Diego Camacho Quesada

Diego Camacho

Personal information
Full name	Diego Camacho Quesada
Date of birth	October 3, 1976 (1976-10-03) (age 35)
Place of birth	Madrid, Spain
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position	Defensive midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1996–1997	Burgos	26	(1)
1997–1998	Gimnàstic	29	(1)
1998–2000	Lugo	53	(2)
1999–2000	→ Murcia (loan)	13	(0)
2000–2001	Gimnástica	36	(2)
2001–2002	Granada	18	(3)
2002–2004	Recreativo	62	(3)
2004–2007	Levante	100	(6)
2007–2008	Valladolid	9	(0)
2008–2010	Sporting Gijón	54	(1)
2010–2011	Albacete	15	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 June 2011. † Appearances (Goals).

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

Diego Camacho Quesada (born 3 October 1976 in Madrid) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder.

A late bloomer – he was still playing lower league football at almost 26 – he represented nine different clubs in his career, namely Levante.

Club career

Camacho played the early part of his career with modest clubs, in the third division. In 2002–03, however, he signed with La Liga side Recreativo de Huelva, from Granada CF. On 14 September 2002, he made his top flight debut, in a 0–3 loss at Valencia CF, as Recre was finally relegated.

In 2004, Camacho joined newly promoted Levante UD. After one promotion and relegation, he joined another freshly promoted side, Real Valladolid, in 2007–08. After appearing scarcely during the season, he proceeded to move to Sporting de Gijón (also promoted to the top division), in a 1+1-years deal.

On 23 May 2009, in one of his 31 league appearances, defensive-minded Camacho scored a rare but crucial goal, in a 2–1 win at former team Valladolid,^[1] as the Asturias outfit eventually avoided relegation; he appeared slightly less in the 2009–10 season, with Sporting finishing in 15th position, again good enough to prevent a drop and, at nearly 34, was released by the club.

References

1. ^ Valladolid 1-2 Sporting Gijon; ESPN Soccernet, 23 May 2009

External links

• BDFutbol profile
• Futbolme profile (Spanish)

Persondata
Name	Camacho Quesada, Diego
Alternative names	Camacho, Diego
Short description	Footballer
Date of birth	3 October 1976
Place of birth	Madrid, Spain
Date of death
Place of death