Servando Sánchez

Servando Sánchez Barahona (born 2 June 1984), known simply as Servando, is a Spanish former footballer who played as a central defender, and the assistant manager of Cádiz CF.

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Sánchez and the second or maternal family name is Barahona.
Servando
Personal information
Full name Servando Sánchez Barahona
Date of birth (1984-06-02) 2 June 1984
Place of birth San Fernando, Spain
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position(s) Centre back
Club information
Current team
 Cádiz (assistant)
Youth career
San Fernando
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2004 San Fernando
2004–2005 Atlético Aviación 26 (1)
2005–2006 Díter Zafra 29 (1)
2006–2007 Oviedo 18 (2)
2007–2009 Jerez Industrial 54 (5)
2009–2010 San Roque 20 (1)
2010–2011 Roquetas 33 (0)
2011–2014 Jaén 94 (5)
2014–2019 Cádiz 118 (5)
Total 392 (20)
Teams managed
2019– Cádiz (assistant)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

He amassed Segunda División totals of 87 matches and three goals over four seasons, at the service of Jaén and Cádiz. Most of his 16-year senior career was spent in the lower leagues.

Club career

Born in San Fernando, Cádiz, Andalusia, Servando made his senior debut with local CD San Fernando, then moved to Atlético Aviación in summer 2004. He first arrived in Segunda División B one year later, signing for CD Díter Zafra; in July 2009, he joined CD San Roque de Lepe after spells with Real Oviedo and Jerez Industrial CF, the latter in Tercera División.

On 9 August 2010, Servando signed with CD Roquetas also in the third level.[1] In July 2011 he joined Real Jaén,[2] scoring four goals in 35 games in his second season and adding one in six appearances in the successful promotion play-offs.[3]

Servando played his first professional match on 18 August 2013 at the age of 29, starting in a 1–2 home loss against SD Eibar.[4] He made 34 appearances during the campaign, as his team were relegated back to the third level.

On 16 July 2014, Servando terminated his contract with Jaén and signed with Cádiz CF also in division three.[5] He also achieved promotion to the second tier with the latter club in 2016, again as a starter,[6] being deployed as a left back and a defensive midfielder by managers Claudio Barragán and his successor Álvaro Cervera in the process.[7]

On 12 June 2019, Servando announced his retirement from football after complications stemming from a triple facial fracture occurred in a match against CD Tenerife for the Copa del Rey.[8] The following month, he was named Cervera's assistant at Cádiz.[9]

Personal life

Servando's brother, Germán, was also a footballer and a defender.[10]

References
  1. Roquetas: firma Servando. (Roquetas: Servando signs.) Archived 1 September 2013 at Archive.today; esFutbol, 9 August 2010 (in Spanish)
  2. El futbolista isleño Servando deja el Roquetas para firmar por el Real Jaén (Islander Servando leaves Roquetas to sign with Real Jaén); Ideal, 27 July 2011 (in Spanish)
  3. Borja Viguera aparta al Jaén de la victoria (Borja Viguera strips Jaén from win); Marca, 26 May 2013 (in Spanish)
  4. El Jaén muere en la orilla (Jaén die on the shore); Marca, 18 August 2013 (in Spanish)
  5. Servando rescinde contrato con el Real Jaén y ficha por el Cádiz CF (Servando terminates contract with Real Jaén and signs for Cádiz CF); Mundo Deportivo, 16 July 2014 (in Spanish)
  6. "Seis años después, el Cádiz es de Segunda" [Six years later, Cádiz are from Segunda] (in Spanish). Marca. 26 June 2016. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
  7. "El camino de la revolución" [Revolution path] (in Spanish). Diario de Cádiz. 23 May 2016. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
  8. "Servando Sánchez cuelga las botas tras su grave lesión" [Servando Sánchez hangs up boots after his serious injury] (in Spanish). Marca. 12 June 2019. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
  9. "Servando, de ojito derecho a ayudante de Cervera" [Servando, from right-hand man to Cervera assistant] (in Spanish). La Voz Digital. 14 July 2019. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
  10. El hermano de Servando se marcha al Tenerife (Servando's brother moves to Tenerife); El Desmarque, 11 July 2015 (in Spanish)
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