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Andrés Túñez
Personal information
Full name Andrés José Túñez Arceo
Date of birth (1987-03-15) 15 March 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth Caracas, Venezuela
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
 Buriram United
Number 5
Youth career
1997–2002 Rosalia de Castro
2002–2004 Compostela
2004–2006 Celta
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2010 Celta B 73 (0)
2010–2014 Celta 82 (3)
2013–2014 → Beitar Jerusalem (loan) 23 (0)
2014– Buriram United 54 (17)
International career‡
2011– Venezuela 16 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 May 2016
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 September 2015

Template:Spanish name Andrés José Túñez Arceo (born 15 March 1987) is a Venezuelan professional footballer who plays for Thai club Buriram United F.C. as a central defender.

Early years

Túñez was born in Caracas, Venezuela to José "Pepe" Túñez and Margarita Arceo, a family of Spanish immigrants from Galicia.[1] Aged 7, his family would return to their hometown of Bertamirans, Ames.

Club career

Túñez began playing football at Colegio La Salle primary school, in the nearby city of Santiago de Compostela. Three years later he continued his development by joining a football school – Escuela de Fútbol de Rosalia de Castro – where he would play in their youth teams for the following five years. After another youth spell at SD Compostela, he joined neighbours Celta de Vigo's Juvenil side.

In February 2010, following Jordi's transfer to FC Rubin Kazan, Túñez was promoted to the first team. He had spent nearly four seasons with the reserves in Segunda División B, and finished that campaign with 16 league appearances with the main squad, which competed in Segunda División.

Túñez contributed with 29 games (all starts) in 2011–12 as Celta returned to La Liga after an absence of five years. He scored his only goal of the season on 28 January 2012, in a 1–0 away win against Girona FC.[2]

Túñez played his first match in the Spanish top flight on 18 August 2012, starting in a 0–1 home loss to Málaga CF.[3]

International career

Tuñez training with Venezuela in 2011.

On 24 February 2010, it was reported in the local papers that the Venezuelan national team had approached Túñez's agent with an offer for the player to represent the nation.[4] He made his international debut in September of the following year, playing injury time in a 0–1 friendly defeat with Argentina.[5]

Club statistics

As of 4 May 2016[6]
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Celta B 2006–07 9 0 — — 9 0
2007–08 23 0 — — 23 0
2008–09 25 0 — — 25 0
2009–10 16 0 — — 16 0
Total 73 0 — — 73 0
Celta 2009–10 16 1 6 0 — 22 1
2010–11 7 1 0 0 — 7 1
2011–12 29 1 0 0 — 29 1
2012–13 30 0 3 0 — 33 0
Total 82 3 9 0 — 91 3
Beitar Jerusalem 2013–14 23 0 2 0 — 25 0
Total 23 0 2 0 — 25 0
Buriram United 2014 19 2 1 0 — 20 2
2015 27 9 10 7 6 1 43 17
2016 9 6 2 1 5 1 16 8
Total 54 17 13 8 11 2 79 27
Career total 233 20 24 8 11 2 268 30

Honours

Buriram United

References

  1. ^ Túñez, una zurda de oro para un Celta de ¿Primera? (Túñez, a golden left foot for a topflight Celta?); El Correo Gallego, 11 December 2009 Template:Es icon
  2. ^ "Túñez, tres puntos de cabeza para el Celta en Girona" (in Spanish). La Voz de Galicia. 28 January 2012. Retrieved 22 September 2013. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ "Olinga makes history". ESPN FC. 18 August 2012. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
  4. ^ "Venezuela quiere convocar Túñez" (in Spanish). Faro de Vigo. 24 February 2010. Retrieved 28 January 2010. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ "Túñez debutó con Venezuela en el tiempo de descuento" (in Spanish). La Voz de Galicia. 3 September 2011. Retrieved 22 September 2013. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  6. ^ "A. Túñez". Soccerway. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
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