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Nacho (footballer, born 1980)

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For Another Spanish footballers with the same nickname, see Nacho (disambiguation).

Nacho
Nacho training with Betis in 2010
Personal information
Full name Ignacio Pérez Santamaría
Date of birth (1980-06-24) 24 June 1980 (age 44)
Place of birth Málaga, Spain
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Left back
Team information
Current team
 Retired
Youth career
Málaga
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2004 Málaga B 112 (17)
2002–2006 Málaga 36 (3)
2004–2005 → Levante (loan) 27 (4)
2006–2009 Getafe 40 (4)
2008 → Real Sociedad (loan) 16 (1)
2008–2009 → Málaga (loan) 34 (1)
2009–2014 Betis 150 (1)
Total 415 (31)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Template:Spanish name Ignacio Pérez Santamaría (born 24 June 1980), known as Nacho, is a Spanish retired footballer who played mainly as a left back (he could also operate as a left midfielder).

Football career

A product of Málaga CF's youth system, Nacho was born in Málaga, and he made his first-team debut on 23 March 2003, in a 1–1 La Liga home draw with Celta de Vigo. He went on to play four seasons with the Andalusia club, with a loan to fellow league side Levante UD in between.

In July 2006, upon Málaga's top flight relegation, Nacho joined Madrid's Getafe CF. Scarcely used during his second season he would be loaned in January 2008 to second level's Real Sociedad, as the Basque ultimately failed to return to the top flight, with the player appearing in 16 matches – 13 as a starter.

For the 2008–09 campaign Nacho was loaned again, rejoining former team Málaga. Mainly used as a substitute he scored his first goal in his second spell in a 3–1 away win against Real Valladolid on 22 February 2009,[1] helping the side finish eighth immediately after promoting.

In late August 2009 Nacho moved to Real Betis in division two, for the next three seasons.[2] During most of his stint with the club he was used as an offensive left back,[3] and played 34 games in his second year as the Verdiblancos returned to the top division after two years.

Personal life

Nacho's father, who also bore the same nickname, played as a defender for CD Málaga during 1976–84, appearing in 69 top division games over the course of four seasons. There, he shared teams with his brother Juan Carlos, who still spent the following campaign with the club, and both continued to work with their main team (under its new denomination) in medical capacities following their retirement.

Nacho's brother, Perico, played for the club's reserves.[4][5][6]

References

  1. ^ "Valladolid 1–3 Málaga". ESPN Soccernet. 22 February 2009. Retrieved 8 July 2012.
  2. ^ "Nacho ya es nuevo futbolista del Real Betis" (in Spanish). Real Betis. 28 August 2009. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ "El lateral izquierdo, el único puesto sin sustituto" (in Spanish). Al Final de La Palmera. 20 May 2012. Retrieved 12 December 2012. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ Nacho, contra su familia (Nacho, against his family); Al Final de La Palmera, 29 September 2012 Template:Es icon
  5. ^ José Ignacio Pérez Frías at BDFutbol
  6. ^ Juan Carlos Pérez Frías at BDFutbol
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