Toni Sánchez

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Sánchez and the second or maternal family name is Cabeza.
Toni
Personal information
Full name Antonio Sánchez Cabeza
Date of birth (1985-02-07) 7 February 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth Barcelona, Spain
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Left back
Youth career
Betis
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2011 Betis B 155 (18)
2004–2005 → Antoniano (loan)
2008 Betis 1 (0)
2010–2011 → Albacete (loan) 21 (1)
2011 Huesca 11 (0)
2012–2016 Cacereño 121 (8)
2016–2017 Toledo 26 (0)
2017 Mérida 0 (0)
2017–2018 Gerena 37 (2)
2018–2020 Utrera 50 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 October 2019

Antonio Sánchez Cabeza (born 7 February 1985), known as Toni, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a left back.

He played one La Liga match for Betis and 32 in Segunda División for Albacete and Huesca, but spent most of his career in Segunda División B, where he totalled 236 appearances with three clubs, mostly Cacereño.

Club career

Born in Barcelona, Catalonia, Toni spent his youth in Real Betis and played for the reserves in three Segunda División B seasons. He made his first-team debut on 2 January 2008 in the last 16 of the Copa del Rey, playing the full 90 minutes of a 3–0 home win over Elche CF.[1] Four days later he made his only La Liga appearance in a loss by the same score away to Sevilla FC in the Seville derby, as a 27th-minute substitute for the injured David Rivas.[2] On 9 January, in his only other appearance for the Blanquiverdes, he was withdrawn at half time in a 2–1 home defeat to Valencia CF in the next round of the cup.[3]

In July 2010, Toni was loaned to Segunda División club Albacete Balompié for the season.[4] He scored a first professional goal on 18 December, the game's only at CD Numancia,[5] while the side from Castilla–La Mancha ended the campaign relegated after finishing in last place. In August 2011, he signed a permanent deal with SD Huesca in the same level.[6]

Toni was released by Huesca in January 2012 and was unemployed until August, when he signed for third-tier CP Cacereño.[7] After their relegation in 2016, he stayed in the league by signing for CD Toledo in July.[8]

In the following years, Toni plied his trade in the Tercera División for Mérida AD,[9] CD Gerena[10] and CD Utrera.[11]

References

  1. ^ "3–0: Real Betis-Elche". ABC (in Spanish). 2 January 2008. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  2. ^ Moscoso, Álvaro (7 January 2008). "La lesión de Rivas hizo debutar a Toni" [Rivas' injury allows Toni to debut] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  3. ^ Ros, Cayetano (10 January 2008). "El Valencia imita al Roma" [Valencia imitate Roma]. El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  4. ^ "El Albacete contrata al central Fragoso y logra la cesión del lateral izquierdo Toni" [Albacete sign stopper Fragoso and seal the loan of left-back Toni]. Marca (in Spanish). 20 July 2010. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  5. ^ "El Albacete deja helado al Numancia con un gol en el 80" [Albacete leave Numancia frozen with an 80th-minute goal]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 18 December 2010. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  6. ^ "Toni Sánchez, presentado como nuevo jugador del Huesca" [Toni Sánchez, presented as new Huesca player]. La Información (in Spanish). 17 August 2011. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  7. ^ "El Cacereño ultima su plantilla con el fichaje de Raúl Medina y Toni Sánchez" [Cacereño complete their squad with the signings of Raúl Medina and Toni Sánchez]. Hoy (in Spanish). 14 August 2012. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  8. ^ "El Toledo ficha al defensa Toni (Cacereño) y cierra amistoso ante el Alcorcón" [Toledo sign defender Toni (Cacereño) and secure friendly against Alcorcón]. El Confidencial (in Spanish). 4 July 2016. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  9. ^ "El Mérida se estrena con Toni Sánchez" [Mérida start off with Toni Sánchez]. Hoy (in Spanish). 7 June 2017. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  10. ^ "Un lujo zurdo para el Gerena" [Left luxury for Gerena]. Estadio Deportivo (in Spanish). 13 August 2017. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
  11. ^ "El C.D. Utrera cierra el fichaje del lateral zurdo del C.D. Gerena, Tony [sic]" [C.D. Utrera secure the signing of C.D. Gerena left-back, Toni] (in Spanish). Utrera Web. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
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