Neru (footballer)

Neru
Personal information
Full name Francisco Borja Enrique Ayesa
Date of birth (1974-01-20) 20 January 1974
Place of birth Laredo, Spain
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current team
 Bezana (coach)
Youth career
1991–1993 Laredo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1993–1994 Laredo
1994–1998 Racing B
1998–2007 Racing Santander 108 (0)
2004–2005 → Sporting Gijón (loan) 37 (1)
2007 Cádiz 7 (0)
2007–2009 Sporting Gijón 23 (0)
2009–2010 Alavés 5 (0)
2010 Huesca 9 (1)
2010–2011 Pontevedra 7 (0)
Teams managed
2012–2013 Santoña
2013–2014 Noja (assistant)
2014–2015 Gama
2016– Bezana
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Francisco Borja Enrique Ayesa (born 20 January 1974 in Laredo, Cantabria), known as Neru, is a Spanish retired footballer. Mainly a central defender, he could operate on the left flank on occasion.

During a 17-year professional career he appeared in seven La Liga seasons for a total of 127 games, with Racing de Santander (six years) and Sporting de Gijón (one).

Football career

A product of hometown Racing de Santander's youth system, Neru first appeared with the main squad during the 1998–99 season, already aged 24. During the following years (which included a second division stint), he would be relatively put to use in various defensive positions.

In the 2004–05 campaign, Neru was loaned to Segunda División side Sporting de Gijón, being an undisputed first-choice throughout the season and scoring a rare goal on 1 May 2005, in a 3–2 home win against Pontevedra CF.[1] He returned to Santander for a further 15 La Liga games, in 2005–06.

After becoming a free agent in January 2007 and an uneventful six-month stint with another second level team, Cádiz CF,[2] Neru rejoined Gijón in the ensuing summer,[3] playing only four matches during the season as the Asturians returned to the top flight after a 10-year hiatus.[4] In August 2009, the 35-year-old moved Deportivo Alavés, now in division three.[5] However, after a run-in with the board of directors,[6] he became surplus to requirements and, in late January 2010, moved up a tier as he signed with SD Huesca until the end of the campaign; he replaced Daniel Mustafá, who was released.[7]

Personal life

In 2011, Neru ran for office in the municipality of Laredo for the People's Party.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "Remonta con buen juego el Sporting" [Sporting come from behind playing well]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 2 May 2005. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  2. ↑ "Neru ficha por el Cádiz" [Neru signs for Cádiz]. El Diario Montañés (in Spanish). 30 January 2007. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  3. ↑ "El Sporting presenta a Neru y confía en renovar a Gerardo" [Sporting present Neru and hope to renew Gerardo]. Marca (in Spanish). 3 July 2007. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  4. ↑ "Neru: «El Sporting debe subir directo porque el 'play off' es una lotería»" [Neru: «Sporting must promote directly because the play-offs are a lottery»]. El Comercio (in Spanish). 21 February 2014. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  5. ↑ "El Alavés convence a Neru" [Alavés convince Neru]. El Correo (in Spanish). 15 August 2009. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  6. ↑ "El club liquida hoy las deudas con Edu Alonso y Javi Selvas" [Club settle doubt with Edu Alonso and Javi Selvas today]. El Correo (in Spanish). 29 July 2010. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  7. ↑ "Neru, nuevo fichaje para la S.D. Huesca" [Neru, new signing for S.D. Huesca]. El Observador del Mundo (in Spanish). 18 January 2010. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  8. ↑ "El ex rojiblanco Neru, en la lista a la Alcaldía de Laredo" [Former red-and-white Neru, in the list for Laredo's town hall]. La Nueva España (in Spanish). 18 May 2011. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
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