David Cuéllar

David Cuéllar Tainta (born 1 November 1979) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a right winger.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Cuéllar and the second or maternal family name is Tainta.
David Cuéllar
Personal information
Full name David Cuéllar Tainta
Date of birth (1979-11-01) 1 November 1979
Place of birth Pamplona, Spain
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Winger
Youth career
1994–1995 Chantrea
1995–1997 Athletic Bilbao
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997–1998 Basconia 32 (2)
1998–2001 Bilbao Athletic 82 (7)
2000–2002 Athletic Bilbao 14 (0)
2002–2004 Elche 62 (4)
2004–2007 Gimnàstic 92 (8)
2007–2008 Athletic Bilbao 7 (0)
2008–2010 Murcia 12 (0)
2009–2010 → Salamanca (loan) 23 (0)
2011–2013 El Morell
2013–2014 Reus 24 (0)
2014–2015 Vilafranca 13 (1)
2015–2018 Vila-Seca
Total 361 (22)
International career
1998 Spain U18 1 (0)
1998 Spain U20 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Born in Pamplona, Navarre, Cuéllar came through the youth ranks of Athletic Bilbao, but managed to play just 14 games without scoring from 2000 to 2002, eventually leaving the club. His debut with the first team came on 20 December 2000, coming as a late substitute in a 1–1 home draw against Valencia CF.[1]

After two years with Elche CF and two with Gimnàstic de Tarragona in the second division, Cuéllar made a comeback to La Liga with the latter team in the 2006–07 season (scoring his first goal in the top flight on 24 September 2006 in a 2–2 home draw with Racing de Santander)[2] before earning himself a move back to Athletic for the following campaign,[3] where he appeared in only seven matches.[4]

Subsequently, Cuéllar joined Real Murcia who had been just relegated to division two, appearing rarely in his first year.[4] On 31 August 2009 he was loaned for a season to another side in that tier, UD Salamanca,[5] being released by the former in the following off-season.

Personal life

Cuéllar's older brother, Crescencio (born 1970), was also a footballer. A forward who was also brought up in Lezama, he managed four appearances in the first division, with Athletic (one match) and CP Mérida (three), plus almost 300 in the second tier.[6][7][8] Another brother, José Luis, played at the regional third level as a defender.[9]

Honours

Basconia

References
  1. "El Valencia mantiene el liderato tras igualar un golazo de Urrutia" [Valencia stay first after coming back from Urrutia wonder goal]. El Mundo (in Spanish). 20 December 2000. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
  2. "Gimnastic de Tarragona 2–2 Racing Santander". ESPN Soccernet. 24 September 2006. Retrieved 26 April 2012.
  3. Mallo, Juanma (30 July 2007). "La segunda oportunidad de Cuéllar" [Cuéllar's second chance]. El Correo (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 September 2021.
  4. "David Cuéllar ficha por un Regional de Tarragona" [David Cuéllar signs for Tarragona Regional side]. El Correo (in Spanish). 22 September 2011. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
  5. "Despotovic y David Cuéllar se marchan al Salamanca" [Despotovic and David Cuéllar move to Salamanca]. Marca (in Spanish). 31 August 2009. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
  6. "Cuéllar: Crescencio Cuéllar Tainta". BDFutbol. Retrieved 9 April 2009.
  7. "Crescencio Cuéllar, del estrellato del fútbol a no tener nada" [Crescencio Cuéllar, from football stardom to having nothing] (in Spanish). EITB. 19 December 2012. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
  8. "El exjugador del Burgos C.F. Cuéllar, sumido en la indigencia" [Former Burgos C.F. player Cuéllar, completely destitute]. Diario de Burgos (in Spanish). 12 January 2013. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
  9. "Cuéllar: José Luis Cuéllar Tainta". BDFutbol. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
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