Añete

Antonio Salas Quinta (born 1 October 1985), simply known as Añete, is a Spanish former professional footballer.

Añete
Personal information
Full name Antonio Salas Quinta
Date of birth (1985-10-01) 1 October 1985
Place of birth Seville, Spain
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Forward / Second striker
Youth career
2004–2006 Real Sociedad
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2008 Real Sociedad B
2008–2009 Coria
2009–2010 San Roque 35 (9)
2010–2011 Real Jaén 23 (4)
2011–2012 Ceuta 45 (6)
2012–2013 Olympiacos Volou 39 (9)
2013–2014 Niki Volos 38 (21)
2014–2015 Levski Sofia 28 (14)
2015–2016 Neftchi Baku 26 (3)
2016–2017 Levski Sofia 30 (5)
2017–2018 Apollon Smyrni 17 (1)
Total 281 (72)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Salas and the second or maternal family name is Quinta.

Club career

Spain

A graduate of Real Sociedad youth academy he had a brief stint with the B team between 2006 and 2008 before playing for Coria in Tercera División. Then he tried his luck with Segunda División clubs San Roque, Jaén and Ceuta.[1][2]

Greece

In 2012, he made his first stint outside Spain, with Olympiacos Volou of Football League (second tier of Greek football). He scored 9 goals in 39 matches during a 2012–13 season.

For the following campaign, Añete joined Niki Volos.[3] On 29 September 2013, he marked his debut with a goal in a 2–0 away win over Doxa Drama. On 1 June 2014, Añete scored a hat-trick to give Niki Volos a 4–0 victory over Iraklis. He finished the season as the league's top scorer with 21 goals and 14 assists, helping his team to gain promotion to the Superleague Greece.

Bulgaria

On 23 July 2014, Añete signed a one-year contract with Bulgarian side Levski Sofia.[4] He made his debut four days later, in a 2–0 loss against CSKA Sofia in the Eternal derby of Bulgarian football. On 14 September, Añete scored his first goal with fantastic lob, netting the second in a 2–0 home win over Slavia Sofia. In the last minute of the game, he chipped the ball and lobbed it over the advancing Slavia's goalkeeper. On 6 December, during a 1–0 away loss against Cherno More, for a challenge on opponent Añete received his first red card in Bulgaria.

On 17 April 2015, Añete scored a hat-trick in a league match against Lokomotiv Plovdiv and was voted Man of the Match by the fans. On 29 April Antonio scored a crucial last-minute goal to secure a 1-0 victory in the Bulgarian Cup Semifinal against Ludogorets. The final result of the game was 1-0 and Levski got through the final. The Spaniard also opened the scoring in the 2015 Bulgarian Cup Final, but Cherno More netted an equalizer in the 92nd minute and won the match after extra time.

He was considered a key player by the Levski Sofia management (with the potential to have the team built around him). He scored 14 goals in 28 matches and became the top-scorer of A group in Bulgaria for season 2014/2015. However, in June 2015, Añete confirmed that he will not be extending his contract with the "bluemen".[5]

After playing one season in Neftchi Baku, on 24 June 2016 Añete returned to Levski Sofia.[6] He left the club in May 2017 when his contract ended.[7]

Return to Greece

On 23 July 2017, Apollon Smyrni announced the signing of Añete on a one-year contract, ahead of the 2017–18 season.[8]

References
  1. BDFutbol profile
  2. Footballzz profile
  3. Añete at Soccerway. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
  4. "Antonio Salas Quinta signed a one-year contract with Levski". levski.bg. 23 July 2014. Archived from the original on 4 December 2014.
  5. Dimitrov, Darin (16 June 2015). "Окончателно: Аниете отказа да остане в "Левски", Прохазка още мисли" (in Bulgarian). 7sport.net. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
  6. "Антонио Аниете подписа за 1 + 1 година с Левски" (in Bulgarian). levski.bg. 24 June 2016.
  7. ""Левски" ще се раздели с Де Нойер, Аниете, Костадинов и Лукин" (in Bulgarian). dnevnik.bg. 13 June 2017.
  8. "Υπέγραψε για έναν χρόνο ο Ανιέτε" (in Greek). 23 July 2017.
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