Aitor Blanco

Aitor Blanco
Personal information
Full name Aitor Blanco Aldeano
Date of birth (1977-02-21) 21 February 1977
Place of birth Vitoria, Spain
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position Centre back
Youth career
1989–1996 CD San Ignacio
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–1998 CD San Ignacio
1998–2003 Aurrerá 70 (1)
2003–2004 Lanzarote 50 (3)
2004–2005 Recreación 34 (2)
2005–2011 Palencia 154 (5)
2011–2013 Mirandés 49 (2)
2013–2016 Amorebieta 87 (13)
Total 444 (26)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Blanco and the second or maternal family name is Aldeano.

Aitor Blanco Aldeano (born 21 February 1977) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a central defender.

Football career

Born in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Álava, Blanco only started playing organized football at the age of 21, with CD Aurrerá de Vitoria in Segunda División B. He spent the better part of his career in the category, also representing UD Lanzarote, CD Recreación de La Rioja, CF Palencia and CD Mirandés.[1]

Blanco appeared in 27 games (all starts) in his first season with the latter club, helping it promote to Segunda División for the first time ever. He added six matches and two goals in the side's semifinal run in the Copa del Rey.[2]

On 17 August 2012, at the age of 35 years and five months, Blanco played his first match as a professional, in a 0–1 home loss against SD Huesca.[3] He scored his first goal in the second level on 1 September, contributing to a 4–0 win at Xerez CD.[4]

Blanco left the club in 2013, and joined SD Amorebieta in the third division. He retired with the club in 2016, aged 39.

References

  1. ↑ El vitoriano Aitor Blanco es el refuerzo para el centro de la defensa rojilla (Vitoria's Aitor Blanco strengthens centre of rojilla defense); El Correo, 29 July 2011 (Spanish)
  2. ↑ Athletic Club 6 – C.D. Mirandés 2.; CD Mirandés, 8 February 2012 (Spanish)
  3. ↑ El Huesca amarga el estreno del Mirandés (Huesca bitters Mirandés debut); Marca, 17 August 2012 (Spanish)
  4. ↑ El Mirandés se estrenó a lo grande en la División de Plata (Mirandés starts counting points in silver category in style); Marca, 1 September 2012 (Spanish)

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