Roberto Santamaría (footballer, born 1985)

Roberto Santamaría Ciprián (born 27 February 1985) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for CD Tudelano.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Santamaría and the second or maternal family name is Ciprián.
Roberto Santamaría
Personal information
Full name Roberto Santamaría Ciprián[1]
Date of birth (1985-02-27) 27 February 1985[1]
Place of birth Pamplona, Spain
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Tudelano
Number 13
Youth career
Osasuna
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2006 Osasuna B 40 (0)
2006–2008 Las Palmas B 22 (0)
2008–2010 Las Palmas 55 (0)
2009–2010 → Málaga (loan) 0 (0)
2010–2012 Girona 54 (0)
2012–2014 Ponferradina 68 (0)
2014–2015 Osasuna 21 (0)
2015–2016 Ponferradina 33 (0)
2016–2017 Mallorca 24 (0)
2017–2018 Reus 2 (0)
2018–2019 Huesca 22 (0)
2019–2020 Rayo Vallecano 0 (0)
2020–2021 Logroñés 21 (0)
2021–2022 Amorebieta 24 (0)
2022– Tudelano 30 (0)
International career
2002 Spain U17 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:00, 10 October 2023 (UTC)

Club career

Born in Pamplona, Navarre, Santamaría was a product of CA Osasuna's youth ranks, and was transferred to UD Las Palmas in summer 2006. In the Canary Islands, he spent his first two seasons with the reserves, making his debut with the first team on 23 February 2008 in a Segunda División match against RC Celta de Vigo in which he saved a penalty kick, helping to a 1–0 home win.[2]

In the 2009 off-season, Santamaría was loaned to Málaga CF. During the campaign, he played as backup to also newly signed Gustavo Munúa, appearing in all of the side's four matches in the Copa del Rey.[3]

On 12 August 2010, after terminating his Las Palmas contract, Santamaría joined Girona FC in the second division, replacing Albert Jorquera who retired earlier in the summer.[4] He continued to compete in that tier the following years, representing SD Ponferradina (two spells),[5] Osasuna,[6] RCD Mallorca,[7] CF Reus Deportiu[8] and SD Huesca.[9]

Santamaría entered Huesca's first season in La Liga as second choice behind Atlético Madrid loanee Axel Werner, and moved further down the depth chart when Serbian Aleksandar Jovanović was signed from Danish club Aarhus Gymnastikforening at the end of August.[10] He was given his debut in the competition against Valencia CF on 23 December 2018 – aged 33 years and 10 months – by manager Francisco Rodríguez after the team had let in 40 goals in 18 competitive fixtures,[11] making six saves in the 2–1 away defeat and being beaten by Cristiano Piccini with the last kick of the game.[12]

On 27 November 2019, Santamaría moved to Rayo Vallecano in division two, agreeing to a deal until the end of the season.[13] The following 1 September, he signed a one-year contract with fellow league team UD Logroñés.[14]

Santamaría signed for second-tier newcomers SD Amorebieta on 13 July 2021.[15]

Personal life

Santamaría's uncle, Roberto Santamaría Calavia, was also a footballer and a goalkeeper. He too represented Osasuna and Málaga, in the 80s/90s.[16]

His brother, Mikel, a defender, was also groomed at Osasuna.[17] In 2022, both siblings signed for CD Tudelano and played together for the first time.[18]

References
  1. "Santamaría" (in Spanish). Diario AS. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
  2. El Celta se aleja del ascenso al perder con el Las Palmas tras un increíble final (Celta lose touch with promotion zone after losing with Las Palmas in incredible finale); La Voz de Galicia, 23 February 2008 (in Spanish)
  3. Pocos jugadores del Málaga lograron el aprobado (Few Málaga players passed the test); Diario Sur, 17 May 2010 (in Spanish)
  4. Roberto Santamaría, nuevo portero del Girona (Roberto Santamaría, new Girona goalkeeper); Girona FC, 12 August 2010 (in Spanish)
  5. Vega, Álvaro (28 July 2015). "Santamaría regresa a la Ponferradina con trabajo y la máxima ilusión" [Santamaría returns to Ponferradina with work and hunger over the roof] (in Spanish). La Nueva Crónica. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
  6. "El Osasuna ficha al guardameta Roberto Santamaría" [Osasuna sign goalkeeper Roberto Santamaría] (in Spanish). Estadio Deportivo. 25 July 2014. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
  7. "El Mallorca presenta a Juan Domínguez y ficha a Juan Rodríguez y Roberto Santamaría" [Mallorca present Juan Domínguez and sign Juan Rodríguez and Roberto Santamaría] (in Spanish). Última Hora. 5 July 2016. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
  8. "El Reus ficha al portero Roberto Santamaría por las dos próximas temporadas" [Reus sign goalkeeper Roberto Santamaría for the next two seasons] (in Spanish). La Vanguardia. 7 July 2017. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
  9. "El Huesca ficha al portero Roberto Santamaría y al delantero Moi Gómez" [Huesca sign goalkeeper Roberto Santamaría and forward Moi Gómez] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 27 January 2018. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
  10. Barluenga, Miguel (28 August 2018). "La SD Huesca cierra la portería con el serbio Aleksandar Jovanovic" [SD Huesca complete goal with Serbian Aleksandar Jovanovic] (in Spanish). Heraldo de Aragón. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
  11. Serrano, Cristian (21 December 2018). "La portería, de nuevo una incógnita" [The goal, again a question mark] (in Spanish). Marca. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
  12. Álvarez, Fernando (23 December 2018). "Piccini evita otra bronca en Mestalla" [Piccini prevents another scolding at Mestalla] (in Spanish). Marca. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
  13. "Roberto Santamaría nuevo jugador del Rayo Vallecano" [Roberto Santamaría new player of Rayo Vallecano] (in Spanish). Rayo Vallecano. 27 November 2019. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  14. "Roberto Santamaría, fichaje para la portería blanquirroja" [Roberto Santamaría, signing for the white-and-red goal] (in Spanish). UD Logroñés. 1 September 2020. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  15. Herrán, Alfonso (13 July 2021). "El meta Roberto Santamaría, octavo fichaje del Amorebieta" [Goalkeeper Roberto Santamaría, eighth signing of Amorebieta] (in Spanish). Diario AS. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  16. Santamaría: "De verdad, lo mío con los penaltis es cuestión de suerte" (Santamaría: "Really, my thing with penalties is a matter of luck"); Marca, 4 November 2008 (in Spanish)
  17. Mikel Santamaría: "Ningún equipo ha sido muy superior a nosotros" (Mikel Santamaría: "No team has bested us by far"); Diario de Navarra, 30 December 2014 (in Spanish)
  18. El sueño de un día de verano para los hermanos Santamaría [The dream of a summer day for the Santamaría brothers]; Borja Bernarte, Diario de Navarra, 11 October 2022 (in Spanish)
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