Servando Sánchez Barahona (born 2 June 1984), known simply as Servando, is a Spanish former footballer who played as a central defender.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Servando Sánchez Barahona | ||
| Date of birth | 2 June 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | San Fernando, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| San Fernando | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2004 | San Fernando | ||
| 2004–2005 | Atlético Aviación | 26 | (1) |
| 2005–2006 | Díter Zafra | 29 | (1) |
| 2006–2007 | Oviedo | 18 | (2) |
| 2007–2009 | Jerez Industrial | 54 | (5) |
| 2009–2010 | San Roque | 20 | (1) |
| 2010–2011 | Roquetas | 33 | (0) |
| 2011–2014 | Jaén | 94 | (5) |
| 2014–2019 | Cádiz | 118 | (5) |
| Total | 392 | (20) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2019–2022 | Cádiz (assistant) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
He amassed Segunda División totals of 87 matches and three goals over four seasons, at the service of Jaén and Cádiz. Most of his 16-year senior career was spent in the lower leagues.
Club career
editBorn in San Fernando, Cádiz, Andalusia, Servando made his senior debut with local CD San Fernando, then moved to Atlético Aviación in summer 2004. He first arrived in Segunda División B one year later, signing for CD Díter Zafra. In July 2009, he joined CD San Roque de Lepe after spells with Real Oviedo and Jerez Industrial CF, the latter in Tercera División.
On 9 August 2010, Servando signed with CD Roquetas also in the third tier.[1] In July 2011 he joined Real Jaén,[2] scoring four goals in 35 games in his second season and adding one in six appearances in the successful promotion play-offs.[3]
Servando played his first professional match on 18 August 2013 at the age of 29, starting in a 1–2 home loss against SD Eibar.[4] He made 34 appearances during the campaign, as his team were immediately relegated to the third level.
On 16 July 2014, Servando terminated his contract with Jaén and signed with Cádiz CF also in division three.[5] He also achieved promotion to the second tier with the latter club in 2016, again as a starter,[6] being deployed as a left-back and a defensive midfielder by managers Claudio Barragán and his successor Álvaro Cervera in the process.[7]
On 12 June 2019, Servando announced his retirement from football after complications stemming from a triple facial fracture occurred in a match against CD Tenerife in the Copa del Rey.[8] The following month, he was named Cervera's assistant at Cádiz.[9]
Personal life
editServando's brother, Germán, was also a footballer and a defender.[10]
References
edit- ^ Roquetas: firma Servando. (Roquetas: Servando signs.) Archived 1 September 2013 at archive.today; esFutbol, 9 August 2010 (in Spanish)
- ^ El futbolista isleño Servando deja el Roquetas para firmar por el Real Jaén (Islander Servando leaves Roquetas to sign with Real Jaén); Ideal, 27 July 2011 (in Spanish)
- ^ Borja Viguera aparta al Jaén de la victoria (Borja Viguera strips Jaén from win); Marca, 26 May 2013 (in Spanish)
- ^ El Jaén muere en la orilla (Jaén die on the shore); Marca, 18 August 2013 (in Spanish)
- ^ Servando rescinde contrato con el Real Jaén y ficha por el Cádiz CF (Servando terminates contract with Real Jaén and signs for Cádiz CF); Mundo Deportivo, 16 July 2014 (in Spanish)
- ^ "Seis años después, el Cádiz es de Segunda" [Six years later, Cádiz are from Segunda] (in Spanish). Marca. 26 June 2016. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
- ^ "El camino de la revolución" [Revolution path] (in Spanish). Diario de Cádiz. 23 May 2016. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
- ^ "Servando Sánchez cuelga las botas tras su grave lesión" [Servando Sánchez hangs up boots after his serious injury] (in Spanish). Marca. 12 June 2019. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
- ^ "Servando, de ojito derecho a ayudante de Cervera" [Servando, from right-hand man to Cervera assistant] (in Spanish). La Voz Digital. 14 July 2019. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
- ^ El hermano de Servando se marcha al Tenerife (Servando's brother moves to Tenerife); El Desmarque, 11 July 2015 (in Spanish)