Pau Cendrós

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Cendrós and the second or maternal family name is López.
Pau Cendrós
Personal information
Full name Pau Cendrós López
Date of birth (1987-04-01) 1 April 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth Palma, Spain
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Collerense
Youth career
La Victoria
San Francisco
Mallorca
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2007 Mallorca B
2007–2012 Mallorca 56 (0)
2007–2008 → Benidorm (loan) 37 (1)
2008–2009 → Tenerife (loan) 8 (0)
2009–2010 → Levante (loan) 35 (1)
2012–2014 Gent 26 (0)
2014 Alcorcón 13 (1)
2014–2015 Mallorca 35 (2)
2015–2016 Lugo 24 (0)
2016–2017 Mirandés 3 (0)
2018 Peña Deportiva 14 (0)
2018–2019 Unionistas 10 (0)
2020 Andratx 2 (0)
2020–2021 Poblense 17 (0)
2021 Sant Julià 0 (0)
2021–2022 Campos 35 (2)
2022– Collerense 42 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 01:35, 12 January 2024 (UTC)

Pau Cendrós López (born 1 April 1987) is a Spanish footballer who plays for UD Collerense as either a right-back or a central defender.

Club career

Mallorca

Born in Palma de Mallorca, Cendrós rose through the youth ranks of Balearic Islands giants RCD Mallorca. His first professional spell was on loan, with lowly Benidorm CF.[1]

Cendrós was loaned again in the 2008–09 season, now to Canary Islands-based club CD Tenerife,[2] appearing rarely as it returned to La Liga after a seven-year absence.[3] In the following year more of the same, also in the Segunda División, as he represented Levante UD.[4]

On 29 August 2010, after being one of Levante's most important defensive players as the Valencia team returned to the top flight after two years,[5] Cendrós finally made his debut for Mallorca's main squad at the age of 23, playing the entire 0–0 home draw against Real Madrid in the season's opener.[6] He appeared in 31 games in his first year, starting in 29.[7]

In the 2011–12 campaign, challenged by newly signed Chico and Gianni Zuiverloon, Cendrós still managed to be the most used player in his position,[8] playing 25 league matches as Mallorca, coached by Joaquín Caparrós, finished in eighth position.[9]

Gent and Alcorcón

Cendrós moved abroad for the first time on 7 August 2012, joining Belgian Pro League side K.A.A. Gent on a two-year contract.[10] In January 2014 he returned to his country, signing with AD Alcorcón of division two.[11]

Mallorca return and Lugo

In the summer of 2014, Cendrós re-joined first professional club Mallorca, agreeing to a two-year deal.[12] He totalled nearly 3,000 minutes of action in the first season in his second spell, but was later deemed surplus to requirements by new manager Albert Ferrer.[13]

Cendrós joined CD Lugo also in the second tier on 17 August 2015.[14]

Mirandés

On 19 July 2016, Cendrós signed for fellow league team CD Mirandés as a free agent.[15] On 25 January 2017, after only three competitive appearances, he left by mutual consent.[16]

Later career

Cendrós competed in the Spanish lower leagues until his retirement, representing in quick succession SCR Peña Deportiva, Unionistas de Salamanca CF,[17] CE Andratx and UD Poblense.[18] He also had a spell in the Andorran Primera Divisió with UE Sant Julià.[19]

References

  1. ^ Pau Cendrós: “Mi objetivo es llegar algún día a debutar con el primer equipo” (Pau Cendrós: "I dream of making debut with first team someday"); RCDM, 17 April 2009 (in Spanish)
  2. ^ Los números no engañan (Numbers don't lie); El Día, 20 August 2009 (in Spanish)
  3. ^ Once años del último ascenso a Primera División (Eleventh anniversary of last promotion to Primera División); Vavel, 13 June 2020 (in Spanish)
  4. ^ Pau Cendrós y Dani Carril, presentados como nuevos jugadores del Levante UD (Pau Cendrós and Dani Carril, presented as new Levante UD players); Levante UD, 17 July 2009 (in Spanish)
  5. ^ Fútbol.– El Levante ofrece el ascenso desde el balcón del ayuntamiento ante más de 3.000 aficionados (Football.– Levante offer promotion from city hall balcony in front of more than 3.000 fans); Europa Press, 14 June 2010 (in Spanish)
  6. ^ Slow start for Mourinho Archived 28 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine; ESPN Soccernet, 29 August 2010
  7. ^ Mallorca: Pablo Cáceres, Martí Crespí y Pau Cendrós no continuarán la próxima temporada (Mallorca: Pablo Cáceres, Martí Crespí and Pau Cendrós will not continue next season); Goal, 21 May 2012 (in Spanish)
  8. ^ Zuiverloon teme no ir a la Eurocopa por su suplencia (Zuiverloon fears missing Eurocup due to reserve status); Marca, 9 February 2012 (in Spanish)
  9. ^ Puntuaciones del Mallorca 2011/2012 (Mallorca grades 2011/2012); Vavel, 18 May 2012 (in Spanish)
  10. ^ Pablo Cendros Lopez nieuwe aanwinst KAA Gent (Pablo Cendros Lopez new KAA Gent acquisition) Archived 10 August 2012 at the Wayback Machine; K.A.A. Gent, 7 August 2012 (in Dutch)
  11. ^ Pau Cendros ya es jugador de la A.D. Alcorcon (Pau Cendros is already a A.D. Alcorcon player); Deporte Balear, 25 January 2014 (in Spanish)
  12. ^ El RCD Mallorca ficha a Pau Cendrós (RCD Mallorca sign Pau Cendrós) Archived 14 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine; RCD Mallorca, 4 July 2014 (in Spanish)
  13. ^ Toque de atención de Ferrer a Cendrós, Agus y Assulin (Ferrer wake-up call to Cendrós, Agus and Assulin); Marca, 17 July 2015 (in Spanish)
  14. ^ Pau Cendrós, nuevo jugador del CD Lugo (Pau Cendrós, new player of CD Lugo) Archived 23 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine; CD Lugo, 17 August 2015 (in Spanish)
  15. ^ Pau Cendrós, nuevo jugador rojillo para la próxima temporada (Pau Cendrós, new red player for the following season); CD Mirandés, 19 July 2016 (in Spanish)
  16. ^ Comunicado oficial, C.D. Mirandés S.A.D. (Official announcement, C.D. Mirandés S.A.D.); CD Mirandés, 25 January 2017 (in Spanish)
  17. ^ Pau Cendrós llega al Unionistas (Pau Cendrós arrives at Unionistas); Be Soccer, 31 July 2018 (in Spanish)
  18. ^ El exmallorquinista Pau Cendrós ficha por el Poblense de Tercera División (Former Mallorca man Pau Cendrós signs for Poblense of Tercera División); Diario de Mallorca, 6 March 2020 (in Spanish)
  19. ^ Arriben tres exprimera divisió (Three former first-divisioners arrive); Bondia, 10 June 2021 (in Catalan)