Alejandro Zamora

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Zamora and the second or maternal family name is Barbero.
Alejandro Zamora
Personal information
Full name Alejandro Zamora Barbero
Date of birth (1984-04-22) 22 April 1984 (age 40)
Place of birth Madrid, Spain
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Youth career
Real Madrid
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2006 Real Madrid C
2005–2006 → Oviedo (loan) 19 (0)
2006–2009 Betis B 70 (7)
2007 Betis 1 (0)
2009–2011 Salamanca 48 (0)
2011–2012 Recreativo 12 (0)
2013 Castellón 5 (0)
2014–2015 Cacereño 9 (0)
2015 Guadalajara 13 (0)
2015–2016 Mérida 35 (0)
2016 Hospitalet 15 (0)
2017 Extremadura 18 (0)
2017–2018 San Fernando 33 (1)
2019 Peña Deportiva 12 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 May 2019

Alejandro Zamora Barbero (born 22 April 1984) is a Spanish former footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.

He spent the vast majority of his career in Segunda División B, playing more than 200 matches for eight clubs. His professional input consisted of 60 Segunda División appearances over three seasons (with Salamanca and Recreativo), and one in La Liga with Betis.

Club career

Born in Madrid, Zamora played youth football with local Real Madrid, but only represented the C team as a senior, also being loaned to Real Oviedo during his spell. In 2006, he signed with Real Betis, being all but associated with the reserves for three full seasons.[1] On 2 December 2007, he played his first and only La Liga game with the main squad, featuring the full 90 minutes in a 0–2 home loss against Atlético Madrid which was also manager Héctor Cúper's last match on the bench.[2][3]

In June 2009, Zamora signed for UD Salamanca on a two-year contract.[4] Two years later, after suffering relegation, he joined fellow league side Recreativo de Huelva,[5] making his competitive debut on 7 September by scoring an own goal in a 0–2 home defeat to Elche CF in the second round of the Copa del Rey.[6] He only played 875 minutes in the league, also being sent off against AD Alcorcón for a late tackle on Quini in the 56th minute of an eventual 1–2 loss.[7]

Afterwards, Zamora moved to the lower leagues, representing CD Castellón (Tercera División),[8] CP Cacereño[9]– after only a few months, he hinted of leaving[10]– and CD Guadalajara.[11] On 30 July 2015, he moved to Mérida AD still in division three,[12] stating upon his arrival at the latter that he "had come to the club to bring it to where it deserves" to be.[13] His official debut took place on 22 August, in a 1–0 victory at former team Betis B.[14]

Club statistics

As of 25 November 2015[15]
Club Season League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Oviedo 2005–06[16] Segunda División B 19 0 1 0 — 20 0
Betis B 2007–08[16] Segunda División B 34 3 — — 34 3
2008–09[16] Segunda División B 36 4 — — 36 4
Total 70 7 — — 70 7
Betis 2007–08[16] La Liga 1 0 1 0 — 2 0
Salamanca 2009–10[16] Segunda División 19 0 4 0 — 23 0
2010–11[16] Segunda División 29 0 1 0 — 30 0
Total 48 0 5 0 — 53 0
Recreativo 2011–12[16] Segunda División 12 0 1 0 — 13 0
Cacereño 2014–15[16] Segunda División B 9 0 0 0 — 9 0
Guadalajara 2014–15[16] Segunda División B 13 0 0 0 2[a] 0 15 0
Mérida 2015–16[16] Segunda División B 13 0 0 0 — 13 0
Career total 185 7 8 0 2 0 195 7
  1. ^ Appearances in Promotion Play-offs

References

  1. ^ "Héctor Cúper se queda "en cuadro" en la defensa ante el FC Barcelona" [Héctor Cúper's "barely naked" defensively against FC Barcelona] (in Spanish). Terra. 1 November 2007. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
  2. ^ "El Betis destituye a Cúper tras la derrota ante el Atlético de Madrid" [Betis dismiss Cúper after defeat against Atlético de Madrid]. El Correo (in Spanish). 3 December 2007. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
  3. ^ Román, Ramón (30 April 2010). "Paso testimonial de los centrales de la cantera en el primer equipo" [Fleeting passage from youth system stoppers in first team]. ABC (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 December 2015.
  4. ^ "El defensa Zamora (Betis B) ficha por el Salamanca" [Defender Zamora (Betis B) signs for Salamanca]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 24 June 2009. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
  5. ^ "Alejandro Zamora: El Recre será "bastante competitivo"" [Alejandro Zamora: Recre will be "quite competitive"]. Marca (in Spanish). 6 July 2011. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
  6. ^ Galván, José Carlos (8 September 2011). "Palanca invita a otra ronda" [Palanca buys another round]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 December 2015.
  7. ^ "Alcorcón confirma la depresión del Recre (2–1)" [Alcorcón confirm Recre depression (2–1)] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. 22 October 2011. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
  8. ^ "El Castellón incorpora al central Alejandro Zamora y el delantero noruego Dag Alexander Olsen" [Castellón add stopper Alejandro Zamora and Norwegian forward Dag Alexander Olsen] (in Spanish). Castellón Información. 29 October 2013. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
  9. ^ "El Cacereño echa mano de Zamora para el domingo" [Cacereño reach out to Zamora for Sunday]. Hoy (in Spanish). 19 November 2014. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
  10. ^ Jiménez Torbellino, Jaime (28 January 2015). "Alejandro Zamora negocia su salida del Cacereño" [Alejandro Zamora negotiates his departure from Cacereño]. El Periódico Extremadura (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 November 2015.
  11. ^ "Zamora, segundo y último refuerzo del Dépor en el mercado de invierno" [Zamora, second and last Dépor addition in the winter market] (in Spanish). C.D. Guadalajara. 30 January 2015. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
  12. ^ López Díaz, Manuel (30 July 2015). "Alejandro Zamora, un refuerzo para la zaga romana" [Alejandro Zamora, addition for the Roman back sector] (in Spanish). Vavel. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
  13. ^ "Alejandro Zamora, nueva cara para reforzar la zaga del Mérida" [Alejandro Zamora, new face to bolster Mérida's back sector]. El Periódico Extremadura (in Spanish). 31 July 2015. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
  14. ^ "El Betis B arranca con derrota ante el Mérida (0–1)" [Betis B get started with loss against Mérida (0–1)]. ABC (in Spanish). 22 August 2015. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
  15. ^ Alejandro Zamora at Soccerway
  16. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Zamora: Alejandro Zamora Barbero". BDFutbol. Retrieved 25 November 2015.