Germán Sánchez Barahona

Germán Sánchez Barahona (born 12 December 1986), known simply as Germán, is a Spanish footballer who plays for Granada CF as a central defender.

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Sánchez and the second or maternal family name is Barahona.
Germán
Personal information
Full name Germán Sánchez Barahona[1]
Date of birth (1986-12-12) 12 December 1986[1]
Place of birth San Fernando, Spain[1]
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 1 1⁄2 in)[1]
Playing position(s) Centre back
Club information
Current team
 Granada
Number 6
Youth career
2004–2005 UD San Fernando
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2007 Bazán
2007 CD San Fernando 3 (0)
2007–2010 Cádiz B 65 (12)
2008–2009 → CD San Fernando (loan) 25 (0)
2010–2011 Cádiz 0 (0)
2011–2014 San Fernando CD 124 (13)
2014–2015 Olot 36 (4)
2015–2017 Tenerife 59 (2)
2017– Granada 80 (4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 July 2020

Club career

Early years

Born in San Fernando, Cádiz, Andalusia, Germán started playing with UD San Fernando as a central midfielder, and made his senior debut with GE Bazán CF the following season. He first arrived in Segunda División B in 2008 with CD San Fernando, on loan from Cádiz CF.[2]

In the summer of 2007, Germán returned to the Estadio Ramón de Carranza, initially being assigned to the reserves in Tercera División but moving to the first team in June of the following year.[3] After making no league appearances during the first half of the 2010–11 campaign, he moved to San Fernando CD on 31 January 2011;[4] always as an undisputed starter, he helped the latter club win promotion to the third level in 2012, being converted to a central defender in the process.

On 19 June 2014, after suffering relegation, Germán signed a one-year deal with UE Olot.[5] On 27 May 2015, he opted to not renew his contract at the division three side.[6]

Tenerife

Germán joined CD Tenerife on 10 July 2015, after agreeing to a one-year contract.[7] He made his Segunda División debut on 23 August at the age of 28, starting in a 3–6 away loss against CD Numancia.[8]

Germán scored his first professional goal on 25 October 2015, netting his a last-minute equaliser in a 2–2 home draw to CA Osasuna.[9]

Granada

On 3 July 2017, Germán signed a two-year deal with Granada CF also of the second tier.[10] In 2018–19, he contributed with 38 matches and one goal as they returned to La Liga after a two-year absence, and subsequently agreed to an extension until 30 June 2021.[11]

Germán's maiden appearance in the competition took place on 17 August 2019, when he played the entire 4–4 draw at Villarreal CF.[12]

Personal life

Germán's brother, Servando, was also a footballer and a defender.[13]

References
  1. "Germán Sánchez Barahona" (in Spanish). Granada CF. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
  2. "El central isleño Germán cierra la plantilla del cuadro azulino" [Isleño stopper Germán completes the squad of the blue outfit]. Diario de Cádiz (in Spanish). 2 September 2008. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
  3. "Germán adquiere condición de jugador profesional" [Germán acquires professional player status]. Diario de Cádiz (in Spanish). 14 July 2010. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
  4. "Germán firma por el San Fernando" [Germán signs for San Fernando] (in Spanish). La Voz Digital. 31 January 2011. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
  5. "Germán se suma al projecte de la UEO" [Germán added to UEO project] (in Catalan). UE Olot. 19 June 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
  6. "Germán Sánchez no renova el seu contracte" [Germán Sánchez does not renew his contract] (in Catalan). UE Olot. 27 May 2015. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
  7. "Germán, nuevo jugador del CD Tenerife" [Germán, new player of CD Tenerife] (in Spanish). CD Tenerife. 10 July 2015. Archived from the original on 16 July 2015. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
  8. "Set del Numancia al Tenerife con lluvia de goles en la segunda parte" [Set from Numancia on Tenerife with a goal rain in the second half]. Marca (in Spanish). 23 August 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
  9. "El Tenerife, con nueve, logró rescatar un punto ante Osasuna" [Tenerife, with nine, rescued a point against Osasuna]. Marca (in Spanish). 25 October 2015. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  10. "Comunicado | Germán Sánchez firma dos temporadas por el Granada CF" [Announcement | Germán Sánchez signs two seasons for Granada CF] (in Spanish). Granada CF. 3 July 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
  11. López, Enrique (4 June 2019). "Germán, el sueño cumplido de un currante" [Germán, a worker's dream come true]. Granada Hoy (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 September 2019.
  12. Flynn, Henry (18 August 2019). "Villarreal and Granada draw in eight-goal thriller". Marca. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
  13. "El hermano de Servando se marcha al Tenerife" [Servando's brother moves to Tenerife] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. 11 July 2015. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
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