Nacho Cases

Nacho Cases

Personal information
Full name	Ignacio Cases Mora
Date of birth	22 December 1987 (1987-12-22) (age 23)
Place of birth	Gijón, Spain
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Sporting Gijón
Number	21
Youth career
1994–2004	Sporting Gijón
2004–2005	Revillagigedo
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2005–2011	Sporting B	71	(4)
2011–	Sporting Gijón	18	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 May 2011. † Appearances (Goals).

This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Cases and the second or maternal family name is Mora.

Ignacio 'Nacho' Cases Mora (born 22 December 1987 in Gijón, Asturias) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Sporting de Gijón as a midfielder.

Club career

A product of Sporting de Gijón's prolific youth academy, Mareo, Cases made it to the B team during the 2005–06 season, with the club playing in the fourth division. Although he proved instrumental in helping it achieve a promotion to the third level two years later, he struggled for a place in the starting line-ups in the following years.^[1]

A skilled midfielder, it was not until 2010–11, at the age of 23 years - and acting as captain with the reserves - that Cases was finally given his chance to make his first-team debut, starting in a 1–1 draw at Racing de Santander on 9 January 2011.^[2] On 2 April, he assisted Miguel de las Cuevas in the 79th minute of a 1–0 win against Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, thus ending José Mourinho's 9-year unbeaten home league record.^[3] He finished his first season as a professional with 18 La Liga appearances, in an eventual escape from relegation.

References

1. ^ El último canterano de su generación (The last canterano of his generation); El Comercio, 7 January 2011 (Spanish)
2. ^ 'Nos vamos a salvar', afirma Cases ('We will not be relegated', says Cases); El Comercio, 10 January 2011 (Spanish)
3. ^ Real suffer Sporting shock; Sky Sports, 2 April 2011

External links

• Sporting Gijón official profile (Spanish)
• BDFutbol profile
• Transfermarkt profile

Persondata
Name	Cases, Nacho
Alternative names
Short description	Footballer
Date of birth	22 December 1987
Place of birth	Gijón, Spain
Date of death
Place of death