Carlos Padín (born 15 October 1974) is a Galician former footballer who played as a midfielder. He played for several clubs including Deportivo de La Coruña, Pontevedra and Ourense. He has made over 400 appearances in his career, mostly in the Segunda División B.

Carlos Padín
Personal information
Full name Carlos Padín Busto
Date of birth (1974-10-15) 15 October 1974 (age 50)
Place of birth Catoira, Galicia
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1993–1994 Arosa 32 (5)
1995–1996 Pontevedra 32 (8)
1996–1999 Deportivo de La Coruña B 61 (10)
1997–1998 Deportivo de La Coruña 2 (0)
1999–2000 Racing de Ferrol 36 (8)
2000–2001 Lleida 18 (0)
2001–2002 Logroñés 29 (6)
2002–2005 Pontevedra 75 (15)
2005–2007 Ourense 68 (11)
2009–2011 Pontevedra 24 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Early life

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Padín was born in Catoira, Galicia. He trained in the youth system with SD Catoira in his hometown.[1][2]

Club career

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1993–1999

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In 1993, Padín joined Arosa and debuted in Segunda División B for the 1993–94 season.[citation needed]

He signed with Pontevedra for the 1995–96 season in Segunda División B, scoring 8 goals in 34 games in the league and the Copa del Rey.[citation needed]

In 1996, he signed with Deportivo La Coruña. playing 61 matches and scoring 10 goals for the reserve team, Deportivo Fabril, for three seasons. He also made 2 appearances in the La Liga for the primary team – his debut on 14 February 1998, under coach José Manuel Corral, in a 1–0 defeat against Real Valladolid at the Estadio José Zorrilla stadium, and a 3–0 home victory against Athletic Club in Riazor, in which he appeared as a substitute.[citation needed]

He left Deportivo La Coruña for Racing de Ferrol in 1999. In the one season he played for the club, he made 38 appearances and scored 9 goals, helping the club gain promotion to the Segunda División.[citation needed]

2000–2009

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In the 2000–01 season, Padín played for UE Lleida, making 18 appearances in the Segunda División and 1 in the Copa del Rey. Later, he joined CD Logroñés, for whom he scored 6 goals in 29 matches in the Segunda División B.[3][4]

In 2002, he returned to Pontevedra, becoming a regular starter and scoring 10 goals in the 2002–03 season of Segunda División B under José Aurelio Gay as his head coach, finishing the season as the team's second-top scorer. In his second season, he helped the club to gain promotion to Segunda División after nearly three decades of the club not participating in the league. Padín was named the captain for the 2004–05 season, in which he played 15 games, and wore the number 10 jersey.[5]

Between 2005 and 2007, he played for CD Ourense, scoring 13 goals in 76 matches. Following that, he returned to Arosa in the Tercera División for two seasons, 12 years after leaving the club. He was one of the top scorers for the club in his first season, scoring 10 goals. He later joined SD Órdenes for the 2008–09 season, finishing at 13th place and avoiding relegation by six points.[6]

2010–2019

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He rejoined Pontevedra again for the third time in March 2010, playing 29 matches before leaving the club in January 2011. He played a total of 154 games and scored 25 goals during his time at Pontevedra. Later, he returned to Órdenes in the Tercera División, where he played until 2013, accumulating 116 appearances.[citation needed]

In 2013, he joined CD Lalín in the same division and helped the club to reach the promotion play-offs to Segunda División B. He played another season with the club, making 68 appearances and scoring 11 goals.[citation needed]

Post-2015, he played for several lower-level clubs, before returning to SD Catoira, in 2019, at the age of 45.[7][8]

Career statistics

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Club

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Club Season League Copa
del Rey
Copa
Federación
de España
Total
Division[a] Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Arosa 1993–94 Segunda División B 32 5 6 0 0 0 38 5
Pontevedra 1995–96 Segunda División B 32 8 2 0 0 0 34 8
2002–03 Segunda División B 31 10 1 1 3 0 35 11
2003–04 29 5 2 0 0 0 31 5
2004–05 Segunda División 15 0 2 0 0 0 17 0
2009–10 Segunda División B 7 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
2010–11 17 0 1 0 0 0 18 0
Total 131 23 8 1 3 0 142 24
Deportivo de La Coruña B 1996–97 Segunda División B 14 3 0 0 0 0 14 3
1997–98 28 6 0 0 0 0 28 6
1998–99 19 1 0 0 0 0 19 1
Total 61 10 0 0 0 0 61 10
Deportivo de La Coruña 1997–98 La Liga 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Racing de Ferrol 1999–00 Segunda División B 36 8 1 0 1 1 38 9
Lleida 2000–01 Segunda División 18 0 1 0 0 0 19 0
Logroñés 2001–02 Segunda División B 29 6 1 0 0 0 30 6
Ourense 2005–06 Segunda División B 34 5 2 1 6 1 42 7
2006–07 34 6 0 0 0 0 34 6
Total 68 11 2 1 6 1 76 13
Career total 377 63 19 2 10 2 406 67
  1. ^ Appearances and goals in the Tercera División are not included.

References

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  1. ^ Hermida, Xosé (23 February 1998). "El Athletic se derrumba". El País (in Spanish). ISSN 1134-6582. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Carlos Padín: "Es lamentable que un niño de ocho años tenga que ver a su padre insultando al árbitro"". Faro de Vigo (in Spanish). 10 September 2019. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  3. ^ "Carlos Padín abandona el Ordes con destino al Pontevedra justo antes de enfrentarse al Ourense". La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). 24 March 2010. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  4. ^ "El peculiar líder del Racing". La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). 6 June 2000. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  5. ^ "Liga 2004-2005". www.elmundo.es. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  6. ^ Región, La (4 November 2011). "Padín: 'O Vilalbés aguantará'". La Región (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  7. ^ ""Siempre me trataron con mucho cariño en O Couto"". La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). 14 September 2019. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  8. ^ "Padín deja al Pontevedra para recalar en Tercera". La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). 18 January 2011. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
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