Alberto Lora Explained

Alberto Lora
Fullname:Alberto Lora Ramos
Birth Date:25 March 1987
Birth Place:Móstoles, Spain
Height:1.640NaN0
Position:Right-back
Currentclub:Marino
Clubnumber:11
Youthyears1:1998–1999
Youthclubs1:Móstoles
Youthyears2:1999–2006
Youthclubs2:Real Madrid
Years1:2006–2009
Caps1:39
Goals1:4
Years2:2007–2018
Caps2:255
Goals2:5
Years3:2018–2019
Caps3:16
Goals3:0
Years4:2019–
Caps4:145
Goals4:14
Club-Update:15:57, 16 May 2024 (UTC)

Alberto Lora Ramos (born 25 March 1987) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a right-back for Marino de Luanco.

He spent most of his professional career with Sporting de Gijón, playing 267 matches across all competitions after signing in 2006.[1]

Club career

Sporting Gijón

Lora was born in Móstoles, Community of Madrid. A Real Madrid trainee, he served as co-captain for the Juvenil team in the 2005–06 season alongside Javier Velayos, and played 33 games as the club won the Champions Cup of the category. He started his career as a midfielder.[1]

The following summer, Lora moved to Sporting de Gijón. Mainly registered with their reserves, he played once with the main squad during the 2007–08 campaign (a 0–1 home loss against RC Celta de Vigo),[2] as the Asturians eventually returned from the Segunda División after ten years.

In 2009–10, due to longtime starter Rafel Sastre's age, Lora was successfully reconverted into right-back.[3] He ended up as the undisputed first choice in that position, playing nearly 2,800 minutes as Sporting avoided La Liga relegation as 15th. The following season, his individual numbers were even better – he was the player with more minutes in the squad, leading the following player by nearly 700 minutes – as the team's final position.

On 25 March 2012, the day of his 25th birthday, Lora scored his first goal as a professional, in the last-minute to earn his side a point against Athletic Bilbao, in a 1–1 away draw.[4] He rarely missed a match from 2012 to 2016, with the latter campaign being spent in the top flight.[5]

Lora announced his departure from Sporting on 12 June 2018, after 12 years at the El Molinón.[6]

Later career

On 4 September 2018, the 31-year-old Lora moved abroad for the first time in his career and joined Cypriot First Division club AC Omonia on a two-year contract.[7] He returned to Spain in summer 2019, however, going on to spend several seasons in the lower leagues with Marino de Luanco.[8] [9]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sporting Gijón2006–07Segunda División000000
2007–08100010
2008–09La Liga8020100
2009–1032000320
2010–1136010370
2011–1227310283
2012–13Segunda División30020320
2013–143500020370
2014–1540110411
2015–16La Liga31010320
2016–17700070
2017–18Segunda División811010101
Total255590302675
Omonia2018–19Cypriot First Division16020180
Marino2019–20Segunda División B26010270
2020–2118300183
Total6031000613
Career total331121203034612

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Notes and References

  1. News: El futbolista que rompió el molde. The footballer who broke the mould. El Comercio. Javier. Barrio. Spanish. 17 June 2018. 27 June 2018.
  2. News: El Celta gana por la mínima y acaba con un Sporting invicto. Celta win by the odd goal and end undefeated Sporting. Mundo Deportivo. J. L.. Calleja. Spanish. 29 October 2007. 27 June 2018.
  3. News: Preciado estudia adelantar a Lora contra el Racing. Preciado plans on playing Lora up front against Racing. Diario AS. Spanish. 6 January 2011. 9 August 2023.
  4. Web site: Lora nets late Gijon equaliser. https://archive.today/20120713223514/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report/_/id/323766?cc=5739. dead. July 13, 2012. ESPN Soccernet. 25 March 2012. 26 March 2012.
  5. Web site: Sporting de Gijón 2015/2016: Lora, un correcaminos en la banda derecha. Sporting de Gijón 2015/2016: Lora, a roadrunner on the right flank. Vavel. Sergio. Rodríguez Calabozo. Spanish. 10 June 2016. 27 June 2018.
  6. Web site: Emocionada despedida de Lora. Teary Lora farewell. Sporting Gijón. Spanish. 12 June 2018. 14 June 2018.
  7. Web site: Ποδοσφαιριστής της ΟΜΟΝΟΙΑΣ ο Alberto Lora. Alberto Lora is a footballer of Omonia. AC Omonia. Greek. 4 September 2018. 5 September 2018.
  8. Web site: Alberto Lora ficha por el Marino de Luanco. Alberto Lora signs for Marino de Luanco. El Desmarque. Spanish. 3 September 2019. 9 August 2023.
  9. Web site: El Marino respira a costa del Langreo. Marino take a breather at the expense of Langreo. Fútbol Asturiano. Javier. Rodríguez. Spanish. 29 November 2020. 9 August 2023.