Raúl Fuster

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Fuster and the second or maternal family name is Arnao.
Raúl Fuster
Personal information
Full name Raúl Fuster Arnao
Date of birth (1985-07-23) 23 July 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth Elche, Spain
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Left-back
Youth career
Elche
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2006 Elche B
2006–2010 Elche 81 (0)
2006–2007 → Villajoyosa (loan) 29 (0)
2010–2012 Gimnàstic 35 (1)
2012 Lugo 2 (0)
2013 Salamanca 18 (0)
2013–2016 Lleida Esportiu 84 (5)
2016 Ponferradina 14 (0)
2017–2018 Llagostera 46 (0)
2018–2019 Ontinyent 26 (0)
2019 Intercity 6 (1)
Total 341 (7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Raúl Fuster Arnao (born 23 July 1985) is a Spanish retired professional footballer who played as a left-back.

He played 118 matches in the Segunda División over six seasons, in representation of three clubs.

Club career

Born in Elche, Province of Alicante, Fuster made his senior debut with hometown's Elche CF's reserves, in the Tercera División. After a loan to Valencian Community neighbours Villajoyosa CF he was promoted to the first team in 2007, quickly becoming a very important defensive unit.

After contributing 27 games to Elche's sixth place in 2009–10, Fuster signed with another Segunda División side, Gimnàstic de Tarragona.[1] After two seasons with them, suffering relegation in his second and during which he scored his only goal as a professional in a 4–2 away loss against Córdoba CF,[2] he was released.[3]

In the summer of 2012, Fuster joined fellow second-tier CD Lugo.[4] In the following transfer window he switched to Segunda División B where he would spend the next six years, with UD Salamanca, Lleida Esportiu,[5] SD Ponferradina,[6] UE Llagostera and Ontinyent CF.[7]

On 28 March 2019, after the club's dissolution, Fuster left Ontinyent.[8] The following month, he joined amateurs CF Intercity.[9]

Fuster announced his retirement in August 2019, aged 34.[10]

References

  1. ^ "Raúl Fuster y Abraham González refuerzan al Nástic" [Raúl Fuster and Abraham González strengthen Nástic]. Marca (in Spanish). 17 July 2010. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
  2. ^ "4–2: El Córdoba recupera sus buenas sensaciones a costa del Nástic" [4–2: Córdoba regain good vibes as the expense of Nástic]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 11 May 2012. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  3. ^ "Llista de baixes" [List of released players] (in Catalan). Gimnàstic Tarragona. 3 July 2012. Retrieved 15 July 2012.
  4. ^ "El Lugo ficha a Raúl Fuster" [Lugo sign Raúl Fuster]. Marca (in Spanish). 20 July 2012. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  5. ^ ""Catalunya migdia esports Lleida": El capità del Lleida Esportiu, Raúl Fuster, prudent" ["Catalonia noon sports Lleida": Lleida Esportiu's captain, Raúl Fuster, wary] (in Catalan). Corporació Catalana de Mitjans Audiovisuals. 25 May 2016. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  6. ^ "Raúl Fuster, nuevo fichaje de la Ponferradina" [Raúl Fuster, new Ponferradina signing] (in Spanish). SD Ponferradina. 2016. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  7. ^ "El Ontinyent apuntala la defensa con el lateral izquierdo Raúl Fuster" [Ontinyent bolster their defence with left-back Raúl Fuster]. Levante-EMV (in Spanish). 22 August 2018. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  8. ^ "Desaparece el Ontinyent por la grave crisis económica" [Ontinyent folds due to the serious economic crisis]. Marca (in Spanish). 28 March 2019. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  9. ^ Rubio, Álex (18 April 2019). "El Intercity apuesta por el ascenso e incorpora a Raúl Fuster" [Intercity bet on promotion and add Raúl Fuster] (in Spanish). Golsmedia. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
  10. ^ Rubio, Álex (5 August 2019). "El histórico Raúl Fuster cuelga las botas a los 34 años" [Historical Raúl Fuster hangs up boots at the age of 34] (in Spanish). Golsmedia. Retrieved 8 September 2019.