- Kepa Blanco
Football player infobox
playername = Kepa Blanco
fullname = Kepa Blanco González
nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1984|1|13
cityofbirth =Marbella
countryofbirth =Spain
height = height|meter=1.85
nickname =
currentclub =Getafe CF
clubnumber = 17
position =Striker
youthyears = 2004–2005
youthclubs = Sevilla "B"
years = 2005–2006
2007
2007–
clubs =Sevilla FC
→West Ham United "(loan)"Getafe CF
caps(goals) = 037 (9)
08 (1)
015 (2)
nationalyears =
nationalteam =
nationalcaps(goals) =
pcupdate = 00:00, 1 August 2008 (UTC)
ntupdate =Kepa Blanco González, Kepa or Kepa Blanco (born
January 13 ,1984 inMarbella ,Málaga ), is a Spanish footballer. He currently playsstriker forGetafe CF .Football career
Brought up through the ranks of
Sevilla FC , Kepa played two matches with the first team in 2004-05, and established himself as an important offensive player in the following two years.In 2006-07, even after having scored a
hat trick againstLevante UD in the league opener and another 3 in the victorious UEFA Cup campaign, he fell out of favour and, onJanuary 22 ,2007 , agreed a loan move toWest Ham United in the Premiership until the end of the season, with the option of a permanent move available. [ [http://www.whufc.com/articles/article.php?page_id=8697 Kepa completes loan move from Sevilla] , "West Ham United Official Site" 22/1/2007]On his debut for West Ham, he scored a 77th minute goal after only being on for 70 seconds with his first touch of the game against Liverpool, on
30 January 2007 [ cite web|title=Tactical Formation|work=Football-Lineups.com
url=http://www.football-lineups.com/wiki/_match3671.php | accessdate=February 7 | accessyear=2007] .In July 2007, he agreed a four-year deal with
La Liga 'sGetafe CF , with Sevilla retaining the option of repurchasing the striker the next season or the one after that. [ [http://www.uefa.com/competitions/uefacup/news/kind=1/newsid=559235.html Getafe to get hands on Kepa] , UEFA.com, 6 July 2007. Retrieved 6 July 2007.] During the season, he appeared sparingly for the UEFA Cup quarterfinalists.Honours
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UEFA Cup : 2005-06, 2006-07
*Spanish Cup: 2006-07References
External links
* [http://www.lfp.es/historico/primera/plantillas/historial.asp?jug=7510 Stats at Liga de Fútbol Profesional] es icon
*soccerbase|id=40967|name=Kepa Blanco
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