Roberto Losada

Roberto Losada Rodríguez (born 25 October 1976) is a professional footballer who played as a forward. He is the head coach of Hong Kong Premier League club Eastern.

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

Roberto Losada
Losada as a Kitchee player (2011)
Personal information
Full name Roberto Losada Rodríguez[1]
Date of birth (1976-10-25) 25 October 1976[1]
Place of birth Vigo, Spain[1]
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Eastern (head coach)
Youth career
Sárdoma
Oviedo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1994–1998 Oviedo B 67 (27)
1996–2003 Oviedo 103 (18)
1998–1999 → Toledo (loan) 37 (8)
2002 → Mallorca (loan) 13 (4)
2003–2006 Valladolid 67 (13)
2007 Las Palmas 17 (0)
2007–2010 Lugo 95 (21)
2010–2012 Kitchee 32 (17)
2012–2017 Resources Capital 41 (15)
2017–2018 Double Flower 9 (2)
Total 481 (125)
International career
2005–2008 Galicia 3 (1)
Managerial career
2012–2020 Kitchee (assistant)
2020–2021 Eastern (assistant)
2021– Eastern
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Over seven seasons, he amassed La Liga totals of 113 games and 27 goals, almost all with Real Oviedo. He also appeared in 124 Segunda División matches (16 goals), and spent two years in Hong Kong with Kitchee.

Club career

Losada was born in Vigo, Province of Pontevedra. Nicknamed El Chino due his facial features,[2] he made his professional debut for Real Oviedo at just 18, as the club was also in La Liga; after two season-long loans, at Toledo and Mallorca (the former in the Segunda División), he returned, going on to be an important attacking member[3][4]– although mostly as a backup – as the Asturian team would eventually drop two tiers in just four years due to financial irregularities.[5]

Losada left in the 2003–04 campaign to Real Valladolid in the top flight, equalling a career-best eight goals but again being relegated.[6] After years of intermittent use, he left in January 2007 to another side in the second division, Las Palmas,[7] not managing to score in his five-month spell.[8]

In the summer of 2007, Losada returned to his native Galicia and signed with Lugo of Segunda División B.[9] After three years, aged nearly 34, he had his first abroad experience, joining Hong Kong club Kitchee[10] and helping it win the national championship in his first season after 47 years. At the end of the campaign, he was also named Hong Kong Footballer of the Year and MVP, making the competition's Best Eleven.[11]

Losada was made Kitchee's captain for 2011–12, replacing Lo Kwan Yee.[12] He announced his retirement on 26 May 2012 at nearly 36 years of age, after netting the 3–3 equaliser in stoppage time of extra time in the FA Cup final against Hong Kong Pegasus, which his team won.[13]

International career

Uncapped by Spain at any level, Losada played three games for the unofficial Galicia team. On 27 December 2008, he scored the deciding goal in a 3–2 win over Iran at the Estadio Riazor.[14]

Coaching career

Losada immediately joined the club's coaching staff, being named his compatriot Josep Gombau's assistant. He retained his post under the latter's successor Àlex Gómez,[15] only leaving on 8 September 2020.[16]

On 16 October 2020, Losada signed with Eastern in the same capacity.[17] He became their head coach the following year.[18]

Honours

Valladolid

Kitchee

Individual

References
  1. "Roberto 'CHINO' LOSADA Rodríguez". El Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  2. Rubio, Alberto; Ortega, Vicente (29 October 2011). "El 'Chino Losada', hombre anuncio en Hong Kong" ['Chino Losada', commercial man in Hong Kong]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 May 2016.
  3. Quiros, Rafael (23 October 2000). "El Oviedo sufre hasta el final" [Oviedo suffer until the end]. El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 September 2017.
  4. Julio, Ramón (20 November 2000). "El contragolpe del Oviedo rompió en la segunda al rey del empate" [Oviedo fast break crushed king of draws in second half]. ABC (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 September 2017.
  5. "El Oviedo, descendido a Tercera División" [Oviedo, relegated to Tercera División]. El País (in Spanish). 2 August 2003. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  6. "Losada deja el Valladolid para fichar por Las Palmas" [Losada leaves Valladolid to sign with Las Palmas]. La Nueva España (in Spanish). 19 January 2007. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  7. "Losada llega a Las Palmas para "volver a sentirme futbolista"" [Losada arrives at Las Palmas to "feel a footballer again"]. Marca (in Spanish). 19 January 2007. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
  8. "Losada y Arriaga no entran en el proyecto final de la UD Las Palmas" [Losada and Arriaga not part of UD Las Palmas' final project]. La Provincia (in Spanish). 9 August 2007. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  9. De Dios, Marta (2 July 2015). "El recurso de los mediáticos del Lugo" [The recourse of Lugo's stars]. La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  10. Gómez, Pablo; Álvarez, Miguel (13 August 2010). "Losada y Cancela, dos gallegos en el Barcelona chino" [Losada y Cancela, two Galicians in Chinese Barcelona]. La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 May 2012.
  11. "傑志射手盧比度 膺香港足球先生". Apple Daily (in Chinese). 14 June 2011. Retrieved 1 September 2011.
  12. "盧均宜受罰 盧比度任隊長". Ming Pao (in Chinese). 1 September 2011. Retrieved 1 September 2011.
  13. "8 classic Cup finals in Asia". Asian Football Confederation. 28 March 2020. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  14. "Nacho Novo ayuda a Galicia a seguir invicta" [Nacho Novo helps Galicia remain unbeaten]. La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). 27 December 2008. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
  15. Kin-wa, Chan (16 November 2013). "Gomez loses job coaching Kitchee". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  16. "港超︱傑志助教盧比度離隊 3月成港球壇確診首例 曾漏報配偶外". Ming Pao (in Chinese). 8 September 2020. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  17. "東方開操 聘盧比度任助教 李志堅料富力退賽影響短暫 擬簽部分失業兵". Ming Pao (in Chinese). 16 October 2020. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  18. Kin-wa, Chan (11 October 2021). "'Full house' expected as Eastern take on rivals Kitchee in Hong Kong Premier League opener". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
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