Diego López (footballer, born March 1974)

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Diego López
Personal information
Full name	Diego Miguel López Santos
Date of birth	(1974-03-14) 14 March 1974 (age 50)
Place of birth	Málaga, Spain
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1991–1993	CD Málaga	9	(0)
1993–1994	Málaga CF	35	(6)
1994–1996	Almería	83	(16)
1996–1997	Hércules	24	(2)
1998	Granada	19	(0)
1998–1999	Xerez	34	(7)
1999–2001	Ceuta	60	(10)
2001–2002	Motril	46	(5)
2003	Novelda	17	(0)
2003–2006	Linense
2006–2008	Granada 74
Total		327	(46)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Diego Miguel López Santos (born 14 March 1974) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.^[1]

Career

López started his career in 1991 with CD Málaga.^[2]^[3] He made his professional bow during a Segunda División win away to Sabadell on 17 November, with eight further appearances following as they were relegated.^[2] 1993 saw López move to Málaga CF of Segunda División B.^[2] He netted six goals, including two on his debut in the Copa del Rey over Almería, in the 1993–94 campaign as he again suffered relegation.^[2] Almería subsequently signed López at the end of that season.^[2] Eleven goals in thirty-six fixtures came with promotion to the second tier in his first campaign.^[2] After two seasons, López was relegated for a third time as they placed seventeenth.^[2]

Despite going down with Almería, López moved up to La Liga in 1996 after agreeing a deal with Hércules.^[2] Goals against Espanyol and Athletic Bilbao arrived but it was to be relegation again for the midfielder as Hércules finished twenty-first.^[2] A short stint with Granada followed, prior to López featuring for Xerez and Ceuta between 1998 and 2001.^[2] In 2001, López joined Segunda División B side Motril.^[2] His first season with the club ended with the Group IV title, though they missed out on promotion to Getafe, but his secondary campaign concluded with a fifth career relegation.^[2] López had subsequent spells with Novelda, Linense and Granada 74.^[2]^[4]^[5]

Career statistics

Club statistics^[2]
Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
CD Málaga	1991–92	Segunda División	9	0	0	0	—		0	0	9	0
Málaga CF	1993–94	Segunda División B	35	6	2	2	—		0	0	37	8
Almería	1994–95	Segunda División B	36	11	2	0	—		5^[a]	1	43	12
	1995–96	Segunda División	33	3	3	0	—		0	0	36	3
	1996–97	Segunda División	14	2	4	0	—		0	0	18	2
	Total		83	16	9	0	—		5	1	97	17
Hércules	1996–97	La Liga	23	2	1	0	—		0	0	24	2
	1997–98	Segunda División	1	0	0	0	—		0	0	1	0
	Total		24	2	1	0	—		0	0	25	2
Granada	1997–98	Segunda División B	19	0	0	0	—		3^[a]	0	22	0
Xerez	1998–99		34	7	2	0	—		0	0	36	7
Ceuta	1999–2000		34	7	0	0	—		6^[a]	1	40	8
	2000–01		26	3	2	0	—		5^[a]	0	33	3
	Total		60	10	2	0	—		11	1	73	11
Motril	2001–02	Segunda División B	32	2	0	0	—		6^[a]	0	38	2
	2002–03	Segunda División B	14	3	1	0	—		0	0	15	3
	Total		46	5	1	0	—		6	0	53	5
Novelda	2002–03	Segunda División B	17	0	0	0	—		0	0	17	0
Career total			327	46	17	2	—		25	2	369	50

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Appearance(s) in the Segunda División B play-offs

Honours

Motril^[2]

Segunda División B: 2001–02 Group IV

References

^ "Spain - Diego Miguel". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o "Diego López, Diego Miguel López Santos". BDFutbol. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
^ "Iván Jaime entra en la historia del Club". Málaga CF. 12 September 2018. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
^ "Diego López - Retired". Football Database. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
^ "La Línea: La Balona aún tiene que completar su proyecto deportivo con tres fichajes". Diario Sur. 10 July 2006. Retrieved 10 January 2019.

External links

Diego López at BDFutbol