Álvaro Zazo

Álvaro Zazo Feito (born 18 August 1982) is a Spanish retired professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Zazo and the second or maternal family name is Feito.

Álvaro Zazo
Personal information
Full name Álvaro Zazo Feito
Date of birth (1982-08-18) 18 August 1982
Place of birth Madrid, Spain
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
2000–2001 Real Madrid
2001–2002 Las Rozas
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2003 Toledo 15 (0)
2003–2005 Mallorca B 62 (5)
2005–2006 Fuenlabrada 34 (12)
2006–2010 Rayo Vallecano 21 (3)
2008–2009 → Lorca Deportiva (loan) 36 (7)
2010–2011 Leganés 33 (3)
2011–2012 Tenerife 26 (2)
2012–2014 Guadalajara 37 (5)
2015 Avilés 9 (1)
2017–2019 SS Reyes 76 (6)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

Born in Madrid, Zazo finished his youth career with local Las Rozas CF, making his senior debut in the 2002–03 season with CD Toledo, in the third division. A year later he joined RCD Mallorca, being exclusively associated to the reserves during his two-year spell and being relegated from the third level in his final one.

In the summer of 2005, Zazo signed with CF Fuenlabrada also in the Community of Madrid, scoring twelve goals in his first and only season. He then moved to neighbouring Rayo Vallecano also in division three,[1] where he began suffering heavily from injury problems, which caused him to miss the entirety of the 2007–08[2] and 2009–10 campaigns; during his spell with the club, he also played with Lorca Deportiva CF on loan.

In July 2010, Zazo signed with CD Leganés.[3] He left after one sole season, and joined CD Tenerife also in the third tier.[4]

On 9 July 2012, Zazo signed with second division side CD Guadalajara.[5] He made his debut as a professional on 19 August, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–1 away draw against AD Alcorcón.[6] However, in September, he suffered another knee injury which kept him out of action for six months.[7]

Zazo appeared in only six matches as the Castile-La Mancha team were relegated, and renewed his contract on 15 August 2013.[8] On 15 March 2015, after nearly eight months without a club, he signed for Real Avilés.[9]

On 11 January 2017, following almost two years of inactivity, Zazo joined UD San Sebastián de los Reyes in division three.[10] After 20 years in active service and thirteen different teams, 37-year old Zazo announced his retirement at the end of 2019, after cardiologists recently had prohibit him from playing anymore.[11]

References
  1. "Álvaro Zazo, nuevo jugador del Rayo" [Álvaro Zazo, new Rayo player] (in Spanish). Rayo Herald. 27 June 2006. Retrieved 8 June 2013.
  2. "Álvaro Zazo: historia de una lesión" [Álvaro Zazo: an injury history] (in Spanish). Rayo Herald. 5 November 2007. Retrieved 8 June 2013.
  3. "Alvaro Zazo se convierte en el duodécimo fichaje del CD Leganés" [Alvaro Zazo becomes twelfth CD Leganés signing] (in Spanish). Crónica Madrid. 23 July 2010. Retrieved 8 June 2013.
  4. "Zazo será nuevo futbolista del CD Tenerife" [Zazo will become new CD Tenerife player] (in Spanish). CD Tenerife. 30 July 2011. Retrieved 8 June 2013.
  5. "Zazo, otro fichaje más para el Guadalajara 2012/13" [Zazo, another signing for Guadalajara 2012/13]. Marca (in Spanish). 9 July 2012. Retrieved 8 June 2013.
  6. "Alcorcón y Guadalajara empiezan a medio gas" [Alcorcón and Guadalajara start at half-strength]. Marca (in Spanish). 19 August 2012. Retrieved 8 June 2013.
  7. "Álvaro Zazo, operado de una rotura completa del cruzado anterior" [Álvaro Zazo, surgery for complete rupture of the anterior cruciate] (in Spanish). CD Guadalajara. 17 September 2012. Retrieved 8 June 2013.
  8. "Álvaro Zazo renueva con el Guadalajara" [Álvaro Zazo renews with Guadalajara] (in Spanish). Depor Press. 15 August 2013. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
  9. "Álvaro Zazo refuerza al Avilés" [Álvaro Zazo bolsters Avilés] (in Spanish). Vavel. 15 March 2015. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
  10. "Álvaro Zazo recala en el Sanse" [Álvaro Zazo goes to Sanse] (in Spanish). Vavel. 11 January 2017. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
  11. Álvaro Zazo: "Los cardiólogos me prohíben volver a jugar al fútbol", telemadrid.es, 3 December 2019
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