Cundi (footballer)
Secundino Suárez Vázquez (born 13 April 1955), known as Cundi, is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a left back.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Secundino Suárez Vázquez | ||
Date of birth | 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]
References
- "Qué fue de... Cundi" [What happened to... Cundi] (in Spanish). La Liga. 11 November 2013. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
- "«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.
- "Ruben Suárez, un debut tardío" [Ruben Suárez, a late debut] (in Spanish). Notas de Fútbol. 8 September 2010. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
- "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.
External links
- Cundi at BDFutbol
- Cundi at National-Football-Teams.com
- Cundi – FIFA competition record
- Spain stats at Eu-Football