Antonio López Guerrero

Football player infobox|


playername= Antonio López
fullname = Antonio López Guerrero
nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1981|9|13
cityofbirth = Benidorm
countryofbirth = Spain
height = height|meter=1.73
nickname =
currentclub = Atlético Madrid
clubnumber = 3
position = Left back
youthyears = 1999–2001
youthclubs = Atlético Madrid B
years = 2001–
2002–2004
clubs = Atlético Madrid
→CA Osasuna "(loan)"
caps(goals) = 125 (7)
71 (2)
nationalyears = 2005–
nationalteam = Spain
nationalcaps(goals) = 16 (1)
pcupdate = 1 August 2008
ntupdate = 1 August 2008:"For other people also named Antonio Lopez, see Antonio Lopez (disambiguation)."Antonio López Guerrero, Antonio López (born 13 September 1981 in Benidorm), is a Spanish footballer, who currently plays for Atlético Madrid of the Spanish first division. He is a left back, adept at both running and free kicks.

Club career

A product of Atlético Madrid's youth system, López was loaned for 2 seasons to fellow "La Liga" side CA Osasuna, where he missed only 3 combined league games, subsequently returning to Atlético.

In his second "colchoneros" spell, López quickly gained first-choice status. However, during 2007-08, he lost his position to Mariano Pernía, and would end serving more time at right back, due to injuries to teammates Giourkas Seitaridis and Juan Valera.

International career

López debuted with Spain on March 30, 2005, in a 2006 World Cup qualifier in Belgrade (Serbia and Montenegro 0 - Spain 0).

Supposed to backup Asier del Horno during the final stages, he would not benefit from the Basque's injury days before the tournament started, as Argentine-born Pernía (then at Getafe CF) would be promoted to first-choice. López would only appear against Saudi Arabia in Germany.

External links

* [http://www.lfp.es/historico/primera/plantillas/historial.asp?jug=7137 Stats at Liga de Fútbol Profesional] es icon
* [http://futbol.sportec.es/seleccion/ficha_jugador.asp?j=25&n=antonio/lopez/antonio/lopez/guerrero National team data] es icon