Alberto Guitián

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Guitián and the second or maternal family name is Ceballos.
Alberto Guitián
Personal information
Full name Alberto Guitián Ceballos
Date of birth (1990-07-29) 29 July 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth Los Corrales de Buelna, Spain
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
 Gimnástica de Torrelavega
Number 20
Youth career
1995–2000 La Salle
2000–2004 Buelna
2004–2008 Racing Santander
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2013 Racing B 92 (6)
2013–2015 Sporting B 58 (4)
2015–2016 Sporting Gijón 1 (0)
2016 Zaragoza 18 (2)
2016–2018 Valladolid 37 (2)
2018 → Sporting Gijón (loan) 6 (0)
2018–2021 Zaragoza 49 (2)
2021–2022 Bolívar 54 (0)
2023–2024 Cultural Leonesa 4 (0)
2024– Gimnástica de Torrelavega 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 April 2024

Alberto Guitián Ceballos (born 29 July 1990) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Gimnástica de Torrelavega.[1] Mainly a central defender, he can also play as a central midfielder

Club career

Born in Los Corrales de Buelna, Cantabria, Guitián finished his formation with Racing de Santander. He made his senior debuts with the reserves in the 2008–09 campaign, in Segunda División B.

On 2 September 2013 Guitián moved to another reserve team, Sporting de Gijón B also in the third level.[2] On 17 July of the following year, after featuring regularly, he signed a new one-year deal.[3]

On 10 July 2015 Guitián was promoted to the main squad, newly promoted to La Liga.[4] He was also converted to a central defender during the team's pre-season.[5]

Guitián made his professional debut on 2 December, starting in a 0–2 Copa del Rey away loss against Real Betis.[6] Late in the month he made his top tier debut, playing the full 90 minutes in a defeat at SD Eibar for the same scoreline.[7]

On 1 February 2016, Guitián rescinded his contract with the Asturians and moved to Segunda División side Real Zaragoza.[8] He scored his first professional goal on 2 April, netting his team's only in a 1–2 away loss against Elche CF.[9]

On 17 June 2016, Guitián signed a three-year deal with Real Valladolid, also in the second tier.[10] On 31 January 2018, he was loaned to Sporting de Gijón until the end of the season.

On 10 December 2018, after playing only one competitive match for the first half of the campaign, Guitián signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with Zaragoza, after cutting ties with Valladolid.[11] He left the Aragonese side on 28 January 2021, after terminating his contract.[12]

Guitián moved abroad for the first time in his career on 29 January 2021, after signing a contract with Bolivian side Club Bolívar.[13]

References

  1. ^ Alberto Guitián at Soccerway
  2. ^ "Alberto Guitián, refuerzo para el Sporting B" [Alberto Guitián, addition to Sporting B] (in Spanish). Sporting's official website. 2 September 2013. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
  3. ^ "El Sporting B ficha al centrocampista Tato y renuevan Alberto y Guitián" [Sporting B signs central midfielder Tato and Alberto and Guitián renew] (in Spanish). Sporting's official website. 17 July 2014. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
  4. ^ "El Sporting renueva a Rachid y Hugo Fraile mientras que Guitián sube al primer equipo" [Sporting renews with Rachid and Hugo Fraile while Guitián is promoted to the first team] (in Spanish). Sporting's official website. 10 July 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
  5. ^ "Alberto Guitián: "Para aprender no hay nada mejor que estar con Luis y Bernardo"" [Alberto Guitián: "To learn there's nothing better than be with Luis and Bernardo"] (in Spanish). Vavel. 28 July 2015. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
  6. ^ "Vadillo y Vargas le dan mucha ventaja al Betis" [Vadillo and Vargas give a lot of advantage to Betis] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 2 December 2015. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
  7. ^ "Keko y Bastón sonríen al fin de año" [Keko and Bastón smile at the end of the year] (in Spanish). Marca. 30 December 2015. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
  8. ^ "El Real Zaragoza alcanza un acuerdo para la contratación del central Alberto Guitián" [Real Zaragoza reach an agreement for the signing of stopper Alberto Guitián] (in Spanish). Zaragoza's official website. 1 February 2016. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
  9. ^ "El 'León' vuelve a rugir en el Martínez Valero" [The 'Lion' ("León" in English) returns to rage at the Martínez Valero] (in Spanish). Marca. 2 April 2016. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
  10. ^ "Guitián fortalece la zaga" [Guitián bolsters the defence] (in Spanish). Real Valladolid. 17 June 2016. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
  11. ^ "El Real Zaragoza refuerza su defensa con el retorno de Alberto Guitián" [Real Zaragoza bolster their defence with the return of Alberto Guitián] (in Spanish). Real Zaragoza. 10 December 2018. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
  12. ^ "El Real Zaragoza y Guitián ponen fin a su relación contractual" [Real Zaragoza and Guitián end their contractual relationship] (in Spanish). Real Zaragoza. 28 January 2021. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  13. ^ "Bolívar refuerza su zaga con el español Guitián" [Bolívar bolster their defense with the Spaniard Guitián] (in Spanish). Deporte Total. 29 January 2021. Retrieved 5 February 2021.