Carlos Aranda

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Reina and the second or maternal family name is Aranda.

Carlos Aranda
Personal information
Full name Carlos Reina Aranda
Date of birth (1980-07-27) 27 July 1980 (age 44)
Place of birth Málaga, Spain
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
Real Madrid
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–2000 Real Madrid C
2000–2002 Real Madrid B 37 (16)
2002 Numancia 13 (3)
2002 Villarreal 8 (1)
2003 Numancia 15 (5)
2003–2004 Albacete 25 (8)
2004–2006 Sevilla 16 (1)
2005–2006 → Albacete (loan) 24 (4)
2006–2007 Murcia 26 (11)
2007–2008 Granada 74 15 (2)
2008–2009 Numancia 20 (6)
2009–2011 Osasuna 49 (9)
2011 Levante 10 (0)
2012–2013 Zaragoza 24 (2)
2013 Granada 17 (1)
2013–2014 Las Palmas 28 (7)
2014–2015 Numancia 8 (2)
Total 335 (78)
International career
1998 Spain U17 3 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Carlos Reina Aranda (born 27 July 1980) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played mainly as a forward.

He amassed La Liga totals of 169 games and 28 goals over 11 seasons after emerging from Real Madrid's youth academy, representing in the competition Villarreal, Albacete, Sevilla, Numancia, Osasuna, Levante, Zaragoza and Granada. He added 125 matches and 33 goals in the Segunda División, in a 17-year senior career.

Club career

Aranda was born in Málaga, Andalusia. A product of Real Madrid's youth system, he never appeared, however, in any La Liga matches with the first team. He played, however, a small part in two UEFA Champions League-winning squads, appearing against Molde FK (1999–2000)[1] and FC Lokomotiv Moscow (2001–02).[2]

In January 2002, Aranda moved to CD Numancia, being instrumental in helping the Soria club to barely retain its Segunda División status. This prompted a move at the end of the season to Villarreal CF on a five-year contract[3] but, as opportunities were scarce with the Valencian Community side, he returned to Numancia in January 2003.[4]

Aranda joined Sevilla FC in 2004–05, scoring in his UEFA Cup debut, a 2–0 home win over Alemannia Aachen on 4 November 2004.[5] He was relatively used during the campaign, but was deemed surplus to requirements after the arrivals of Luís Fabiano, Frédéric Kanouté and Javier Saviola, and left for Albacete Balompié on loan – he had already represented the Castile-La Mancha team the previous season.[6]

Aranda's second spell with Albacete finished on a sour note, as he was accused of unprofessional behaviour by the club. He responded claiming he had been forced to appear at a press conference to show repentance for his actions.[7]

After being instrumental in Real Murcia's return to the top flight in 2007 by netting 11 goals, squad second-best behind Iván Alonso,[8] Aranda had an unassuming spell with Granada 74 CF.[9][10] After spending the first months of 2008–09 training with lowly CF Gavà,[11] in December 2008 he signed with Numancia for a third stint,[12] appearing and scoring regularly but suffering top-division relegation.

On 16 July 2009, Aranda moved to CA Osasuna as part of a deal that saw Kike Sola move in the opposite direction, on loan for a season. In his second year with the Navarrese, he scored four times but also struggled with injuries and loss of form,[13][14] and Sola also returned to the starting XI, eventually finishing as top scorer.[15]

In July 2011, aged 31, Aranda signed for Levante UD. In January of the following year, after having received very little playing time, he joined fellow top-tier side Real Zaragoza.[16] On 25 February 2012, he put the visitors ahead at hometown's Málaga CF, who eventually won 5–1.[17]

Aranda switched clubs again in the winter transfer window of 2013, signing for his eighth in the Spanish main division, Granada CF, the most for any player.[18]

Honours

Real Madrid

References

  1. ^ "Un Madrid sin arabescos gana al Molde y termina primero de grupo" [Artless Madrid beat Molde and end as group champions] (in Spanish). ABC. 4 November 1999. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
  2. ^ FC Lokomotiv Moscow 2–0 Real Madrid CF; UEFA, 30 October 2001
  3. ^ Aranda makes Villarreal move; UEFA, 25 June 2002
  4. ^ "El club Soriano presenta a Aranda" [Soria club presents Aranda] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 30 January 2003. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
  5. ^ Al Sevilla le falta un galón (Sevilla missing something); El País, 5 November 2004 (in Spanish)
  6. ^ "Aranda se marcha cedido al conjunto manchego por el Sevilla" [Aranda is loaned by Sevilla to the manchego outfit] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 23 August 2005. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  7. ^ Aranda afirma que el club ha manchado su imagen y que no pondrá problemas para irse (Aranda claims club has stained his image and will pose no problems to leave) Archived 24 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine; La Verdad, 29 January 2006 (in Spanish)
  8. ^ "Un hueco en la memoria grana" [A place in the grana memory] (in Spanish). La Verdad. 23 May 2017. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  9. ^ "Ficha al delantero malagueño Aranda" [Málaga-born forward Aranda signed] (in Spanish). Diario Sur. 14 August 2007. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  10. ^ "Aranda queda en libertad tras declarar ante la Policía" [Aranda released following Police statement] (in Spanish). El Mundo. 30 November 2007. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  11. ^ "El davanter que va passar d'entrenar-se sense equip al Gavà a triomfar amb l'Osasuna a primera en pocs mesos" [The forward who will go from training without a team at Gavà to making it big at Osasuna in primera in a few months] (in Catalan). El Punt. 31 October 2009. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  12. ^ El Numancia inscribe en la LFP a Aranda (Numancia register Aranda in the PFL); Marca, 12 December 2008 (in Spanish)
  13. ^ "Carlos Aranda sufre un esguince de grado II en el tobillo" [Carlos Aranda with stage II sprained ankle] (in Spanish). Marca. 23 July 2010. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  14. ^ "Aranda estará cuatro semanas de baja" [Aranda out for four weeks] (in Spanish). Marca. 9 March 2011. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  15. ^ "Kike Sola ha pasado de ser el cuarto delantero a titular con Mendilibar" [Kike Sola went from being the fourth forward to starting under Mendilibar] (in Spanish). El Diario Vasco. 15 March 2011. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  16. ^ Aranda ya es jugador del Zaragoza (Aranda a Zaragoza player); Marca, 12 January 2012 (in Spanish)
  17. ^ Málaga 5–1 Real Zaragoza; ESPN Soccernet, 25 February 2012
  18. ^ Aranda, el futbolista camaleónico (Aranda, the chameleonic footballer); ABC, 22 January 2013 (in Spanish)
  19. ^ Carlos Aranda, de vender pulpos a ganar la Champions (Carlos Aranda, from selling octopussies to winning the Champions); Canarias7, 3 September 2013 (in Spanish)