Adrián López (footballer, born 1987) explained

Adrián López
Full Name:Adrián López Rodríguez
Birth Date:25 February 1987
Birth Place:As Pontes, Spain
Height:1.84 m
Position:Centre-back
Youthclubs1:As Pontes
Youthyears2:2001–2006
Youthclubs2:Deportivo La Coruña
Years1:2006–2008
Caps1:12
Goals1:0
Years2:2007–2010
Caps2:26
Goals2:1
Years3:2011–2013
Caps3:11
Goals3:0
Years4:2013–2015
Caps4:0
Goals4:0
Years5:2015–2016
Caps5:5
Goals5:0
Years6:2017–2018
Caps6:16
Goals6:0
Years7:2018–2019
Caps7:30
Goals7:2
Totalcaps:100
Totalgoals:3

Adrián López Rodríguez (born 25 February 1987), also known as Piscu, is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a central defender.

Club career

Deportivo

López was born in As Pontes de García Rodríguez, A Coruña. After emerging through the ranks of local Deportivo de La Coruña, he spent his first two senior seasons with their reserves. During 2007–08, he benefitted from injury to starter Alberto Lopo and made 15 La Liga starts for the first team, the first coming on 30 September 2007 in a 1–0 away loss against RCD Espanyol.[1]

On 22 February 2009, again starting and already a full member of the main squad, Piscu scored his only goal for the Galicians, in a 1–1 home draw with Valencia CF.[2] He finished the campaign with eight league appearances.

Wigan Athletic

In the summer of 2010, Deportivo unilaterally renewed Piscu's contract, keeping him at the club until June 2011.[3] The player, not having signed the contract himself, believed he was a free agent and did not turn up for training;[4] while waiting for the dispute to be resolved by FIFA, he trained with Premier League side Wigan Athletic,[5] and the entity eventually ruled that he was a free player and was allowed to join another team.[6]

On 31 December 2010, Piscu eventually joined the Latics on a free transfer, signing a deal until the end of 2010–11.[6] He made his debut in the third round of the FA Cup, starting in a 3–2 win at Hull City on 8 January 2011.[7] He first appeared in the league on 5 March, in a 1–0 away defeat to Manchester City.[8]

López made a total of four appearances in his first year and, in early August 2011, extended his contract at the DW Stadium for a further two years.[9] He left at the end of the 2012–13 season as the team suffered relegation, with only 19 competitive matches to his credit.[10]

Montreal Impact

On 26 July 2013, López signed with Major League Soccer club Montreal Impact for an undisclosed fee.[11] He made his competitive debut on 21 August in a CONCACAF Champions League match against Heredia Jaguares de Peten, which ended in a 1–0 loss and with him being sent off for a challenge on Charles Córdoba.[12] Additionally, he failed to appear in the league season after suffering a torn anterior cruciate ligament to his right knee during a training session.[13] [14]

Later years

López spent the 2015–16 campaign in the Danish Superliga, appearing rarely for Aarhus Gymnastikforening and being released in early May 2016.[15] The following year, he stayed in the country but moved down to the 1st Division, signing with FC Fredericia.[16]

Honours

Wigan Athletic

2012–13[17]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Espanyol 1–0 Deportivo La Coruña. ESPN Soccernet. 30 September 2007. 18 January 2013.
  2. Web site: Piscu pounces to keep Valencia in check. UEFA. 22 February 2009. 21 June 2010.
  3. News: El Deportivo renueva a Piscu. Deportivo renew Piscu. Marca. Spanish. 30 June 2010. 28 December 2010.
  4. News: La ausencia de Piscu sorprende en el Deportivo. Piscu's absence surprises at Deportivo. El Día. Spanish. 10 July 2010. 28 December 2010.
  5. Web site: Piscu chooses Wigan Athletic over Deportivo La Coruna. Click Lancashire. Will. Swanson. 2 November 2010. 28 December 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20101105034505/http://www.clicklancashire.com/sport/wigan-athletic-fc/128515-piscu-chooses-wigan-athletic-over-deportivo-la-coruna.html. 5 November 2010.
  6. Web site: Lopez finally completes move. Wigan Athletic F.C. 31 December 2010. 31 December 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110103133550/http://www.wiganlatics.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10429~2254765%2C00.html. 3 January 2011.
  7. Web site: Hull 2–3 Wigan. BBC Sport. 8 January 2011. 17 February 2011. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20110209074401/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/fa_cup/9341896.stm. 9 February 2011.
  8. Web site: Man City 1–0 Wigan. BBC Sport. Nabil. Hassan. 5 March 2011. 5 March 2011.
  9. News: Piscu jugará en el Wigan inglés dos temporadas más. Piscu will play for England's Wigan another two seasons. La Voz de Galicia. Pablo. Gómez. Spanish. 3 August 2011. 9 August 2011.
  10. Web site: Former La Liga and EPL defender Piscu joins the Impact. Red Nation. Kevin. Duarte. 26 July 2013. 13 January 2022.
  11. Web site: Montreal Impact sign Spanish center back Adrian Lopez Rodriguez. Major League Soccer. 26 July 2013. 13 January 2022.
  12. Web site: CD Heredia 1, Montreal Impact 0 CONCACAF Champions League Match Recap. Major League Soccer. Olivier. Tremblay. 26 August 2013. 13 January 2022.
  13. Web site: Preview: Impact hosts the Columbus Crew at Stade Saputo on Saturday afternoon. Montreal Impact. 13 September 2013. 19 October 2013.
  14. News: La tercera vida de Piscu. The third life of Piscu. La Voz de Galicia. Pedro. Barreiros. Spanish. 24 April 2017. 3 October 2018.
  15. Web site: Fem spillere forlader AGF. Five players leave AGF. Bold. Danish. 10 May 2016. 23 June 2016.
  16. Web site: Fredericia skriver med tidligere AGF-spanier. Fredericia agree with Spaniard formerly of AGF. Bold. Danish. 3 August 2017. 3 August 2017.
  17. Web site: Macclesfield 0–1 Wigan. BBC Sport. Chris. Bevan. 26 January 2013. 13 January 2022.