Jacobo Sanz Ovejero

Jacobo

Personal information
Full name	Jacobo Sanz Ovejero
Date of birth	July 10, 1983 (1983-07-10)
Place of birth	Valladolid, Spain
Height	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club	Asteras Tripoli
Number	1
Youth career
	Colegio San Agustín
1990–2003	Valladolid
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2003–2006	Valladolid B	26	(0)
2003–2004	→ Palencia (loan)
2004–2005	→ Jaén (loan)
2005–2007	Valladolid	10	(0)
2007–2008	Numancia	32	(0)
2008–2011	Valladolid	36	(0)
2008–2009	→ Getafe (loan)	17	(0)
2011–	Asteras Tripoli	23	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 February 2012. † Appearances (Goals).

This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Sanz and the second or maternal family name is Ovejero.

Jacobo Sanz Ovejero, simply Jacobo (born 10 July 1983 in Valladolid, Castile and León), is a Spanish footballer who plays for Asteras Tripoli F.C. in Greece, as a goalkeeper.

Football career

A product of Real Valladolid's youth system - he joined the club at the age of only seven - Jacobo served two loan stints before returning in 2005–06, with Valladolid in Segunda División. He would only be third-choice during that period, and his official debut occurred on 1 October 2005, in a 3–2 away win against Real Madrid Castilla; his second league game was also against that opponent, five months later (1–0 home success).

In 2007–08, Jacobo contributed with 32 games to CD Numancia's return to La Liga after a three-year absence. He had been signed to a two-year deal, with Valladolid keeping two re-buy options on the player, and conceded just 28 goals during the season, only trailing CD Castellón's Carlos Sánchez in the Ricardo Zamora Trophy race.

In July 2008, Jacobo returned to Valladolid, signing a new three-year contract. However, injuries to Getafe CF's keepers, Argentines Roberto Abbondanzieri (a couple of weeks) and Oscar Ustari (eight months) prompted a loan request by the Madrid side, which was accepted. On 14 September, he (having received Ustari's nº1 jersey) made his debut for the club, keeping a clean sheet in a 0–0 home draw against Real Betis.

From January 2009 onwards, as Abbondanzieri returned to Boca Juniors, Jacobo was reinstated as starter, first appearing on the 25th, in a 5–1 home win against Sporting de Gijón. In the 2009–10 season, he alternated with Paraguayan Justo Villar when healthy, but Valladolid finished 18th with 62 goals against (the fourth-worst defensive record), and dropped down back to the second division.

In July 2011, after a failed transfer to Celtic (the Scottish team had already shown interest in the player the previous summer), Jacobo joined several compatriots at Asteras Tripoli F.C. in Greece, signing a two-year contract. On 27 November, he was named Man of the match in a 2–0 home win against Olympiacos FC.

External links

• Asteras Tripoli official profile (Greek)
• BDFutbol profile
• Futbolme profile (Spanish)