Antoñito Explained

Antoñito
Fullname:Antonio Ramiro Pérez
Birth Date:2 February 1978
Birth Place:Seville, Spain
Height:1.780NaN0
Position:Striker
Youthyears1:1995–1996
Youthyears2:1996
Youthyears3:1997
Youthclubs1:Alcosa
Youthclubs2:Betis
Youthclubs3:Cantillana
Years1:1997
Years2:1998
Years3:1998–1999
Years4:1999–2000
Years5:2000–2002
Years6:2001–2007
Years7:2002
Years8:2005–2006
Years9:2006–2007
Years10:2007–2011
Years11:2011–2012
Years12:2012–2013
Clubs1:San Pablo
Clubs2:Ibarburu
Clubs3:Marchena
Clubs4:Los Palacios
Clubs7:Recreativo (loan)
Clubs8:Racing Santander (loan)
Clubs9:Murcia (loan)
Clubs10:Xerez
Clubs11:Atlético Baleares
Clubs12:San Fernando
Caps5:47
Caps6:95
Caps7:18
Caps8:32
Caps9:34
Caps10:118
Caps11:33
Caps12:25
Totalcaps:402
Goals5:41
Goals6:14
Goals7:7
Goals8:9
Goals9:7
Goals10:25
Goals11:10
Goals12:0
Totalgoals:113

Antonio Ramiro Pérez (born 2 February 1978), known as Antoñito, is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a striker.

He played mainly for Sevilla and Xerez in a 13-year professional career, amassing La Liga totals of 147 matches and 26 goals over six seasons and adding 150 games and 35 goals in the Segunda División.

Club career

Antoñito was born in the Seville neighborhood of El Polígono de San Pablo, where he was known as "El Romario del Polígono", and played only amateur football until the age of 22, signing for Sevilla FC in summer 2000 – after turning down an offer from Real Betis – and being assigned to the reserve team, scoring 40 goals in his first season to help them to promote to Segunda División B. He made his debut with the main squad also during 2000–01, in the Segunda División;[1] [2] after a loan to Andalusia neighbours Recreativo de Huelva in the same league, he returned to play an important attacking role (mainly as a substitute) on a side that achieved two consecutive sixth places in La Liga.

For 2005–06, Antoñito was again loaned,[3] being instrumental in Racing de Santander's narrow escape from top-flight relegation. He totalled nine goals for the campaign, notably an 88th-minute winner against CA Osasuna on 7 May 2006.[4]

Antoñito joined division two club Real Murcia on 7 July 2006 in another loan,[5] helping it to achieve promotion.[6] The following season he moved to Xerez CD in his native region, and extended his contract one more year late into 2008–09,[7] being a very important unit in their first-ever promotion to the top tier.[8] [9]

In July 2011, after only six goals for Xerez over two seasons, including three in the 2009–10 campaign in an immediate relegation from the main division, the 33-year-old Antoñito signed for CD Atlético Baleares two leagues below.[10]

Honours

Sevilla B

2000–01

Sevilla

2000–01

Xerez

Notes and References

  1. https://as.com/masdeporte/2003/11/15/polideportivo/1068873408_850215.html "Reyes era mi chófer" ("Reyes was my driver")
  2. http://www.notasdefutbol.com/default/13856 El genio de Antoñito resurge en Jerez (Antoñito's genius resurrected in Jerez)
  3. https://as.com/futbol/2005/09/06/mas_futbol/1125957616_850215.html El Racing presenta a Antoñito (Racing present Antoñito)
  4. http://www.elmundo.es/elmundodeporte/2006/05/07/futbol/1147021974.html El Racing canta su particular alirón (Racing sing their own alirón)
  5. https://as.com/futbol/2006/07/07/mas_futbol/1152223225_850215.html Antoñito se va cedido al Murcia (Antoñito goes to Murcia on loan)
  6. https://as.com/futbol/2007/05/13/mas_futbol/1179037650_850215.amp.html Un Murcia de Primera (Primera Murcia)
  7. https://www.marca.com/2009/04/20/futbol/equipos/xerez/1240242176.html Antoñito renueva automáticamente por una temporada más (Antoñito renews automatically for another season)
  8. https://www.marca.com/2009/06/13/futbol/2adivision/1244919758.html El Xerez hace historia con su primer ascenso a Primera (Xerez make history with their first promotion to Primera)
  9. https://www.elconfidencial.com/archivo/2009/06/14/98_ewerthon_zaragoza_alcanza_tenerife_trick_ulloa.html Ewerthon (Zaragoza) alcanza a Nino (Tenerife) y 'hat trick' de Ulloa (Ewerthon (Zaragoza) equals Nino (Tenerife) and hat-trick for Ulloa)
  10. https://www.marca.com/2012/04/19/futbol/mas_futbol/1334819994.html El 'Romario del Polígono' recupera la electricidad (The 'Romario of the Polígono' rediscovers electricity)