Diego Cervero

Diego Cervero Otero (born 13 August 1983) is a Spanish former footballer who played as a centre-forward.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Cervero and the second or maternal family name is Otero.
Diego Cervero
Cervero in 2015
Personal information
Full name Diego Cervero Otero
Date of birth (1983-08-13) 13 August 1983
Place of birth Oviedo, Spain
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Centre-forward
Youth career
1993–2003 Oviedo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2003 Oviedo B 52 (13)
2003–2006 Oviedo 92 (31)
2006 Marbella 6 (0)
2006–2007 Lealtad 22 (9)
2007–2009 Oviedo 76 (63)
2009–2012 Logroñés 108 (50)
2012–2016 Oviedo 102 (41)
2016–2017 Fuenlabrada 26 (7)
2017–2018 Mirandés 37 (23)
2018–2019 Burgos 35 (6)
2019–2020 Atlético Baleares 8 (0)
2020 Barakaldo 6 (6)
2020–2022 Sanluqueño 38 (6)
2022 Numancia 13 (2)
Total 621 (257)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

He spent most of his career with Oviedo, representing the club in Segunda División, Segunda División B and Tercera División. In the second competition, he played 363 games and scored 140 goals.

Club career

Born in Oviedo, Asturias, Cervero graduated from Real Oviedo's youth setup, and made his senior debut with the reserves in the 2000–01 season, in Tercera División. In the summer of 2003 he was promoted to the main squad, now also in the fourth division, appearing regularly for the side over a three-year spell.[1]

In August 2006, Cervero went on a trial at Oldham Athletic after turning down a new contract from Oviedo.[2] However, nothing came of it and he moved to UD Marbella, signing in the subsequent transfer window with CD Lealtad.

Cervero returned to Oviedo in July 2007,[3] and scored a career-best 35 goals in the 2008–09 campaign.[4] On 15 July 2009, he signed a three-year deal with Segunda División B's UD Logroñés.[5]

On 5 July 2012, Cervero returned to his former club Oviedo after agreeing to a three-year contract.[6] He renewed his link in June 2014, also accepting a pay cut.[7] For most of his stint, he acted as team captain.[8][9]

Cervero made his Segunda División debut on 23 August 2015, aged 32, coming on as a late substitute for Miguel Linares in a 2–2 home draw against CD Lugo.[10] He returned to the third tier in August 2016, signing for CF Fuenlabrada.[11] After reaching the play-offs, he moved one year later to CD Mirandés,[12] where he was the group's top scorer with 23 goals in his debut campaign, yet his side failed to promote at the same hurdle.[13]

On 6 September 2018, the 35-year-old Cervero joined Burgos CF also in the third division.[14] He continued to compete at that level the following years, with CD Atlético Baleares,[15] Barakaldo CF and Atlético Sanluqueño CF.[16]

In February 2022, Cervero moved to the newly-created Segunda División RFEF with CD Numancia.[17] In May, after finishing first in the group and being promoted to the Primera División RFEF, he announced his retirement from football.[18]

Personal life

Like his father Rafael, Cervero was a qualified doctor. The former was also the Spanish record-holder for the hammer throw in the 1950s.[19]

Honours

Oviedo

References
  1. Labarga, Nacho (31 December 2010). "Cervero: "Es imposible que el Oviedo desaparezca"" [Cervero: "It is impossible that Oviedo disappears"]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 October 2014.
  2. "Curro and Cervero, heroes of Oviedo". The Roar. 19 April 2009. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
  3. "Cervero anima el Campus del Oviedo tras las pruebas médicas" [Cervero cheers up Oviedo camp after medical] (in Spanish). Magazine Oviedista. 13 July 2007. Archived from the original on 16 October 2014. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
  4. González, Gonzalo (2 November 2016). "Hace 13 años arrancaba la leyenda del 9" [The legend of the 9 got started 13 years ago]. La Voz de Asturias (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  5. García, Ramón Julio (15 July 2009). "El Logroñés ficha a Cervero para las tres próximas temporadas" [Logroñés sign Cervero for the three following seasons]. El Comercio (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 October 2014.
  6. García, Ramón Julio (5 July 2012). "Cervero regresa a casa" [Cervero returns home]. El Comercio (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 October 2014.
  7. Azparren, Nacho (7 June 2014). "Cervero acepta una rebaja en su sueldo para seguir en el Oviedo" [Cervero accepts a wage reduction to remain with Oviedo]. La Nueva España (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 October 2014.
  8. Fidalgo, Ángel (13 September 2013). "Diego Cervero: «Mi casa es un búnker»" [Diego Cervero: "My home is a bunker"]. La Nueva España (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 November 2017.
  9. "Diego Cervero continúa su carrera deportiva lejos del Oviedo" [Diego Cervero continues his sporting career far from Oviedo]. Marca (in Spanish). 6 July 2016. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
  10. Laz, Alberto (23 August 2015). "Espectáculo y goles en el Tartiere" [Entertainment and goals at Tartiere]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  11. García, Ramón Julio (13 August 2016). "Diego Cervero seguirá su carrera en el Fuenlabrada" [Diego Cervero will continue his career at Fuenlabrada]. El Comercio (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  12. "Diego Cervero jugará esta temporada en el Mirandés" [Diego Cervero will play for Mirandés this season]. La Nueva España (in Spanish). 1 August 2017. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  13. "Ex Oviedo: Cerrajería ficha por un 'gallito' de 2ªB" [Ex Oviedo: Cerrajería signs for a 2ªB 'underdog']. La Voz de Asturias (in Spanish). 4 July 2018. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  14. "El Burgos ficha a Diego Cervero" [Burgos sign Diego Cervero] (in Spanish). Burgos CF. 6 September 2018. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  15. Montes de Oca, Carlos (31 August 2019). "Cervero, un '9' para el Atlético Baleares" [Cervero, a '9' for Atlético Baleares]. Última Hora (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  16. "Cervero jugará en el Atlético Sanluqueño" [Cervero will play in Atlético Sanluqueño]. La Nueva España (in Spanish). 17 June 2020. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  17. "Diego Cervero, nuevo jugador del Numancia" [Diego Cervero, new Numancia player] (in Spanish). Cadena COPE. 9 February 2022. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
  18. Sánchez, Pablo (9 May 2022). "Se retira un ídolo del Oviedo y le pide matrimonio a su pareja en la fiesta del ascenso: "Mi eterno capitán"" [An idol from Oviedo retires and asks his partner to marry him at the promotion party: "My eternal captain"] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  19. Lowe, Sid (21 April 2020). "Diego Cervero: the Spanish striker – and doctor – ready to fight Covid-19". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
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