Pedro Alberto

Pedro Alberto Cano Arenas (18 June 1969 – 20 July 2002), known as Pedro Alberto, was a Spanish footballer who played as a central defender.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Cano and the second or maternal family name is Arenas.

Pedro Alberto
Personal information
Full name Pedro Alberto Cano Arenas
Date of birth (1969-06-18)18 June 1969
Place of birth Bilbao, Spain
Date of death 20 July 2002(2002-07-20) (aged 33)
Place of death Novelda, Spain
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Youth career
Santurtzi
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1988–1991 Palencia 35 (4)
1991–1993 Oviedo B 65 (10)
1992–1996 Oviedo 56 (2)
1996–1998 Alavés 35 (3)
1998–2002 Toledo 121 (10)
2002 Novelda 0 (0)
Total 312 (29)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Born in Bilbao, Biscay, Pedro Alberto joined Real Oviedo in 1991 from lowly CF Palencia.[1] He made his La Liga debut on 29 February of the following year by starting in a 0–2 home loss against FC Barcelona,[2] but was only a backup or reserve team player for the vast majority of his spell in Asturias, his best output consisting of 33 matches and one goal[3] in the 1995–96 season to help the club to finish 14th in the top flight, thus avoiding relegation.

After leaving in summer 1996, Pedro Alberto played a further four years at the professional level, representing Deportivo Alavés[4] and CD Toledo in the Segunda División. He also competed with the latter in the Segunda División B.

Death

On 20 July 2002, just three days into preseason with his new team, third-tier Novelda CF, Pedro Alberto had just finished a short sprint and was preparing to stretch, when he fell to the ground and lost consciousness. His death was attributed to a cerebral hemorrhage, and the 33-year-old left behind a seven-month pregnant wife.[5]

Honours

Palencia

Alavés

References
  1. Fernández, Víctor (22 July 1991). "El Oviedo europeo, sin apenas fichajes" [European Oviedo, barely a signing]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 January 2014.
  2. Galindo, Jesús (1 March 1992). "Oviedo se rinde ante este Barça" [Oviedo surrenders to this Barça]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  3. García, Luciano (11 September 1995). "Cómodo para el Oviedo" [Easy for Oviedo]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 January 2014.
  4. San Martín, Jaime (4 December 1997). "Pablo Gómez da ventaja al líder de Segunda" [Pablo Gómez gives advantage to Segunda leaders]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 January 2014.
  5. Díaz, Mario (22 July 2002). "Muerte en un entrenamiento" [Death in training]. El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 January 2014.
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