Andrés Palop
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| Full name | Andrés Palop Cervera | |
| Date of birth | October 22, 1973 | |
| Place of birth | L'Alcúdia, Spain | |
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | |
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | |
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| Current club | Sevilla | |
| Number | 1 | |
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| Valencia | ||
| Senior career1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1995–1997 1997–1999 1999–2005 2005– |
Valencia B → Villarreal (loan) Valencia Sevilla |
68 (0) 74 (0) 43 (0) 136 (1) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Andrés Palop Cervera (born October 22, 1973 in L'Alcúdia, Valencia) is a Spanish footballer who currently plays with Sevilla CF, as a goalkeeper.
After having languished on the bench of hometown side Valencia CF for most of his stay, he became a premiere player with Sevilla FC well into his 30's, helping it consolidate in both the domestic and European fronts.
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[edit] Club career
A youth product of local giants Valencia CF's youth ranks, Palop's first professional seasons were spent at neighbours Villarreal CF, in a two-year loan spell. He was the undisputed starter in the side's promotion - a first ever - and relegation, being subsequently recalled by the Che.
In his six-year stint with Valencia's main squad, however, Palop was mostly backup to veteran Santiago Cañizares, his most matches consisting of 15 in his first year; as the club were crowned league champions in 2002 and 2004, he could only appear seven times combined (all in the former), and eventually grew unsettled.
Palop joined Sevilla FC in the 2005 summer, quickly becoming one of the Andalusians' cornerstones, as they added five titles in only one year. On March 15, 2007, he made headlines when he scored an injury time equalising goal in the UEFA Cup last-16 tie against FC Shakhtar Donetsk, forcing extra time as a result. Sevilla, which had drawn 2–2 at home in the first leg, went on to win 3–2, and eventually won the competition for the second consecutive time.[1] In the final, against fellow league side RCD Espanyol, he stopped three of four penalty kicks in the shootout, being named the matches' MVP.[2]
[edit] International career
Palop was first called-up for Spain on August 2007, for a friendly with Greece, after a last-minute injury to Iker Casillas. However, he did not leave the bench in the match.[3]
Uncapped, he lost a narrow competition with José Manuel Reina of Liverpool FC for second-choice at UEFA Euro 2008, but beat FC Barcelona's Víctor Valdés for the third spot on the roster. During the ceremony following Spain's victory in the tournament, Palop wore Luis Arconada's original Euro 1984 final shirt.[4] He received the gold medal from Michel Platini (who had won the 1984 continental competition, scoring the final opener from an Arconada blunder), now president of UEFA.
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[edit] References
- ^ Sevilla saved by last gasp Palop; UEFA.com, 15 March 2007
- ^ Palop ensures cup joy for Sevilla; UEFA.com, 16 May 2007
- ^ Casillas no viajará a Grecia y Luis llama a Palop (Casillas will not travel to Greece and Luis calls Palop); Diario Marca, 20 August 2007 (Spanish)
- ^ Arconada alucinó con el gesto de Palop (Arconada went crazy with Palop's gesture); El Mundo Deportivo, 2 July 2008 (Spanish)
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