Pedro López Muñoz
Pedro López Muñoz (born 1 November 1983) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a right back for SD Huesca.
 López in 2014 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Pedro López Muñoz | ||
| Date of birth | 1 November 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Torrent, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position(s) | Right back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Huesca | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1996–2002 | Monte-Sión | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2004 | Valencia B | 54 | (6) |
| 2004–2005 | Valencia | 0 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | → Racing Santander (loan) | 20 | (1) |
| 2005–2011 | Valladolid | 168 | (3) |
| 2011–2019 | Levante | 160 | (2) |
| 2019– | Huesca | 18 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17 July 2020 | |||
Over 11 seasons, he amassed La Liga totals of 235 matches and five goals, in representation of Racing de Santander, Valladolid and Levante.
Club career
Racing Santander
Born in Torrent, Valencian Community, López was a product of Valencia CF's youth system. He never made it past their reserves, and would go on to make his La Liga debut for Racing de Santander during the 2004–05 season.[1][2]
Valladolid
López joined Real Valladolid in summer 2005, playing 36 matches for a side that achieved top flight promotion two years later.[3] He scored his first goal for the club the following campaign, a brilliant long-range strike during the 1–1 home draw against Real Madrid on 23 September 2007.[4]
On 14 December 2008, firmly established as first-choice right-back, López netted from his half in a 3–0 home win over Deportivo de La Coruña.[5] He continued to start regularly in the following seasons, suffering top division relegation in 2009–10.
Levante
Wishing to return to the top flight, López joined Levante UD of his native region on 19 July 2011, on a three-year deal.[6] The team finished a best-ever sixth in his debut season, subsequently qualifying for the UEFA Europa League in which he played eight matches to help them reach the quarter-finals. He scored his first goal for the club on 31 March 2014, to confirm a 2–0 win at Granada CF.[7]
On 16 May 2019, the 35-year-old López announced he would leave the Estadi Ciutat de València at the end of the campaign when his contract expired.[8]
Huesca
On 16 July 2019, free agent López signed a one-year contract with SD Huesca, freshly relegated to Segunda División.[9]
Honours
Valladolid
Levante
Huesca
References
- Vicario, Ernesto (20 September 2004). "El Villarreal perdona y el Racing empata en el 90'" [Villarreal forgive and Racing draw in the 90th]. Mundo Deportivo. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
- "El Racing desquicia al Mallorca" [Racing make Mallorca go mad]. El Mundo (in Spanish). 31 October 2004. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
- "Los héroes del ascenso esperan su oportunidad" [Promotion heroes await their chance]. El Norte de Castilla (in Spanish). 26 April 2011. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
- Valladolid 1–1 Real Madrid; ESPN Soccernet, 23 September 2007
- Valladolid 3–0 Deportivo La Coruña; ESPN Soccernet, 14 December 2008
- Allepuz, Miguel (20 July 2011). "Pedro López y Aranda ya atados; Xavi Torres al caer" [Pedro López and Aranda all tied; Xavi Torres to come]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 May 2015.
- Rincón, Jaime (31 March 2014). "Eficacia de Primera" [Primera efficiency]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 May 2015.
- ""Esta permanencia ha sido el reto más difícil de mi carrera"" ["This survival has been the most difficult goal of my career"]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 16 May 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
- "Pedro López, experiencia para la defensa azulgrana" [Pedro López, experience for the blue-and-red defence] (in Spanish). SD Huesca. 16 July 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
External links
- Levante official profile (in Spanish)
- Pedro López at BDFutbol
- Pedro López at Futbolme (in Spanish)
- Pedro López at Soccerway