 September 1984) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for CD Tenerife as a central midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Aitor Sanz Martín[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 13 September 1984[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Madrid, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Tenerife | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001–2002 | SS Reyes | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2006 | SS Reyes | 118 | (3) |
| 2006–2008 | Zamora | 67 | (6) |
| 2008–2010 | Real Unión | 53 | (2) |
| 2010–2013 | Oviedo | 94 | (3) |
| 2013– | Tenerife | 338 | (11) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 June 2024 | |||
He amassed Segunda División totals of 366 games and 11 goals over 12 seasons, in service of Real Unión and Tenerife.
Club career
editSanz was born in Madrid. He spent the first six seasons of his senior career in the Segunda División B, with UD San Sebastián de los Reyes, Zamora CF and Real Unión.[2] In 2008–09, he achieved promotion with the latter club.[3]
Sanz played his first Segunda División match on 29 August 2009, featuring 90 minutes in a 0–1 home loss against Recreativo de Huelva.[4] He made a further 26 appearances until the end of the campaign,[5] being relegated as second-bottom.[6]
Subsequently, Sanz remained in the third division after signing a one-year contract with Real Oviedo.[7] He played 106 competitive games during his spell at the Estadio Carlos Tartiere,[8] scoring in the 1–2 home defeat to SD Eibar in the 2013 promotion playoffs.[9]
Sanz joined second-tier CD Tenerife in June 2013.[10] He scored his first goal as a professional on 18 October 2014, but in a 3–2 loss at CA Osasuna.[11]
Having missed the entire 2018–19 due to an Achilles tendon injury,[12] Sanz remained in the Canary Islands until his retirement, always in that league.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Aitor Sanz". Diario AS. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
- ^ Valero, S. (1 April 2022). "Aitor Sanz, los últimos sorbos de un currante" [Aitor Sanz, a handyman's last sips]. El Día (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 December 2022.
- ^ Olazabal, Borja (28 June 2009). "«Estaba convencido de que el Real Unión nos iba a dar una alegría»" ["I was convinced Real Unión were going to make us smile"]. El Diario Vasco (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 December 2022.
- ^ "El Real Unión debuta con derrota en Segunda (0–1)" [Real Unión have losing debut in Segunda (0–1)]. El Diario Vasco (in Spanish). 29 August 2009. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
- ^ a b "Aitor Sanz, 600 partidos en la vida de un futbolista" [Aitor Sanz, 600 matches in the life of a footballer] (in Spanish). CD Tenerife. 5 June 2021. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
- ^ Olazabal, Borja (23 June 2010). "Después de la llorera, el Real Unión sólo piensa en volver a Segunda" [After rivers cried, Real Unión think of nothing else but return to Segunda]. El Diario Vasco (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 December 2022.
- ^ Antuña, Pablo (17 July 2010). "Aitor Sanz se convierte en el sexto refuerzo del Oviedo" [Aitor Sanz becomes Oviedo's sixth signing]. La Nueva España (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 December 2022.
- ^ Skale, Alejandro (31 March 2017). "Aitor Sanz: "Lo que he vivido en Tenerife no lo cambio"" [Aitor Sanz: "I'm not changing what I lived in Tenerife for nothing"]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 December 2022.
- ^ "El Real Oviedo pierde ante el Eibar y complica el sueño del ascenso" [Real Oviedo lose against Eibar and complicate promotion dream] (in Spanish). Radiotelevisión del Principado de Asturias. 10 June 2013. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
- ^ "El Tenerife contrata al exunionista Aitor Sanz" [Tenerife sign former Unión man Aitor Sanz]. El Diario Vasco (in Spanish). 30 June 2013. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
- ^ "3–2. Osasuna gana después de tres derrotas con gol de Kodro en el minuto 93" [3–2. Osasuna win after three losses with goal from Kodro in the 93rd minute]. La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 18 October 2014. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
- ^ Ramos, Juan José (24 June 2019). "Aitor Sanz: "Tengo más ilusión por jugar que cuando tenía 20 años"" [Aitor Sanz: "The hunger is bigger now than when I was 20"]. El Día (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 December 2022.
External links
edit- Aitor Sanz at BDFutbol
- Aitor Sanz at Futbolme (in Spanish)
- Aitor Sanz at Soccerway