Germán Parreño Explained

Germán
Fullname:Germán Parreño Boix
Birth Date:16 February 1993
Birth Place:Elche, Spain
Height:1.890NaN0
Clubnumber:13
Youthyears2:2007–2012
Years1:2011–2013
Caps1:34
Goals1:0
Years2:2012–2016
Caps2:1
Goals2:0
Years3:2015
Clubs3:Racing Santander (loan)
Caps3:7
Goals3:0
Years4:2015–2016
Clubs4:Girona (loan)
Caps4:0
Goals4:0
Years5:2016–2017
Caps5:2
Goals5:0
Years6:2017–2019
Caps6:47
Goals6:0
Years7:2019–2023
Caps7:74
Goals7:0
Years8:2023–
Caps8:31
Goals8:0
Club-Update:5 April 2024

Germán Parreño Boix (born 16 February 1993), known simply as Germán, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Deportivo de La Coruña.

Club career

Born in Elche, Alicante, Valencian Community, Germán joined RCD Espanyol's youth setup in 2007 from local Elche CF, aged 14. He made his senior debut with the B team in the Tercera División.[1]

On 26 August 2013, Germán signed a new four-year deal with the Catalans, being also promoted to the main squad.[2] On 8 December he played his first game as a professional, starting in a 2–2 away draw against Real Jaén in the round of 32 of the Copa del Rey (eventual 4–2 aggregate win).[3]

Germán first appeared in La Liga on 6 April 2014, taking the place of suspended Kiko Casilla in a 4–1 loss at Sevilla FC.[4] In January 2015, after losing his backup position to another youth graduate, Pau López, he was loaned to Segunda División club Racing de Santander until June.[5]

On 18 August 2015, Germán moved to Girona FC of the same league in a season-long loan deal.[6] He played understudy to Isaac Becerra during his spell, and terminated his contract with Espanyol on 5 August 2016.[7]

On 6 August 2016, Germán returned to his first club Elche.[8] The following summer, he signed for UCAM Murcia CF in the Segunda División B.[9] Two years later, he joined fellow third-tier UD Ibiza, agreeing to a contract until 30 June 2020 with the option for an additional season.[10]

On 1 July 2023, after suffering second-division relegation, Germán signed a two-year deal with Deportivo de La Coruña in the Primera Federación.[11]

Notes and References

  1. https://www.marca.com/futbol/elche/2016/09/08/57d133ba268e3e262e8b4664.html La historia de Germán (The story of Germán)
  2. http://futbol.as.com/futbol/2013/08/26/primera/1377521209_953945.html Germán Parreño renueva por el Espanyol hasta 2017 (Germán Parreño renews with Espanyol until 2017)
  3. http://www.marca.com/eventos/marcador/futbol/2013_14/copa/dieciseisavos/ida/jae_esp/ Stuani sofoca el incendio (Stuani smothers fire)
  4. http://www.marca.com/eventos/marcador/futbol/2013_14/primera/jornada_32/sev_esp/ Conjura de Champions (Champions plot)
  5. http://realracingclub.es/comunicacion/actualidad/ampliar.php?Id_contenido=14694 El guardameta Germán Parreño, primer refuerzo invernal del Racing 2014/15 (Goalkeeper Germán Parreño, first winter addition of 2014/15's Racing)
  6. https://www.gironafc.cat/es/noticia/german-parreno El Girona incorpora al portero Germán Parreño (Girona add goalkeeper Germán Parreño)
  7. http://www.rcdespanyol.com/ca/actualitat/german-parreno-deixa-el-club/_n:3300/ Germán Parreño deixa el club (Germán Parreño leaves the club)
  8. http://www.elchecf.es/noticia/german-refuerzo-para-la-porteria-franjiverde Germán, refuerzo para la portería franjiverde (Germán, addition to the franjiverde goal)
  9. http://www.marca.com/futbol/mas-futbol/segunda-b-grupo-iiii/2017/07/03/595aa1bbe2704ec15a8b457c.html El UCAM Murcia ficha a Germán Parreño para apuntalar la portería (UCAM Murcia sign Germán Parreño to bolster goal)
  10. https://www.ibizaud.com/en/german-parreno-new-ibiza-player/ Germán Parreño, new Ibiza player
  11. https://as.com/futbol/mas_futbol/oficial-german-parreno-nuevo-portero-del-deportivo-n/ Oficial: Germán Parreño, nuevo portero del Deportivo (Official: Germán Parreño, new Deportivo goalkeeper)