Víctor Casadesús

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

Víctor Casadesús
Personal information
Full name Víctor Manuel Casadesús Castaño
Date of birth (1985-02-28) 28 February 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth Algaida, Spain
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
Mallorca
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2005 Mallorca B 50 (19)
2005–2014 Mallorca 220 (42)
2008 → Real Sociedad (loan) 19 (6)
2008–2009 → Gimnàstic (loan) 36 (13)
2014–2017 Levante 95 (14)
2017–2018 Tenerife 29 (9)
2018–2019 Alcorcón 24 (2)
2019–2021 Andorra 46 (10)
2021–2022 Inter d'Escaldes 15 (4)
2022–2023 Atlètic d'Escaldes 26 (5)
International career
2004 Spain U19 9 (5)
2005 Spain U20 3 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:05, 13 July 2023 (UTC)

Víctor Manuel Casadesús Castaño (born 28 February 1985) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a forward.

Club career

Casadesús was born in Algaida, Mallorca.[1] A product of hometown RCD Mallorca's youth ranks, he first appeared officially with the first team on 17 April 2005 in a 0–0 La Liga home draw against Valencia CF,[2] and established himself as a useful attacking player in the following seasons.[3]

In the second half of 2007–08 campaign, Casadesús served a six-month loan at Segunda División club Real Sociedad,[4] scoring regularly during his stint but not being able to help the Basques ultimately promote to the top flight. He returned subsequently to the Balearic Islands but, in August 2008 was again loaned, to Gimnàstic de Tarragona also in the second tier,[5] being again recalled after netting a career-high 13 goals.[6]

In 2009–10, Casadesús found himself backing up in-form Aritz Aduriz, and appeared more prominently in the Copa del Rey.[7] On 14 January 2010, he helped the team come from behind against Rayo Vallecano with a brace for an eventual 3–1 home win (4–3 aggregate), but had to be stretchered off with a broken clavicle.[8][9] In the league, the side finished fifth – fourth until the last minute of the last matchday – and qualified for the UEFA Europa League, with the player contributing four goals.[10]

Casadesús alternated between divisions one and two after leaving Mallorca in January 2014, with Levante UD,[11] CD Tenerife and AD Alcorcón.[12] The 34-year-old moved to down to the Segunda División B in summer 2019, signing for FC Andorra.[13]

International career

Casadesús appeared for Spain at the 2004 UEFA European Under-19 Championship, scoring for the eventual champions in the 2–2 semi-final draw with Ukraine (penalty shootout victory after 120 minutes).[14]

Honours

Levante

Spain U19

References

  1. ^ El Mallorca convence con un gran gol de Víctor (Mallorca convince with great goal by Víctor) Archived 20 June 2013 at the Wayback Machine; RCD Mallorca, 27 July 2011 (in Spanish)
  2. ^ Mallorca y Valencia logran un escaso empate a nada (Mallorca and Valencia get short tasteless draw); El Mundo, 17 April 2005 (in Spanish)
  3. ^ El Elche negocia con el Mallorca el traspaso del punta Víctor Casadesús (Elche negotiate transfer of striker Víctor Casadesús with Mallorca); Diario Información, 8 January 2014 (in Spanish)
  4. ^ Víctor, a la Real Sociedad (Víctor, to Real Sociedad); Mallorca Diario, 29 January 2008 (in Spanish)
  5. ^ El Mallorca cede a Víctor Casadesús al Nàstic (Mallorca loan Víctor Casadesús to Nàstic); Diario de Mallorca, 23 August 2008 (in Spanish)
  6. ^ Nino se convierte en el máximo goleador de la temporada (Nino becomes the season's top scorer); El Confidencial, 21 June 2009 (in Spanish)
  7. ^ El valor del grupo (A group's worth); El País, 23 March 2010 (in Spanish)
  8. ^ El canterano Víctor lanza al Mallorca (Youth player Víctor propels Mallorca); El País, 14 January 2010 (in Spanish)
  9. ^ Lesión de Víctor deja a Manzano con sólo dos delanteros (Víctor's injury leaves Manzano with only two forwards); Marca, 15 January 2010 (in Spanish)
  10. ^ Manzano: "Moralmente nos correspondía jugar la Champions" (Manzano: "We were supposed to play the Champions League from a moral standpoint"); Marca, 16 May 2010 (in Spanish)
  11. ^ El Levante firma a Víctor Casadesús por tres temporadas (Levante sign Víctor Casadesús for three seasons); Diario AS, 31 January 2014 (in Spanish)
  12. ^ Víctor Casadesús refuerza la delantera del Alcorcón (Víctor Casadesús bolsters Alcorcón forward lines); La Vanguardia, 9 July 2018 (in Spanish)
  13. ^ Piqué ficha a Víctor Casadesús para el Andorra (Piqué signs Víctor Casadesús for Andorra); Diario de Mallorca, 2 September 2019 (in Spanish)
  14. ^ Otra final para España (Another final for Spain); UEFA, 21 July 2004 (in Spanish)
  15. ^ El Levante se proclamó campeón de Segunda División (Levante crowned Segunda División champions); La Vanguardia, 20 May 2017 (in Spanish)
  16. ^ Spain shine in Switzerland; UEFA, 26 July 2004