Lalo Arantegui Explained

Lalo
Fullname:Gonzalo Arantegui Peñafiel
Birth Date:12 June 1977
Birth Place:Zaragoza, Spain
Height:1.80 m
Position:Winger
Youthclubs1:Zaragoza
Youthclubs2:Casetas
Years1:1994–1996
Caps1:24
Goals1:2
Years2:1996–1998
Caps2:56
Goals2:12
Years3:1998–1999
Caps3:10
Goals3:0
Years4:1999–2000
Caps4:12
Goals4:0
Years5:2000
Caps5:14
Goals5:1
Years6:2000–2001
Caps6:32
Goals6:4
Years7:2001–2002
Caps7:26
Goals7:3
Years8:2002–2003
Caps8:35
Goals8:13
Years9:2003–2006
Caps9:91
Goals9:7
Years10:2006–2007
Caps10:33
Goals10:2
Years11:2007–2009
Caps11:42
Goals11:10
Years12:2009
Caps12:13
Goals12:2
Years13:2009–2010
Caps13:19
Goals13:1
Years14:2010–2011
Caps14:30
Goals14:5
Totalcaps:407
Totalgoals:57
Nationalyears1:1998

Gonzalo Arantegui Peñafiel (born 12 June 1977), commonly known as Lalo, is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a right winger, and a director of football.

Playing career

Born in Zaragoza, Aragon, Lalo made his senior debut at the age of just 17 with UD Casetas, in Segunda División B. In 1996 he moved to Real Zaragoza, being assigned to the reserves also in the third division.

Lalo subsequently resumed his career mostly in the division three, representing Levante UD, Águilas CF (two stints),[1] CF Gandía, Jerez CF, Sevilla Atlético, CD Binéfar (where he scored a career-best 13 goals in 2002–03),[2] UB Conquense, Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa,[3] SD Huesca[4] and Unión Estepona CF. His professional inputs consisted of six Segunda División appearances with Huesca in the 2008–09 campaign, with his debut occurring on 31 August 2008 in a 2–2 home draw against CD Castellón.[5]

In 2011, after one season at Tercera División side SD Ejea,[6] Lalo retired at the age of 34.

Post-playing career

Immediately after retiring, Lalo started working as a director of football in his last club Ejea. He left the club in the following year to join another club he represented as a player, Zaragoza, as a scout.

In August 2015, after one year as a scout at Villarreal CF, Lalo joined Huesca, another former side, as a director of football.[7] On 28 February 2017, he returned to Zaragoza under the same role.[8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Águilas: regresa Lalo. Águilas: Lalo returns. esFutbol. es. 31 January 2009. 11 November 2020.
  2. Web site: Lalo Arantegui, fútbol por las venas. Lalo Arantegui, football in his veins. El Desmarque. es. 28 February 2017. 11 November 2020.
  3. Web site: El interior derecho del Conquense Lalo, cuarto fichaje de la Cultural. The right winger of Conquense Lalo, fourth signing of Cultural. Diario de León. es. 13 July 2006. 11 November 2020.
  4. Web site: El Huesca se hace con los servicios de Lalo. Huesca get the services of Lalo. El Periódico de Aragón. es. 25 July 2007. 11 November 2020.
  5. Web site: Castellón y Huesca empatan en un choque igualado. Castellón and Huesca draw in an even contest. Marca. es. 31 August 2008. 11 November 2020.
  6. Web site: El Ejea cierra el fichaje de Lalo. Ejea complete the signing of Lalo. Ejea Digital. es. 11 November 2020.
  7. Web site: Lalo Arantegui: "Iremos paso a paso, pero sin miedo a nada". Lalo Arantegui: "We will go step by step, but fearing nothing". Heraldo de Aragón. es. 12 August 2015. 11 November 2020.
  8. Web site: Gonzalo Arantegui, una trayectoria dedicada al mundo del fútbol. Gonzalo Arantegui, a path dedicated to the world of football. Real Zaragoza. es. 28 February 2017. 11 November 2020.