Pablo Infante

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Infante and the second or maternal family name is Muñoz.

Pablo Infante
Personal information
Full name Pablo Infante Muñoz
Date of birth (1980-03-20) 20 March 1980 (age 44)
Place of birth Burgos, Spain
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Winger
Youth career
Burgos
Vadillos
Racing Lermeño
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2002 Racing Lermeño
2002–2003 Río Vena
2003–2005 Arandina 64 (29)
2005–2014 Mirandés 309 (126)
2014–2016 Ponferradina 49 (4)
Total 422 (159)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Pablo Infante Muñoz (born 20 March 1980) is a Spanish former footballer who played as a left winger.

A late bloomer, he spent most of his professional career at Mirandés, appearing in nearly 350 competitive games and amassing Segunda División totals of 55 matches and 11 goals for the club (104/15 overall).[1][2]

Club career

Early career

Born in Burgos, Castile and León, Infante played at youth level with local Real Burgos CF, Vadillos CF and Racing Lermeño.[3] His first six years as a senior were spent in amateur football.

Mirandés

Infante made his professional debut in the 2005–06 season, with CD Mirandés in the Tercera División, which he helped to promote to Segunda División B in his fourth year.[4] In 2011–12, his name became known in Spain[5] after the Castile and León club's performances in that campaign's Copa del Rey, disposing of La Liga sides Villarreal CF and Racing de Santander, with the player scoring four of their six goals in those four matches,[6] and eventually being crowned the competition's top scorer; in the domestic league, he netted 13 times in the regular season alone to help his team promote to Segunda División for the first time ever.[7][8]

On 28 June 2012, the 32-year-old Infante renewed his contract with Mirandés for one further season.[9] He played his first game in the second tier on 17 August, starting in a 0–1 home loss against SD Huesca.[10]

Infante scored his professional goals on 1 September 2012, netting a brace in a 4–0 away victory over Xerez CD.[11]

Ponferradina

On 13 July 2014, after a nine-year spell at the Estadio Municipal de Anduva, Infante signed a one-year deal with fellow second-division SD Ponferradina.[12] He scored four times from 32 appearances in his debut campaign, adding seven assists for the seventh-placed team.[13]

Personal life

After numerous media interviews in Spain, it emerged that Infante spent years refusing offers from club in higher divisions due to his work as director of a bank branch, located 50 kilometers from Mirandés' facilities.[4]

He was a graduate in Business Administration from the University of Burgos,[14] and played the vast majority of his career in teams in the Province of Burgos.

References

  1. ^ Armero, Andrés (27 May 2012). "Pablo Infante, un juvenil de 32 años" [Pablo Infante, a 32-year-old youth]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 May 2017.
  2. ^ "Pablo Infante deja el Mirandés" [Pablo Infante leaves Mirandés]. Marca (in Spanish). 11 July 2014. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
  3. ^ "Entrevista a Pablo Infante" [Interview with Pablo Infante]. Marca (in Spanish). 4 January 2012. Retrieved 19 January 2012.
  4. ^ a b García Vidart, Marco (10 January 2012). "El 'nueve' que sueña con subir a Segunda con el Mirandés" [The 'nine' who dreams of Segunda promotion with Mirandés]. El Diario Montañés (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 13 January 2012. Retrieved 19 January 2012.
  5. ^ Molero, Iván (17 January 2012). "Lucha de gigantes" [Clash of giants]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 September 2023.
  6. ^ Pérez, Gorka (3 January 2012). "El Mirandés vuela a lomos de Pablo Infante" [Mirandés fly on the back of Pablo Infante]. El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 January 2012.
  7. ^ "Previa Promoción Ascenso ascenso a 2ª División A: CD.Mirandes – Atco. Baleares" [Promotion playoffs to 2nd Division A preview: CD.Mirandes – Atco. Baleares] (in Spanish). Fútbol Balear. 19 May 2012. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  8. ^ Rapado, Sergio (27 May 2012). "Mirandés es de Segunda" [Mirandés are from Segunda]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  9. ^ "Pablo Infante seguirá otro año en el Mirandés" [Pablo Infante to continue another year with Mirandés]. Marca (in Spanish). 28 June 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
  10. ^ "El Huesca amarga el estreno del Mirandés" [Huesca bitter Mirandés debut]. Marca (in Spanish). 17 August 2012. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
  11. ^ "El Mirandés se estrenó a lo grande en la División de Plata" [Mirandés started counting points in Silver Division in style]. Marca (in Spanish). 1 September 2012. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
  12. ^ Otero, Francisco Roberto (13 July 2014). "Pablo Infante llega a la Deportiva" [Pablo Infante arrives at Deportiva]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 August 2014.
  13. ^ "Pablo Infante renueva con la Ponferradina" [Pablo Infante renews with Ponferradina] (in Spanish). La Liga. 16 June 2015. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  14. ^ "El Mirandés y su estrella, Pablo Infante" [Mirandés and their star, Pablo Infante] (in Spanish). De Portada. 15 January 2012. Retrieved 19 January 2012.[permanent dead link‍]