Antonio Sarmiento

Antonio Manuel Sarmiento García (born 27 July 1979) is a Spanish footballer who plays for CD Pozoblanco as a central midfielder.

Antonio Sarmiento
Personal information
Full name Antonio Manuel Sarmiento García
Date of birth (1979-07-27) 27 July 1979
Place of birth Villarrubia, Spain
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Pozoblanco
Youth career
Séneca
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–1999 Montilla
1999–2000 Córdoba B
1999–2005 Córdoba 41 (0)
2000–2001 → Poli Ejido (loan) 22 (0)
2003–2004 → Cultural Leonesa (loan) 37 (0)
2005–2015 Lucena 327 (4)
2015– Pozoblanco
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Sarmiento and the second or maternal family name is García.

Football career

Born in Villarrubia de los Ojos, Córdoba, Andalusia, Sarmiento made his senior debuts for Montilla CF. In the 1999 summer he moved to Córdoba CF, initially assigned to the reserves in Tercera División.

Sarmiento played his first match as a professional on 12 September 1999, replacing Alberto Saavedra in a 0–0 away draw against Mérida UD in the Segunda División championship.[1] He appeared in five matches during the campaign, all from the bench.

Sarmiento spent the 2000–01 season on loan at Polideportivo Ejido, in Segunda División B. He was definitely promoted to the main squad after his return, and appeared regularly for the Verdiblancos during the following campaigns.

On 21 August 2003 Sarmiento moved to Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa, also in a temporary deal.[2] He returned to Córdoba in June 2004, but after appearing sparingly for the latter in 2004–05, he rescinded his link and moved to Lucena CF in the fourth level.

Sarmiento quickly became an important midfield unit for Lucena, appearing regularly and achieving promotion to the third level in 2007. In June 2009 he signed a new deal with the club,[3] being appointed captain in the following year.

Sarmiento played his 200th match for the club on 27 November 2011, starting in a 1–1 home draw against Sporting Villanueva Promesas.[4][5] He subsequently renewed his contract on 23 June 2012,[6] and was an undisputed starter in the following campaigns.

References
  1. El Córdoba, por fin (Córdoba, finally); El Mundo Deportivo, 13 September 1999 (in Spanish)
  2. Sarmiento: «Quiero ayudar a la Cultural a lograr sus objetivos» (Sarmiento: "I want to help Cultural to reach their goals"); Diario de León, 21 August 2003 (in Spanish)
  3. Sarmiento renueva por dos temporadas con el Lucena CF (Sarmiento renews for two seasons with Lucena CF); Minuto 90, 25 June 2009 (in Spanish)
  4. El capitán Sarmiento cumple 200 partidos con la camiseta del Lucena CF (Captain Sarmiento plays 200 matches with Lucena CF's shirt); Lucena's official website, 21 November 2011 (in Spanish)
  5. El Lucena desperdicia la oportunidad de recuperar el liderato ante el Sporting Villanueva (1–1) (Lucena wastes the chance to take back the lead against Sporting Villanueva (1–1)); Lucena's official website, 27 November 2011 (in Spanish)
  6. El Lucena renueva a Sarmiento y Obregón (Lucena renews Sarmiento and Obregón); ABC, 23 June 2012 (in Spanish)
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