- Antonio Karmona
Infobox Football biography
playername = Antonio Karmona
fullname = Antonio Karmona Herrera
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1968|3|24|df=yes
cityofbirth =Bermeo
countryofbirth =Spain
height = height|m=1.78
position = Defender
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1990–1995
1995–1996
1996–2003
2003–2005
clubs = Sestao SCSD Eibar Deportivo Alavés SD Eibar
caps(goals) = 159 0(5)
036 0(1)
230 0(7)
034 0(1)Antonio Karmona Herrera, Karmona (born
24 March 1968 inBermeo ), is a retired Spanish football defender, best known for hisDeportivo Alavés stint.After playing in the lower divisions in
Spain , with Basque sides Sestao SC andSD Eibar , Karmona joinedDeportivo Alavés in 1996, while the side was in the second division, achieving promotion to the top flight after two seasons.He captained Alavés to the
2001 UEFA Cup Final , where they metLiverpool F.C. and eventually lost 5-4 due to an owngolden goal byDelfí Geli . In an interview before the game, Karmona revealed he was a lifelong Liverpool fan. [ [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/main.jhtml?xml=/sport/2001/05/15/sfnliv16.xml Houllier's treble chance] ] He was sent off inextra time .Aged 35, Karmona re-joined Eibar and played two more seasons before retiring.
References
External links
* [http://www.footballdatabase.com/index.php?page=player&Id=575&pn=Antonio_Karmona_Herrera FootballDatabase.com profile and stats]
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