Gregorio Fonseca Explained

Goyo Fonseca
Fullname:Gregorio Fonseca Recio
Birth Date:26 November 1965
Birth Place:La Seca, Spain
Height:1.80 m
Position:Forward
Youthclubs1:Valladolid
Years1:1984–1985
Years2:1984–1992
Caps2:163
Goals2:45
Years3:1986–1987
Clubs3:Málaga (loan)
Caps3:18
Goals3:2
Years4:1992–1995
Caps4:41
Goals4:10
Years5:1995
Caps5:13
Goals5:0
Years6:1995–1996
Caps6:11
Goals6:1
Totalcaps:246
Totalgoals:58
Nationalyears1:1984
Nationalcaps1:1
Nationalgoals1:1
Nationalyears2:1992
Nationalcaps2:4
Nationalgoals2:1

Gregorio 'Goyo' Fonseca Recio (born 26 November 1965) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a forward.

Club career

Born in La Seca, Province of Valladolid, Castile and León, Fonseca amassed La Liga totals of 209 games and 50 goals over 11 seasons, representing Real Valladolid (nine years), RCD Espanyol and Albacete Balompié. He made his debut in the competition on 5 February 1984 whilst in service of the first of those clubs, starting in a 1–1 away draw against Real Zaragoza and scoring his team's goal.[1]

In the 1991–92 campaign, Fonseca netted a career-best 15 goals, but Valladolid suffered relegation after ranking second-bottom.[2] In the Segunda División, he appeared for CD Málaga on loan and Espanyol – achieving promotion in 1994 – retiring in 1996 at the age of 30.

International career

Fonseca earned four caps for Spain in a seven-month span, three of those appearances being friendlies. His first arrived on 19 February 1992, as he played the full 90 minutes of the 1–1 draw with the CIS in Valencia.[3]

Notes and References

  1. http://hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/1984/02/06/pagina-16/1103436/pdf.html 1–1: Un Zaragoza sin “punch” (1–1: Punchless Zaragoza)
  2. https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/spanhist8999.html Spain, Final Tables 1989–1999
  3. http://hemeroteca.abc.es/nav/Navigate.exe/hemeroteca/madrid/abc/1992/02/20/083.html 1–1: La selección capea el temporal en Valencia con Hierro de "bombero" (1–1: National team parry storm in Valencia with Hierro as "fireman")
  4. http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1992/09/10/MD19920910-002.pdf La nueva etapa se abre con victoria (New era gets started with win)