Antonio Raíllo

Antonio Raíllo
Personal information
Full name	Antonio José Raíllo Arenas
Date of birth	8 October 1991 (age 32)
Place of birth	Córdoba, Spain
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Centre back
Team information
Current team	Mallorca
Number	21
Youth career
	Séneca
Senior career*
Years	Team
2010–2011	Pozoblanco
2011–2012	Betis B
2012–2013	Córdoba B
2013–2015	Espanyol B
2015–2016	Espanyol
2016	→ Ponferradina (loan)
2016–	Mallorca
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 October 2020

Antonio José Raíllo Arenas (born 8 October 1991) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for RCD Mallorca as a central defender.

Club career

Born in Córdoba, Andalusia, Raíllo graduated from local Séneca CF's youth system, and made his debut as a senior with CD Pozoblanco in the 2010–11 season, in Tercera División. On 8 March 2011, he signed for Real Betis with the deal being made effective in June,^[1] and was subsequently assigned to the reserves in Segunda División B.

In August 2012, Raíllo joined another reserve team, Córdoba CF B of the fourth division.^[2] On 9 July of the following year he transferred to RCD Espanyol on a one-year contract, moving to its B side in the third level after achieving promotion with the former.^[3]

Raíllo agreed to a new deal with the Catalans on 22 May 2015, until 2018,^[4] being promoted to the main squad in La Liga.^[5] He first appeared in the competition on 22 August, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–0 home win against Getafe CF.^[6]

On 27 January 2016, after being sparingly used, Raíllo was loaned to Segunda División club SD Ponferradina until June.^[7] He scored his first professional goal on 29 May, the equaliser in a 1–1 away draw to CD Tenerife.^[8]

Raíllo signed a three-year contract with RCD Mallorca on 29 June 2016.^[9] Under Vicente Moreno, he was part of the squad that won two consecutive promotions to the reach the top tier in 2019.^[10]

References

^ "Raíllo firma con el Betis, a pesar de tener contrato con el CD Pozoblanco" [Raíllo signs with Betis, despite having contract with CD Pozoblanco] (in Spanish). Minuto 90. 8 March 2011. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
^ Luque, José Juan (30 August 2012). "El Córdoba renueva a Fernández por cinco temporadas" [Córdoba renew Fernández for five seasons]. Diario Córdoba (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 May 2015.
^ Farrés, Héctor (9 July 2013). "Antonio Raíllo se convierte en la segunda incorporación del filial espanyolista" [Antonio Raíllo becomes the second addition of Espanyol's reserves] (in Spanish). Vavel. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
^ "Raillo renueva con el Espanyol hasta 2018" [Raillo renews with Espanyol until 2018]. Marca (in Spanish). 22 May 2015. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
^ "Raillo renueva y asciende al primer equipo" [Raillo renews and is promoted to the first team] (in Spanish). RCD Espanyol. 22 May 2015. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
^ Martínez, Jonathan (22 August 2015). "Salva Sevilla ilumina el debut del Espanyol" [Salva Sevilla lights up Espanyol's debut]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 August 2015.
^ Navarro, Cristina (27 January 2016). "Raillo, cedido a El Toralín" [Raillo, loaned to El Toralín]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 January 2016.
^ Cerezales Franco, Cristóbal (29 May 2016). "La Ponferradina puntúa en Tenerife y depende de sí misma" [Ponferradina add in Tenerife and now rely on themselves] (in Spanish). Vavel. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
^ "Raillo ficha por el RCD Mallorca" [Raillo signs for RCD Mallorca] (in Spanish). RCD Mallorca. 29 June 2016. Archived from the original on 6 July 2016. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
^ "Seis titulares del Mallorca repitieron ascenso un año después" [Six Mallorca starters repeated promotion one year later]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 24 June 2019. Retrieved 7 November 2020.

External links

Espanyol official profile (in Spanish)
Antonio Raíllo at BDFutbol
Antonio Raíllo at Soccerway

[1] "Raíllo firma con el Betis, a pesar de tener contrato con el CD Pozoblanco" [Raíllo signs with Betis, despite having contract with CD Pozoblanco] (in Spanish). Minuto 90. 8 March 2011. Retrieved 27 May 2015.

[2] Luque, José Juan (30 August 2012). "El Córdoba renueva a Fernández por cinco temporadas" [Córdoba renew Fernández for five seasons]. Diario Córdoba (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 May 2015.

[3] Farrés, Héctor (9 July 2013). "Antonio Raíllo se convierte en la segunda incorporación del filial espanyolista" [Antonio Raíllo becomes the second addition of Espanyol's reserves] (in Spanish). Vavel. Retrieved 27 May 2015.

[4] "Raillo renueva con el Espanyol hasta 2018" [Raillo renews with Espanyol until 2018]. Marca (in Spanish). 22 May 2015. Retrieved 27 May 2015.

[5] "Raillo renueva y asciende al primer equipo" [Raillo renews and is promoted to the first team] (in Spanish). RCD Espanyol. 22 May 2015. Retrieved 27 May 2015.

[6] Martínez, Jonathan (22 August 2015). "Salva Sevilla ilumina el debut del Espanyol" [Salva Sevilla lights up Espanyol's debut]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 August 2015.

[7] Navarro, Cristina (27 January 2016). "Raillo, cedido a El Toralín" [Raillo, loaned to El Toralín]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 January 2016.

[8] Cerezales Franco, Cristóbal (29 May 2016). "La Ponferradina puntúa en Tenerife y depende de sí misma" [Ponferradina add in Tenerife and now rely on themselves] (in Spanish). Vavel. Retrieved 27 June 2017.

[9] "Raillo ficha por el RCD Mallorca" [Raillo signs for RCD Mallorca] (in Spanish). RCD Mallorca. 29 June 2016. Archived from the original on 6 July 2016. Retrieved 2 July 2016.

[10] "Seis titulares del Mallorca repitieron ascenso un año después" [Six Mallorca starters repeated promotion one year later]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 24 June 2019. Retrieved 7 November 2020.

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