Pedro Largo Explained

Pedro Largo
Fullname:Pedro Largo Carazo
Birth Date:11 June 1972
Birth Place:Barcelona, Spain
Position:Centre back
Years1:1988–1992
Years2:1992–1996
Years3:1996–1999
Years4:1999–2001
Years5:2001–2004
Years6:2004–2006
Years7:2006–2007
Years8:2008
Clubs8:Linares
Caps2:72
Caps3:100
Caps4:67
Caps5:71
Caps6:49
Caps7:5
Caps8:2
Totalcaps:366
Goals2:1
Goals3:5
Goals4:3
Goals5:3
Goals6:1
Goals7:0
Goals8:0
Totalgoals:13

Pedro Largo Carazo (born 11 June 1972) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a central defender.

He played 314 Segunda División matches in 12 professional seasons, representing six clubs.

Club career

Born in Barcelona, Catalonia, Largo nonetheless spent his first years in the Madrid area: after leaving amateurs RCD Carabanchel he moved to Getafe CF, who he helped promote to the second division, then played in that tier for the next nine years for Getafe and three other clubs, always as first-choice, with the exception of 2001–02 whilst at Real Murcia.

After starting in 32 of his 34 league appearances as Murcia promoted in 2003, Largo played his sole season in La Liga, which consisted of 16 games and immediate relegation. His debut in the top level came on 31 August 2003 in a 1–1 away draw against RC Celta de Vigo, at the age of 31;[1] he spent the next three and a half campaigns again in division two, with Polideportivo Ejido and Xerez CD, taking part in almost no matches for the latter side.

Largo had a brief spell with lowly CD Linares, before retiring in the summer of 2008. Two years later, he joined the staff of newly elected president Luis Rubiales – also freshly retired after a failed experience in Scotland – at the Association of Spanish Footballers (Asociación de Futbolistas Profesionales).[2]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.elmundo.es/elmundodeporte/2003/08/31/liga/1062361727.html El Murcia sale indemne de Balaídos (Murcia leave Balaídos unscathed)
  2. http://www.as.com/futbol/articulo/proclamadas-candidaturas-gonzalez-movilla-rubiales/dasftb/20100224dasdasftb_19/Tes Proclamadas las candidaturas de González Movilla y Rubiales a presidir la AFE (Movilla and Rubiales' applications to run AFE put forth)