Pedro Contreras

Pedro Contreras

Personal information
Full name	Pedro Contreras González
Date of birth	January 7, 1972 (1972-01-07)
Place of birth	Madrid, Spain
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Youth career
	Real Madrid
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1992–1996	Real Madrid B	44	(0)
1996–1997	→ Rayo Vallecano (loan)	41	(0)
1997–1999	Real Madrid	4	(0)
1999–2003	Málaga	146	(0)
2003–2008	Betis	55	(0)
2007–2008	→ Cádiz (loan)	36	(0)
Total		326	(0)
National team
2002	Spain	1	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

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

Pedro Contreras González, nicknamed El Koke (born 7 January 1972 in Madrid), is a retired Spanish footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Club career

A product of Real Madrid's youth system, Contreras picked up a UEFA Champions League winner's medal in 1998, even though he did not play a minute of the campaign. During four seasons he played for the B-side, Real Madrid Castilla, and appeared in four first-team games in the 1998–99 season, as Madrid were vice-champions. In 1996–97, he was loaned out to Rayo Vallecano where he made 41 appearances out of 42, but the club was relegated from La Liga.

Contreras moved to Málaga CF in 1999–2000. There, he was the undisputed first-choice, missing only six top division contests from 1999–2003 combined.

He signed for Real Betis in 2003, making made 22 league appearances during 2003–04, but none in the following due to injury and the rise of Toni Doblas. In 2005–06, Contreras appeared in the UEFA Cup and the Champions League, where he kept a clean sheet against Chelsea in a 1–0 win.

Loaned to Cádiz CF (also in Andalusia, Segunda División) for the 2007–08 season, alongside striker Dani, Contreras was released at the end of the season. He subsequently retired from the game, and rejoined former team Málaga, as a goalkeeping coach.

International career

Contreras was third-choice goalkeeper for the nation in 2002 FIFA World Cup. He received his only cap in a 0–0 home draw against Paraguay, in Logroño on 16 October 2002.

External links

• Stats at Liga de Fútbol Profesional (Spanish)
• BDFutbol profile
• National team data (Spanish)