Cundi (footballer)

Secundino Suárez Vázquez (born 13 April 1955), known as Cundi, is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a left back.

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Suárez and the second or maternal family name is Vázquez.

Cundi
Personal information
Full name Secundino Suárez Vázquez
Date of birth (1955-04-13) 13 April 1955
Place of birth Sotrondio, Spain
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing position(s) Left back
Youth career
Ensidesa
Sporting Gijón
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1975–1989 Sporting Gijón 310 (9)
1976–1977 → Poblense (loan)
National team
1976 Spain amateur 1 (0)
1981 Spain B 3 (0)
1978–1981 Spain 9 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

His professional career was intimately connected with Sporting de Gijón, which he represented for 15 years.[1]

Club career

Born in Sotrondio, Asturias, Cundi spent his professional career almost entirely with local powerhouse Sporting de Gijón, save for a one-year loan spell with UD Poblense due to compulsory military service.[2] From the age of 20 onwards he was an undisputed starter for the La Liga club, appearing in nearly 400 competitive games during his 15-year spell.[1]

In the 1986–87 season, Cundi played 41 matches (3,549 minutes) for an eventual fourth-place finish. He did not receive one single red card during his career.

International career

Cundi earned nine caps for the Spain national team in two and a half years,[1] and was selected for UEFA Euro 1980. His debut came on 4 October 1978 in a Euro 1980 qualifier against Yugoslavia (1–2 loss, in Zagreb).

Personal life

Cundi's son, Rubén, was also a footballer. An attacking midfielder, he also started out at Sporting de Gijón.[3][4]

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References
  1. "Qué fue de... Cundi" [What happened to... Cundi] (in Spanish). La Liga. 11 November 2013. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
  2. "«El Sporting no debe tener prisa con Canella y Cote»" [«Sporting must not hurry with Canella and Cote»]. El Comercio (in Spanish). 22 June 2011. Archived from the original on 18 December 2014. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
  3. "Ruben Suárez, un debut tardío" [Ruben Suárez, a late debut] (in Spanish). Notas de Fútbol. 8 September 2010. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
  4. "Rubén, el hijo de Cundi, es la estrella" [Rubén, the son of Cundi, is the star]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 25 September 2010. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
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