Aitor Tornavaca
Aitor Tornavaca Fernández (born 24 March 1976), known simply as Aitor, is a Spanish footballer who plays for Condal Club mainly as a left midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Aitor Tornavaca Fernández | ||
| Date of birth | 24 March 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | Vitoria, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Condal | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Aurrerá | |||
| 1993–1994 | Sporting Gijón | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1994–1997 | Sporting Gijón B | 90 | (10) |
| 1995–2000 | Sporting Gijón | 18 | (2) |
| 1997–1998 | → Leganés (loan) | 19 | (2) |
| 1998–1999 | → Levante (loan) | 33 | (1) |
| 2000–2002 | Jaén | 60 | (1) |
| 2002–2004 | Eibar | 59 | (5) |
| 2004–2012 | Recreativo | 277 | (11) |
| 2012–2013 | Avilés | 36 | (1) |
| 2014–2016 | Llanes | 51 | (6) |
| 2016–2017 | Llanera | 12 | (3) |
| 2017–2018 | Llanes | 10 | (2) |
| 2018– | Condal | 62 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 March 2020 | |||
He amassed Segunda División totals of 328 games and 16 goals over 11 seasons, representing five clubs mainly Recreativo de Huelva. He added 105 matches and five goals in La Liga, where he appeared for Recreativo and Sporting de Gijón.
Club career
Aitor was born in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Álava, Basque Country. During his early career he played almost exclusively in Segunda División, representing Sporting de Gijón, CD Leganés, Levante UD, Real Jaén and SD Eibar[1] and moving to Recreativo de Huelva for the 2004–05 campaign;[2] with the first club he played two La Liga games, scoring against Real Valladolid in a 4–2 home win on 29 October 1995.[3]
At Recre, Aitor was an undisputed first-choice from the start, being instrumental in the Andalusian side's 2006 promotion and also a regular in the top level (never appeared in less than 31 league matches during his eight-year spell). He also played several matches as a left back.[4]
On 12 July 2012, after three seasons in division two and 294 official games for Recreativo, 36-year-old Aitor returned to Asturias and joined Real Avilés in Segunda División B, signing a two-year contract[5] but retiring at the end of his first, following which he immediately joined the club's coaching staff.[6]
Aitor returned to active on 14 June 2014, signing for lowly CD Llanes of Tercera División.[7][8]
References
- "Aitor (Jaén), nuevo refuerzo armero" [Aitor (Jaén), new armero signing]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 16 July 2002. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
- "Aitor Tornavaca ficha por dos años con el Recreativo" [Aitor Tornavaca signs for two years with Recreativo]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 20 May 2004. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
- "El Sporting remonta dos veces" [Sporting come back from behind twice]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 30 October 2005. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
- "Aitor Tornavaca, el viajero del tiempo" [Aitor Tornavaca, the time traveller] (in Spanish). Historias de Segunda. 19 October 2011. Archived from the original on 30 May 2014. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
- "Aitor Tornavaca es del Avilés" [Aitor Tornavaca joins Avilés]. La Nueva España (in Spanish). 12 July 2012. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
- "Aitor Tornavaca deja el balón por la pizarra" [Aitor Tornavaca leaves football for chalkboard]. La Nueva España (in Spanish). 23 August 2013. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
- "Aitor Tornavaca vuelve a los terrenos de juego al fichar por el Llanes" [Aitor Tornavaca returns to the pitches after signing for Llanes] (in Spanish). Huelva 24. 17 June 2014. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
- "El Ceares, Llanes, Tuilla y Urraca refuerzan sus plantillas para la próxima campaña" [Ceares, Llanes, Tuilla and Urraca bolster squads for the following campaign]. El Comercio (in Spanish). 17 June 2014. Retrieved 18 June 2014.