Ernesto Gómez (footballer, born 1985)

Ernesto
Personal information
Full name	Ernesto Gómez Gómez
Date of birth	26 April 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth	Madrid, Spain
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
	Real Madrid
Senior career*
Years	Team
2004–2006	Real Madrid B
2006–2007	Málaga
2007–2009	Ponferradina
2009–2010	Alcorcón
2010–2012	Guadalajara
2012–2013	Recreativo
2013–2015	Lugo
Total
International career
2003	Spain U17
2003	Spain U18
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ernesto Gómez Gómez (born 26 April 1985), known simply as Ernesto, is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

He appeared in 80 Segunda División matches over five seasons, scoring a combined ten goals for Real Madrid Castilla, Málaga, Guadalajara, Recreativo and Lugo.

Club career

Ernesto was born in Madrid. After unsuccessfully emerging through local Real Madrid's youth ranks (he never made it past the reserves), he went on to represent Málaga CF, SD Ponferradina and AD Alcorcón.

On 27 October 2009, with Alcorcón, Ernesto scored against his first team in the Copa del Rey, for a final 4–0 home rout (4–1 on aggregate).^[1] With that and his following club, CD Guadalajara, he achieved consecutive promotions to the second division,^[2] scoring a combined five goals in the process.

Ernesto continued competing in the second level from the 2012–13 to the 2014–15 seasons, appearing rarely for Recreativo de Huelva^[3] and CD Lugo due to injuries and also having a run-in with the latter's coach Quique Setién.^[4]^[5]

^ Lowe, Sid (27 October 2009). "Real Madrid thrashed by lowly Alcorcón in Copa del Rey". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 April 2011.
^ Domínguez, José M. (26 June 2011). "El Guadalajara toca la gloria en Anduva" [Guadalajara reach the sky in Anduva]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 December 2011.
^ "Ernesto firma por el Recreativo" [Ernesto signs for Recreativo]. Marca (in Spanish). 13 July 2012. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
^ "Ernesto: "No entendí muy bien el objetivo de sus declaraciones"" [Ernesto: "I failed to understand the purpose of his statements"]. Marca (in Spanish). 22 April 2014. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
^ "El Mallorca y el Lugo se marcan como objetivos la salvación y el ascenso" [Mallorca and Lugo's goals are survival and promotion]. Última Hora (in Spanish). 3 April 2015. Retrieved 29 June 2018.