Diego López
Personal information
Full name Diego Miguel López Santos
Date of birth (1974-03-14) 14 March 1974
Place of birth Málaga, Spain
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1991–1993 CD Málaga 9 (0)
1993–1994 Málaga CF 35 (6)
1994–1996 Almería 83 (16)
1996–1997 Hércules 24 (2)
1998 Granada 19 (0)
1998–1999 Xerez 34 (7)
1999–2001 Ceuta 60 (10)
2001–2002 Motril 46 (5)
2003 Novelda 17 (0)
2003–2006 Linense
2006–2008 Granada 74
Total 327 (46)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Diego Miguel López Santos (born 14 March 1974) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.[1]

Career

López started his career in 1991 with CD Málaga.[2][3] He made his professional bow during a Segunda División win away to Sabadell on 17 November, with eight further appearances following as they were relegated.[2] 1993 saw López move to Málaga CF of Segunda División B.[2] He netted six goals, including two on his debut in the Copa del Rey over Almería, in the 1993–94 campaign as he again suffered relegation.[2] Almería subsequently signed López at the end of that season.[2] Eleven goals in thirty-six fixtures came with promotion to the second tier in his first campaign.[2] After two seasons, López was relegated for a third time as they placed seventeenth.[2]

Despite going down with Almería, López moved up to La Liga in 1996 after agreeing a deal with Hércules.[2] Goals against Espanyol and Athletic Bilbao arrived but it was to be relegation again for the midfielder as Hércules finished twenty-first.[2] A short stint with Granada followed, prior to López featuring for Xerez and Ceuta between 1998 and 2001.[2] In 2001, López joined Segunda División B side Motril.[2] His first season with the club ended with the Group IV title, though they missed out on promotion to Getafe, but his secondary campaign concluded with a fifth career relegation.[2] López had subsequent spells with Novelda, Linense and Granada 74.[2][4][5]

Career statistics

Club statistics[2]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
CD Málaga 1991–92 Segunda División 9000—0090
Málaga CF 1993–94 Segunda División B 35622—00378
Almería 1994–95 361120—5[lower-alpha 1]14312
1995–96 Segunda División 33330—00363
1996–97 14240—00182
Total 831690—519717
Hércules 1996–97 La Liga 23210—00242
1997–98 Segunda División 1000—0010
Total 24210—00252
Granada 1997–98 Segunda División B 19000—3[lower-alpha 1]0220
Xerez 1998–99 34720—00367
Ceuta 1999–2000 34700—6[lower-alpha 1]1408
2000–01 26320—5[lower-alpha 1]0333
Total 601020—1117311
Motril 2001–02 Segunda División B 32200—6[lower-alpha 1]0382
2002–03 14310—00153
Total 46510—60535
Novelda 2002–03 Segunda División B 17000—00170
Career total 32746172—25236950
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Appearance(s) in the Segunda División B play-offs

Honours

Motril[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Spain - Diego Miguel". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 "Diego López, Diego Miguel López Santos". BDFutbol. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
  3. ↑ "Iván Jaime entra en la historia del Club". Málaga CF. 12 September 2018. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
  4. ↑ "Diego López - Retired". Football Database. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
  5. ↑ "La Línea: La Balona aún tiene que completar su proyecto deportivo con tres fichajes". Diario Sur. 10 July 2006. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
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