David Belenguer

David Belenguer

Personal information
Full name	David Belenguer Reverte
Date of birth	December 17, 1972 (1972-12-17) (age 38)
Place of birth	Vilassar de Mar, Spain
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position	Centre back
Youth career
	Real Madrid
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1992–1993	Real Madrid C	38	(0)
1993–1995	Palamós	32	(0)
1995–1996	Leganés	28	(4)
1996–1997	Celta	0	(0)
1996–1997	→ Lleida (loan)	22	(4)
1997–1998	Albacete	38	(1)
1998–2000	Extremadura	76	(0)
2000–2003	Betis	65	(1)
2004–2010	Getafe	158	(2)
2010–2011	Betis	20	(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 Belenguer and the second or maternal family name is Reverte.

David Belenguer Reverte (born 17 December 1972 in Vilassar de Mar, Barcelona, Catalonia) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a central defender.

During his extensive professional career, he was mainly associated with Getafe CF - where he arrived already in his 30's - helping the club consolidate in La Liga. Both major levels of Spanish football combined, he appeared in 440 matches in 18 seasons.

Football career

An elegant defender that grew in the ranks of Real Madrid, Catalan-born Belenguer played in a host of Spanish second division sides, before finally settling at Real Betis in 2000–01, achieving La Liga promotion that season. He previously made his debut in the competition on 30 August 1998, in a CF Extremadura 0–0 home draw against Real Valladolid; the former would be relegated, with the player appearing in 36 league games.

In January 2004, Belenguer joined Madrid's Getafe CF, also promoting from the second division at the end of the season. He went on to become an essential member of a side that consolidated its top flight status (he scored his first top flight goal on 18 September 2005, in a 4–3 win at Deportivo Alavés), while also reaching the last-eight in the 2007–08 UEFA Cup.

Belenguer was sparingly used in his final two years, and left the club at the end of the 2009–10 season, after seeing out his contract. In his final season he appeared in 13 matches, the last of which was a solid defensive performance at Atlético Madrid on May 15, 2010 (3–0 win), as Getafe clinched the sixth position at the expense of Villarreal CF and qualified for the second time in the club's history for European competition.^[1]

In mid-July 2010, when retirement seemed like the most likely option, Belenguer returned to former club Betis after signing a one-year contract, five months short of his 38th birthday.^[2] Due to the many injuries that affected the back sector, he was able to appear in 20 league games as the Verdiblancos returned to the top division after a two-year absence, as champions.

References

1. ^ "Getafe secure Europa League spot". ESPNsoccernet. 15 May 2010. http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report/_/id/275884?cc=5739. Retrieved 10 May 2011. 
2. ^ "Acuerdo con el central David Belenguer [Agreement with centre-back David Belenguer]" (in Spanish). Real Betis. 19 July 2010. http://www.realbetisbalompie.es/noticias/ultimahora.html?id=6748. Retrieved 30 July 2010. 

External links

• BDFutbol profile
• Futbolme profile (Spanish)

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Name	Belenguer, David
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Date of birth	1972-12-17
Place of birth	Vilassar de Mar, Spain
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