Pollo (footballer) explained

Pollo
Fullname:Adrián José Hernández Acosta
Birth Date:2 May 1983
Birth Place:Mogán, Spain
Height:1.760NaN0
Position:Midfielder
Youthyears2:2000–2002
Youthclubs1:Maspalomas
Youthclubs2:Las Palmas
Years1:2002–2003
Years2:2003–2005
Years3:2005–2007
Years4:2007
Years5:2007–2009
Years6:2009–2011
Years7:2011–2012
Years8:2012–2013
Years9:2013–2014
Years10:2014–2015
Clubs1:Las Palmas B
Clubs2:Vecindario
Clubs3:Atlético Madrid B
Clubs4:Atlético Madrid
Clubs5:Universidad LP
Clubs6:Las Palmas
Clubs7:Vecindario
Clubs8:S.S. Reyes
Clubs9:Vecindario
Clubs10:San Fernando
Caps2:53
Caps3:57
Caps4:1
Caps5:63
Caps6:23
Caps7:34
Caps8:6
Caps9:30
Caps10:?
Totalcaps:267
Goals2:2
Goals3:3
Goals4:0
Goals5:10
Goals6:1
Goals7:4
Goals8:0
Goals9:2
Goals10:10
Totalgoals:32

Adrián José Hernández Acosta (born 2 May 1983), known as Pollo, is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Club career

Born in Mogán, Las Palmas, Pollo played youth football with UD Las Palmas. His professional debut was made at neighbours UD Vecindario, with whom he spent two years in the Segunda División B.

In 2005, Pollo signed for Atlético Madrid, spending two seasons with the reserves also in the third tier. On 6 January 2007 he played his first and only game in La Liga, coming on as a substitute for Luciano Galletti in the last minute of the home fixture against Gimnàstic de Tarragona (0–0).[1]

Pollo returned to his native Canary Islands in summer 2007, joining Universidad de Las Palmas CF in division three. After two solid campaigns, he returned to former youth club Las Palmas, now in the Segunda División.[2] He scored his only goal as a professional on 12 May 2011, closing the 2–0 home win over FC Cartagena.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Atlético Madrid 0–0 Gimnastic de Tarragona. ESPN Soccernet. 6 January 2007. 9 August 2012. dead. https://archive.today/20130102214954/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report/_/id/204941?cc=5901. 2 January 2013.
  2. News: Pollo, "ilusionado" por su regreso a la UD Las Palmas. Pollo, "excited" for returning to UD Las Palmas. El Diario. es. 16 July 2009. 3 August 2022.
  3. News: Quiroga y Pollo rescatan a Las Palmas del abismo. Quiroga and Pollo rescue Las Palmas from the abyss. Canarias7. es. 13 May 2011. 3 August 2022.