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David Fuster
Fuster in action for Olympiacos in 2012
Personal information
Full name David Fuster Torrijos
Date of birth (1982-02-03) 3 February 1982 (age 42)
Place of birth Oliva, Spain
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Olympiacos
Number 19
Youth career
1992–2002 UD Oliva
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2004 UD Oliva 40 (12)
2002–2010 Villarreal 111 (43)
2008–2009 → Elche (loan) 36 (13)
2010– Olympiacos 105 (26)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 May 2015

Template:Spanish name 2 David Fuster Torrijos (born 3 February 1982) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Greek club Olympiacos F.C. as an attacking midfielder. Currently, he is the team's vice-captain behind Giannis Maniatis, captain of Olympiacos.

After starting out at Villarreal B – he also represented the first team in the 2009–10 season – he went on to spend most of his career at Olympiacos, appearing in more than 150 competitive games and win eight major titles, including five national championships. After spending several seasons at Olympiacos, he is now considered to be one of the fans' legends. His name has been chanted numerous times at the Karaiskakis Stadium, in exchange for his invaluable impact on the team's successes and also his admirable loyalty he has shown throughout his stay at Olympiacos.

Football career

Villarreal

Fuster was born in Oliva, Valencia. Aged already 22 he was signed from his hometown club by Villarreal CF, but spent four years exclusively with its reserves, helping the team promote to the third division in 2007.

In 2008 Fuster was sold to neighbours Elche CF, with an option to rebuy afterwards. After a solid 2008–09 season in the second level – he was the club's topscorer at 13, tied for tenth in the league – he was rebought by Villarreal for a mere €500.000.[1] He received relative amount of playing time in his debut year, scoring his first goal for the club in the 2–3 away defeat against Sevilla FC on 8 November 2009;[2] on 2 January 2010 he added another, in the club's 1–1 draw at La Liga and UEFA Champions League champions FC Barcelona.[3]

Olympiacos

In late August 2010, 28-year-old Fuster signed for Olympiacos F.C. in Greece for the amount of €1,500,000, rejoining former Villarreal acquaintances Ariel Ibagaza and Ernesto Valverde (manager).[4] In his first season he won the league and reached the quarterfinals in the domestic cup, ranking third in the goal scorers' chart and leading the team in minutes played.

On 28 September 2011 Fuster scored his first goal in the Champions League, in a 1–2 away defeat against Arsenal.[5] He also netted in the second game between the two teams (3–1 home win),[6] as the Piraeus team finished third in its group, being relegated to the UEFA Europa League; in the latter competition his second-half strike gave his team a 1–0 away win over FC Rubin Kazan in the round-of-32 (eventually 2–0 on aggregate).[7] In the next round he repeated the feat against FC Metalist Kharkiv,[8] who however won the second leg 2–1 in Athens to progress, with the player featuring the 90 minutes[9] and finishing as club top scorer in the tournament with four goals.

On 28 April 2012, in the 119th minute of the final of the Greek Cup, Fuster scored from a Vasilis Torosidis assist for the 2–1 winner against Atromitos FC, after having come on as a late substitute.[10] During the 2012–13 campaign, as Leonardo Jardim was at the helm of the team, he suffered a dip in form, also being injured for two months; when he returned, however, Jardim's replacement Míchel showed confidence in his compatriot.[11][12]

On 7 April 2013 Fuster scored his third and last goal in the season, contributing to a 4–0 success at Platanias F.C.[13] as Olympiacos won its third national championship in a row. On 15 March of the following year he netted another, with his team downing Panthrakikos F.C. 2–0 at home and renewing its domestic supremacy.[14]

After a successful 2014–15, which ended with double conquest, 33-year-old Fuster eventually extended his contract for a further two years.[15][16] His renewal was also a satisfaction for his former coach Ernesto Valverde, who mentioned "Fuster is a perfect player for the club because of the similarities in character. I am also proud for the club because I love it, and I want it to have the best players".[17] The team's fans were ecstatic at the announcement of the player's contract renewal.

Fuster himself has stated several times that he is more than willing to stay at the club, even after his retirement from professional football. It is highly probable that Olympiacos will keep him at the club as a coach, assistant manager or even as manager of their football academy once his playing days are over.

Honours

[18][19]

Olympiacos

Club statistics

As of 23 May 2015[20][21]
Club Season League Cup Continental[A] Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Elche 2008–09 36 13 – – – – 36 13
Total 36 13 – – – – 36 13
Villarreal 2009–10 22 3 2 0 4 0 28 3
Total 22 3 2 0 4 0 28 3
Olympiacos 2010–11 29 13 2 0 – – 31 13
2011–12 20 4 6 2 8 4 34 10
2012–13 18 3 6 3 6 0 30 6
2013–14 21 4 5 1 8 0 34 5
2014–15 13 2 6 1 5 1 24 4
Total 101 26 26 7 27 5 154 38
Career total 159 42 28 7 31 5 218 54

Notes

A. ^ Includes appearances in the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League.

References

  1. ^ David Fuster anuncia su regreso al Villarreal (David Fuster announces return to Villarreal); La Verdad, 12 June 2009 Template:Es icon
  2. ^ Returning duo seal Sevilla win; ESPN Soccernet, 8 November 2009
  3. ^ Barcelona held at home; ESPN Soccernet, 2 January 2010
  4. ^ Villarreal midfielder Fuster joins Olympiakos; ESPN Soccernet, 23 August 2010
  5. ^ Teenager inspires Arsenal against Olympiacos; UEFA.com, 28 September 2011
  6. ^ Olympiacos beat Arsenal but bow out; UEFA.com, 6 December 2011
  7. ^ Carroll proves Olympiacos hero at Rubin; UEFA.com, 14 February 2012
  8. ^ Advantage Olympiacos as Metalist run out of ideas; UEFA.com, 8 March 2012
  9. ^ Last-gasp Metalist strike down Olympiacos; UEFA.com, 15 March 2012
  10. ^ "David Fuster propicia el doblete para el Olympiacos de Valverde" (in Spanish). Marca. 28 April 2012. Retrieved 7 November 2013. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  11. ^ Ανακοίνωση της ΠΑΕ Ολυμπιακός (in Greek). Olympiacos' official website. 19 January 2013. Retrieved 2 September 2013. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |trans_title= (help)
  12. ^ Εποχή Μίτσελ στον Ολυμπιακό (in Greek). Olympiacos' official website. 4 February 2013. Retrieved 2 September 2013. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |trans_title= (help)
  13. ^ Πλατανιάς – Ολυμπιακός 0–4 (in Greek). Sport 24. 7 April 2013. Retrieved 4 September 2013. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  14. ^ Ολυμπιακός – Πανθρακικός 2–0 (in Greek). Sport 24. 15 March 2014. Retrieved 15 March 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  15. ^ "Fuster and Chori to renew with Olympiacos". SDNA. 3 March 2015. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
  16. ^ "Fuster set to commit future to Olympiakos". SDNA. 16 March 2015. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
  17. ^ Βαλβέρδε: "Περήφανος για Ολυμπιακό και Φουστέρ" (in Greek). Sport 24. 29 May 2015. Retrieved 30 May 2015. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |trans_title= (help)
  18. ^ "David Fuster – Trophies". Soccerway. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
  19. ^ "Olympiakos win Greek league for the fifth straight year". The Independent. 22 April 2015. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
  20. ^ "David Fuster". Soccerway. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
  21. ^ "David Fuster". Footballdatabase. Retrieved 7 April 2015.

External links

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