Adrián Colunga Pérez
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Adrián Colunga Pérez | ||
| Date of birth | 17 November 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Oviedo, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Sporting Gijón (loan from Getafe) | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Covadonga | |||
| Sporting Gijón | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2002–2005 | Sporting B | 28 | (9) |
| 2002 | → Turón (loan) | 8 | (8) |
| 2002–2003 | → Marino (loan) | 12 | (2) |
| 2003–2004 | → Ceares (loan) | 30 | (14) |
| 2005 | → Marino (loan) | 14 | (2) |
| 2006 | Soledad | 16 | (9) |
| 2006–2007 | Pájara Playas | 37 | (10) |
| 2007–2008 | Las Palmas | 34 | (13) |
| 2008–2010 | Recreativo | 46 | (11) |
| 2010 | → Zaragoza (loan) | 16 | (7) |
| 2010– | Getafe | 33 | (7) |
| 2012 | → Sporting Gijón (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 February 2012. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Adrián Colunga Pérez (born 17 November 1984 in Oviedo, Asturias) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Sporting de Gijón on loan from Getafe CF in La Liga, as a striker.
[edit] Football career
After unsuccessfully emerging through Sporting de Gijón's youth system, Adrián made his professional debuts, on loan, in the third division with Marino de Luanco, also in Asturias, going on to serve several others in the third and fourth levels, while also appearing in 2004–05 for Sporting's B side.
In January 2006, he was definitely released by Gijón and, after a spell in the fourth division and another in the third, joined UD Las Palmas in level two, netting 13 league goals (second best in the team) for a Canary Islands' side that was threatened with relegation until the last month of competition.
Colunga was then bought by Recreativo de Huelva in the top flight, in a four-year link worth €2.7 million.[1] In his debut for the team, on 31 August 2008, he scored the game's only goal in an away win against neighbours Real Betis.[2]
Alternating with starts and games from the bench during the season, he entered the club's history when he scored a penalty kick in a 1–4 loss at Deportivo de La Coruña on 21 December, his fourth consecutive game netting.[3]
Spanish football pundit Guillem Balague compared Colunga, in his weekly report of first division encounters, to Valencia CF's David Villa.[4] Despite a first fruitful season individually, Recreativo ranked last.
On 23 January 2010, after experiencing personal problems in the new season at Recre, which included a confrontation with club "fans",[5] Colunga was loaned to Real Zaragoza in the top level, until June.[6] He scored on his debut eight days later, a 3–1 win at CD Tenerife,[7] and finished the campaign as the club's top scorer in only four months of play, with the Aragonese finally escaping relegation.
On 5 August 2010, Colunga was sold to Getafe CF, as Kepa Blanco moved in the opposite direction.
[edit] References
- ^ Adrián Colunga, segundo fichaje más caro de la historia del 'Recre', llega dispuesto a "no defraudar a nadie" (Adrián Colunga, the second most expensive signing in Recre history, arrives willing to "not let anyone down"); Europa Press, 17 July 2008 (Spanish)
- ^ Colunga: "Fue el debut soñado" (Colunga: "It was a dream debut"); Huelva Información, 2 September 2008 (Spanish)
- ^ Deportivo La Coruña 4-1 Recreativo Huelva; ESPN Soccernet, 21 December 2008
- ^ One to watch; Sky Sports, 16 April 2009
- ^ Un grupo de aficionados increpa a Colunga y causa daños en su coche (Group of fans insults Colunga and damage his car); Marca, 18 January 2010 (Spanish)
- ^ Zaragoza sign Colunga as Ayala leaves; ESPN Soccernet, 23 January 2010
- ^ Gay inspires memorable triumph; ESPN Soccernet, 31 January 2010
[edit] External links
- Getafe official profile (Spanish)
- BDFutbol profile
- Futbolme profile (Spanish)
- Transfermarkt profile
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