Capi (footballer, born 1981)
Manuel Borja Calvar Simón (born 2 April 1981), known as Capi, is a Spanish former footballer who played as a central defender.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Manuel Borja Calvar Simón | ||
| Date of birth | 2 April 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Vigo, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Celta | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000–2002 | Celta B | ||
| 2002–2003 | Ponte Ourense | ||
| 2003–2005 | Zaragoza B | 52 | (0) |
| 2004–2006 | Zaragoza | 13 | (1) |
| 2006–2009 | Murcia | 1 | (0) |
| 2007 | → Lorca Deportiva (loan) | 5 | (1) |
| 2007–2008 | → Las Palmas (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | → Ciudad Santiago (loan) | 32 | (2) |
| 2009–2012 | Montañeros | 65 | (4) |
| 2012–2014 | Ourense | 48 | (2) |
| 2014–2017 | Pontevedra | 57 | (4) |
| 2017–2020 | Céltiga | 70 | (5) |
| Total | 350 | (19) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
Born in Vigo, Galicia, Capi graduated from RC Celta de Vigo's youth system, making his senior debut with the reserves in the 2000–01 season in the Tercera División. Two years later, he joined neighbouring Ponte Ourense CF also in the fourth tier.
In the summer of 2003, Capi signed for Real Zaragoza, being initially assigned to the B side in the Segunda División B. On 25 April 2004 he made his first-team and La Liga debut, coming on as a substitute in a 4–4 home draw against Sevilla FC.[1] He scored his first professional goal the following 6 March, in the 1–0 home victory over Racing de Santander.[2]
Capi joined Segunda División club Real Murcia in 2006. However, after appearing only once in the first part of the campaign, he moved to Lorca Deportiva CF on loan,[3] signing with UD Las Palmas six months later also on loan.[4] After a third loan stint, with SD Ciudad de Santiago, he was released in August 2009.[5]
In the following years, Capi competed mainly in the third division but also in the fourth, representing Montañeros CF,[6] CD Ourense[7] and Pontevedra CF.[8]
References
- "Real Zaragoza 4–4 Sevilla FC". ESPN Soccernet. 25 April 2004. Archived from the original on 1 January 2014. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
- "Real Zaragoza 1–0 Racing Santander". ESPN Soccernet. 6 March 2005. Archived from the original on 1 January 2014. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
- El Lorca logra la cesión del defensa murcianista Capi hasta el final de temporada (Lorca get loan of Murcia defender Capi until the end of the season); La Opinión de Murcia, 24 January 2007 (in Spanish)
- El Real Murcia cede al defensa Capi a la Unión Deportiva Las Palmas (Real Murcia loan defender Capi to Unión Deportiva Las Palmas); La Verdad, 27 June 2007 (in Spanish)
- El Real Murcia rescinde el contrato del defensa Capi (Real Murcia terminate contract of defender Capi); La Verdad, 27 August 2009 (in Spanish)
- El Montañeros negocia las contrataciones del central Capi y del portero Dani Castro (Montañeros negotiate signings of stopper Capi and goalkeeper Dani Castro); La Voz de Galicia, 23 August 2009 (in Spanish)
- Nuevo presi, nuevos fichajes (New 'presi', new signings); Resultados Fútbol, 2 August 2012 (in Spanish)
- Jorge Rodríguez y Capi, exjugadores de Rácing de Ferrol y Ourense, se suman al Pontevedra 2014–2015 (Jorge Rodríguez and Capi, former players of Rácing de Ferrol and Ourense, join 2014–2015 Pontevedra); Pontevedra Viva, 17 July 2014 (in Spanish)