Vitolo

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Vitolo

Personal information
Full name	Víctor José Añino Bermúdez
Date of birth	September 9, 1983 (1983-09-09)
Place of birth	Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Playing position	Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current club	Panathinaikos
Number	6
Youth career
	Tenerife
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2001–2003	Tenerife B	20	(0)
2001–2005	Tenerife	69	(1)
2005–2009	Racing Santander	66	(0)
2007–2008	→ Celta (loan)	34	(0)
2008–2009	→ Aris (loan)	21	(0)
2009–2011	PAOK	51	(3)
2011–	Panathinaikos	10	(0)
National team
2003	Spain U20	6	(0)
2004–2005	Spain U21	12	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 28 August 2011. † Appearances (Goals).

Víctor José Añino Bermúdez, also known as Vitolo (born 9 September 1983 in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands), is a Spanish footballer who plays for Panathinaikos FC in Greece, as a defensive midfielder.

Club career

A product of CD Tenerife's youth system, Vitolo played one match for the first team during 2001–02, as the Canary Islands side returned to the second division one year after being promoted.

From 2005–07, he was a key midfield element for Racing de Santander, which finished 10th in 2006–07. After some problems with newly appointed coach Marcelino García Toral, however, he would spend 2007–08 on loan to another side in the second division, Celta de Vigo.

With the Galicians, Vitolo did not manage to return to the top flight, and his buy-out clause of approximately €3.000.000 was not activated, so the player returned to Cantabria. In August 2008, however, Vitolo was again loaned, joining Aris Thessaloniki. Under compatriot Quique Hernández, he immediately developed into a key midfield element during 2008–09.

On 27 July 2009, Vitolo terminated his contract with Racing, and signed a four-year contract with PAOK FC. He scored his first goal in Greece against his former team, in a 4–1 derby win.

On 13 July 2011, Vitolo was released by PAOK. Later in the same day, he signed with another club in the country's top division, Panathinaikos FC, penning a three-year contract.

International career

Vitolo represented Spain at the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship, held at the United Arab Emirates, alongside Sergio García and Andrés Iniesta.

During the competition, he played holding midfielder with notable performances, as Spain eventually lost 0–1 to Brazil in the final. Eventually, Vitolo progressed to the under-21s.

Club statistics

Club performance			League		Cup		Continental		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Spain			League		Copa del Rey		Europe		Total
2001–02	Tenerife	La Liga	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2002–03	Tenerife	Segunda División	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
2003–04	Tenerife	Segunda División	31	0	0	0	0	0	31	0
2004–05	Tenerife	Segunda División	35	1	0	0	0	0	35	1
2005–06	Racing	La Liga	33	0	0	0	0	0	33	0
2006–07	Racing	La Liga	33	0	0	0	0	0	33	0
2007–08	Celta	Segunda División	34	0	0	0	0	0	34	0
Greece			League		Greek Cup		Europe		Total
2008–09	Aris	Superleague Greece	21	0	3	0	0	0	24	0
2009–10	PAOK	Superleague Greece	26	1	3	0	2	0	31	1
2010–11	PAOK	Superleague Greece	25	2	1	0	10	0	36	2
2011–12	Panathinaikos	Superleague Greece	10	0	2	0	1	0	13	0
Total	Spain		169	1	0	0	0	0	169	1
	Greece		82	3	9	0	13	0	104	3
Career total			251	4	9	0	13	0	273	4

Statistics accurate as of 28 August 2011

Honours

Spain U20

• FIFA U-20 World Cup: Runner-up 2003

Private life

Vitolo organizes, each year, at least one charity match, whose incomes will be distributed among the Tenerife children in need of help.^{[citation needed]}

External links

• Stats at Liga de Fútbol Profesional (Spanish)
• BDFutbol profile
• Vitolo – FIFA competition record
• GreekSoccer article
• Yannis Selalmazidis' article (Greek)