Spanish footballer
In this
Spanish name , the first or paternal
surname is
Sanz and the second or maternal family name is
Martín .
Aitor Sanz Full name
Aitor Sanz Martín[ 1] Date of birth
(1984-09-13 ) 13 September 1984 (age 40) [ 1] Place of birth
Madrid , Spain Height
1.81 m (5 ft 11+ 1 ⁄2 in)[ 1] Position(s)
Midfielder Current team
Tenerife Number
16 2001–2002
SS Reyes Years
Team
Apps
(Gls ) 2002–2006
SS Reyes
118
(3) 2006–2008
Zamora
67
(6) 2008–2010
Real Unión
53
(2) 2010–2013
Oviedo
94
(3) 2013–
Tenerife
339
(11)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:32, 17 January 2025 (UTC)
Aitor Sanz Martín (born 13 September 1984) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for CD Tenerife as a central midfielder .
He amassed Segunda División totals of 366 games and 11 goals over 12 seasons, in service of Real Unión and Tenerife .
Club career
Sanz was born in Madrid . He spent the first six seasons of his senior career in the Segunda División B , with UD San Sebastián de los Reyes , Zamora CF and Real Unión .[ 2] In 2008–09 , he achieved promotion with the latter club.[ 3]
Sanz played his first Segunda División match on 29 August 2009, featuring 90 minutes in a 0–1 home loss against Recreativo de Huelva .[ 4] He made a further 26 appearances until the end of the campaign ,[ 5] being relegated as second-bottom.[ 6]
Subsequently, Sanz remained in the third division after signing a one-year contract with Real Oviedo .[ 7] He played 106 competitive games during his spell at the Estadio Carlos Tartiere ,[ 8] scoring in the 1–2 home defeat to SD Eibar in the 2013 promotion playoffs .[ 9]
Sanz joined second-tier CD Tenerife in June 2013.[ 10] He scored his first goal as a professional on 18 October 2014, but in a 3–2 loss at CA Osasuna .[ 11]
Having missed the entire 2018–19 due to an Achilles tendon injury,[ 12] Sanz remained in the Canary Islands until his retirement, always in that league.[ 5]
References
^ a b c "Aitor Sanz" . Diario AS . Retrieved 7 December 2022 .
^ Valero, S. (1 April 2022). "Aitor Sanz, los últimos sorbos de un currante" [Aitor Sanz, a handyman's last sips]. El Día (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 December 2022 .
^ Olazabal, Borja (28 June 2009). " "Estaba convencido de que el Real Unión nos iba a dar una alegría" " ["I was convinced Real Unión were going to make us smile"]. El Diario Vasco (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 December 2022 .
^ "El Real Unión debuta con derrota en Segunda (0–1)" [Real Unión have losing debut in Segunda (0–1)]. El Diario Vasco (in Spanish). 29 August 2009. Retrieved 7 December 2022 .
^ a b "Aitor Sanz, 600 partidos en la vida de un futbolista" [Aitor Sanz, 600 matches in the life of a footballer] (in Spanish). CD Tenerife. 5 June 2021. Retrieved 7 December 2022 .
^ Olazabal, Borja (23 June 2010). "Después de la llorera, el Real Unión sólo piensa en volver a Segunda" [After rivers cried, Real Unión think of nothing else but return to Segunda ]. El Diario Vasco (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 December 2022 .
^ Antuña, Pablo (17 July 2010). "Aitor Sanz se convierte en el sexto refuerzo del Oviedo" [Aitor Sanz becomes Oviedo's sixth signing]. La Nueva España (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 December 2022 .
^ Skale, Alejandro (31 March 2017). "Aitor Sanz: "Lo que he vivido en Tenerife no lo cambio" " [Aitor Sanz: "I'm not changing what I lived in Tenerife for nothing"]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 December 2022 .
^ "El Real Oviedo pierde ante el Eibar y complica el sueño del ascenso" [Real Oviedo lose against Eibar and complicate promotion dream] (in Spanish). Radiotelevisión del Principado de Asturias . 10 June 2013. Retrieved 7 December 2022 .
^ "El Tenerife contrata al exunionista Aitor Sanz" [Tenerife sign former Unión man Aitor Sanz]. El Diario Vasco (in Spanish). 30 June 2013. Retrieved 7 December 2022 .
^ "3–2. Osasuna gana después de tres derrotas con gol de Kodro en el minuto 93" [3–2. Osasuna win after three losses with goal from Kodro in the 93rd minute]. La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 18 October 2014. Retrieved 7 December 2022 .
^ Ramos, Juan José (24 June 2019). "Aitor Sanz: "Tengo más ilusión por jugar que cuando tenía 20 años" " [Aitor Sanz: "The hunger is bigger now than when I was 20"]. El Día (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 December 2022 .
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