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Diego Capel 
Capel as a Sevilla player (2010)Personal information Full name Diego Ángel Capel Trinidad Date of birth 16 February 1988 Place of birth Albox, Spain Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) Playing position Winger Club information Current club Sporting CP Number 11 Youth career 2000–2001 Barcelona 2001–2004 Sevilla Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2004–2007 Sevilla B 88 (7) 2004–2011 Sevilla 126 (6) 2011– Sporting CP 10 (3) National team‡ 2004 Spain U16 3 (0) 2004–2005 Spain U17 14 (2) 2006–2007 Spain U19 12 (0) 2007 Spain U20 6 (2) 2007–2011 Spain U21 25 (5) 2008– Spain 2 (0) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 October 2011.
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 25 June 2011This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Capel and the second or maternal family name is Trinidad.Diego Ángel Capel Trinidad (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈdjeɣo kaˈpel]; born 16 February 1988 in Albox, Almería) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Sporting Clube de Portugal in Portugal, as a left winger.
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Club career
Sevilla
Groomed in Sevilla FC's youth system (after a brief spell at FC Barcelona), Capel made his first professional appearance aged 16, playing three minutes in a 2–1 home win over Atlético Madrid, on 24 October 2004. In the following seasons, he would alternate between the A and B teams, playing four further games in 2005–06 with the main squad. On 1 December 2005, at 17, he appeared 20 minutes in the Andalusians' 3–1 home win against Vitória de Guimarães, in an eventually victorious campaign in the UEFA Cup.
Capel became first-choice in 2007–08, due to the death of another left-footed winger, Antonio Puerta, in late August. He scored his first goal in La Liga against Barcelona, on 9 February 2008, in a 1–1 home draw.[1] The previous month, he had netted in a Copa del Rey tie, against the same opponent (also 1–1 and in Seville).[2]
In June 2008, Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur were linked with a ₤12.5 million bid for the winger. Capel admitted he would consider leaving Sevilla to "grow as a footballer", if the clubs could agree on a signing fee,[3] but nothing came of it. Also at the end of the league campaign, Barcelona-based daily Sport further speculated that Real Madrid were considering Capel as a potential replacement for the recently-departed Robinho,[4] but no move ever materialized.
In the 2009–10 season, Capel lost his position to Argentine Diego Perotti, but still managed to feature in 29 matches (one goal in a 5–1 win at Racing de Santander), as Sevilla edged RCD Mallorca for the fourth position, with the subsequent Champions League qualification; additionally, on 19 May 2010, he opened the score at the Camp Nou, in a 2–0 win against Atlético in the domestic cup final.[5]
Capel appeared again regularly for Sevilla in 2010–11, playing in 27 league games (17 starts, no goals) as the team finished in fifth position.
Sporting
On 18 July 2011, Capel's uncle Carioca acknowledged negotiations between Sevilla and Sporting Clube de Portugal for the transfer of the player for €6 million (plus 20% sell-on profit) and a five-year contract,[6] although the fee agreed was eventually €3.5 million, with a €30 million release clause.[7] He made his debut for his new club on the 30th, playing the second half of a 0–3 home loss against Valencia CF.
Capel scored his first goal for Sporting on 2 October 2011, in a 1–0 league away win against Vitória de Guimarães. On the 25th, for the same competition, he netted twice in a 6–1 home success over Gil Vicente FC, in what was the Lions' ninth straight official win.
International career
After having helped Spain win the 2006 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship,[8] Capel played in the World Cup with the U-20 side, scoring in the first match against Uruguay in injury time, tying the game 2–2.[9] He helped Spain progress to the quarterfinals where they were knocked out by the Czech Republic, and subsequently moved to the under-21s.[10]
On 20 August 2008, Capel made his debut for the senior side, playing the second half of a 3–0 friendly away win against Denmark, setting up two goals.[11]
Club statistics
- As of 20 February 2010
Club performance League Cup Continental Total Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Spain League Copa del Rey Europe Total 2004–05 Sevilla La Liga 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 2005–06 4 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 2006–07 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2007–08 31 3 0 0 2 0 33 3 2008–09 32 2 6 0 3 1 41 3 2009–10 29 1 6 3 5 0 40 4 2010–11 27 0 0 0 0 0 27 0 2011–12 Sporting Primeira Liga 10 3 2 1 5 0 17 4 Total Spain 127 9 12 3 12 1 151 13 Honours
Club
- Sevilla
- UEFA Cup: 2005–06, 2006–07
- Spanish Cup: 2006–07, 2009–10
- UEFA Super Cup: 2006; Runner-up 2007
- Spanish Supercup: 2007; Runner-up 2010
Country
- Spain U21
- Spain U19
References
- ^ Barcelona bid held up by Sevilla; UEFA.com, 9 February 2008
- ^ Capel keeps Sevilla dream alive; UEFA.com, 9 January 2008
- ^ Diego Capel could still move to Tottenham; The Daily Telegraph, 19 March 2009
- ^ Capel favourite to replace Robinho?; Goal.com, 19 March 2009
- ^ "Cup glory for Sevilla". ESPNsoccernet. 19 May 2010. http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=292636&cc=5739&campaign=rss&source=soccer. Retrieved 28 February 2011.
- ^ "Diego Capel's uncle confirms midfielder is set to sign for Sporting Lisbon". Goal.com. 18 July 2011. http://www.goal.com/en/news/11/transfer-zone/2011/07/18/2580644/diego-capels-uncle-confirms-sevilla-midfielder-is-set-to. Retrieved 18 July 2011.
- ^ "Comunicado [Announcement]" (in Portuguese). CMVM. 22 July 2011. http://web3.cmvm.pt/sdi2004/emitentes/docs/FR34856.pdf. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
- ^ Bueno double gives Spain glory; UEFA.com, 29 July 2006
- ^ Capel comes to Spain's rescue; UEFA.com, 2 July 2007
- ^ Norway hit back to hold Spain; UEFA.com, 10 February 2009
- ^ Friendly results: Denmark v Spain 20 August 2008; Ole Ole, 19 March 2009
External links
- Sevilla official profile (Spanish)
- BDFutbol profile
- National team data (Spanish)
- Diego Capel at National-Football-Teams.com
- Diego Capel – FIFA competition record
- Transfermarkt profile
Spain squads • 2 Barragán • 3 Crespo • 4 Valiente • 5 Piqué • 6 M. Suárez • 7 Calvo • 8 J. García • 9 Bueno • 10 Granero • 11 Capel • 12 Canella • 13 Bernabé • 14 A. González • 15 Iriome • 16 Mata • 17 Elustondo • 18 A. López • 19 Marquitos • 20 Sunny • 21 J. Martínez • Coach: Meléndez
Spain squad – 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship 1 Roberto • 2 Torres • 3 Monreal • 4 J. García • 5 Torrejón • 6 Javi Martínez • 7 Sisi • 8 R. García • 9 Bojan • 10 Jurado • 11 Granero • 12 Azpilicueta • 13 Asenjo • 14 S. Sánchez • 15 Chico • 16 Marcano • 17 Capel • 18 M. Suárez • 19 Xisco • 20 J. Pereira • 21 Adrián • 22 León • 23 Adán • Coach: López CaroSpain squad – 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship Winners (3rd Title) Sporting Clube de Portugal – current squad 1 Patrício · 2 Rodríguez · 3 Carriço (c) · 4 Polga · 5 Onyewu · 6 Evaldo · 7 Bojinov · 8 Schaars · 9 Van Wolfswinkel · 10 Izmailov · 11 Capel · 12 Marcelo · 14 Matías · 16 Tiago · 17 Jeffrén · 18 Carrillo · 19 Arias · 21 Rinaudo · 25 Pereirinha · 26 A. Santos · 28 A. Martins · 33 Rubio · 47 J. Pereira · 48 Insúa · 77 Elias · Manager: Domingos
Categories:- 1988 births
- Living people
- People from Almería (province)
- Spanish footballers
- Association football wingers
- La Liga footballers
- Sevilla FC footballers
- Primeira Liga players
- Sporting Clube de Portugal footballers
- Spain youth international footballers
- Spain under-21 international footballers
- Spain international footballers
- Spanish expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Portugal
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