- Sergio Martínez Ballesteros
Football player infobox
playername = Sergio Ballesteros
fullname = Sergio Martínez Ballesteros
nickname =
height = height|m=1.88
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1975|9|4
cityofbirth =Burjassot , Valencia
countryofbirth =Spain
currentclub =Levante UD
clubnumber = 18
position = Central defender
youthyears = 1994-1995
youthclubs =Levante UD
years = 1995
1996
1996-2000
2000-2001
2001-2004
2004-2008
2008-
clubs =Levante UD CD Tenerife (loan)
CD TenerifeRayo Vallecano Villarreal CF
Real MallorcaLevante UD
caps(goals) = 16 (3)
6 (0)
102 (2)
36 (2)
81 (1)
103 (1)
0 (0)
nationalyears =
nationalteam =
nationalcaps(goals) =
pcupdate = August 29, 2008Sergio Martínez Ballesteros (born
4 September 1975 inBurjassot , Valencia) is a Spanish footballcentral defender , currently with "Segunda División " clubLevante UD .Ballesteros came through the ranks of
Levante UD , in thecommunity of Valencia . In January 1996, he moved on loan to theCanary Islands 'sCD Tenerife , debuting in "La Liga " onJanuary 3 ,1996 , in a 2-0 home win toRacing de Santander . After making the move permanent, he went on to become an important defensive player, also starting to garner a reputation as a tough, sometimes to excess, central defender (in 1998-99, as Tenerife ranked second from bottom, Ballesteros was sent off twice in just 8 appearances).In 2001-02, he moved to
Madrid 'sRayo Vallecano (10 yellow cards collected), subsequently spending three years atVillarreal CF .From 2004-08, Ballesteros represented
RCD Mallorca , receiving 6 additional marching orders in over 100 first team appearances. In July 2008, he was deemed surplus to requirements and released, re-joining Levante (now in the second division) after 13 years.External links
* [http://www.lfp.es/historico/primera/plantillas/historial.asp?jug=6217 Stats at Liga de Fútbol Profesional] es icon
* [http://www.futbolme.com/futbol/jugadores/futbolistas/1611_ballesteros.asp Futbolme.com profile] es icon
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