Raúl López (footballer, born 1976)

For other people named Raúl López, see Raúl López (disambiguation).

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is López and the second or maternal family name is Gutiérrez.
Raúl López
Personal information
Full name Raúl López Gutiérrez
Date of birth (1976-09-17) 17 September 1976 (age 48)
Place of birth Jerez de la Frontera, Spain
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Left back
Youth career
1993–1995 Cádiz
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–2001 Cádiz 164 (2)
1995–1996 → Melilla (loan) 21 (1)
2001–2003 Racing Ferrol 53 (0)
2003–2011 Cádiz 217 (3)
2011–2012 San Fernando 21 (1)
2012–2013 Portuense 24 (1)
2013–2014 Chipiona
2014 Arcos 3 (0)
2014–2015 Lebrijana 1 (0)
Total 504 (8)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Raúl López Gutiérrez (born 17 September 1976) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a left back.

Club career

López was born in Jerez de la Frontera, Province of Cádiz. Over the course of 14 seasons (13 complete, two separate spells) he represented Cádiz CF, being the player with most competitive games for the Andalusia side with exactly 400, 385 in league and 15 in the Copa del Rey. He appeared with them in all of the three major levels of Spanish football.[1]

In 2005–06, López played in La Liga with his main club, featuring in 27 matches[2] and scoring in a 1–1 home draw against Racing de Santander[3] as the campaign eventually ended in relegation. In July 2011, aged almost 35, he left the Estadio Ramón de Carranza[4] and resumed his career in the lower leagues and amateur football.[5]

References

  1. ^ Adiós al último guerrero (Farewell to the last warrior); Diario de Cádiz, 17 July 2011 (in Spanish)
  2. ^ López pasa a la historia del club (Raúl López makes the club's history books); Cádiz CF, 1 April 2009 (in Spanish)
  3. ^ Cádiz 1–1 Racing Santander; ESPN Soccernet, 28 January 2006
  4. ^ Raúl López, un sentimiento (Raúl López, a feeling); Diario de Cádiz, 17 July 2011 (in Spanish)
  5. ^ Raúl López deja el Arcos (Raúl López leaves Arcos); El Desmarque, 18 September 2014 (in Spanish)