Marcos Javier Yáñez Fernández (born 10 April 1977), known as Changui, is a Spanish former footballer who played as a striker.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Marcos Javier Yáñez Fernández | ||
| Date of birth | 10 April 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Boiro, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Boiro | |||
| 1993–1996 | Compostela | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1996–1997 | Vista Alegre | 34 | (27) |
| 1997–2000 | Compostela | 48 | (20) |
| 1998–1999 | → Pontevedra (loan) | 28 | (21) |
| 2000–2006 | Deportivo La Coruña | 2 | (0) |
| 2000–2001 | → Elche (loan) | 28 | (6) |
| 2001–2002 | → Poli Ejido (loan) | 11 | (1) |
| 2003–2004 | → Las Palmas (loan) | 34 | (3) |
| 2005 | → Pontevedra (loan) | 15 | (3) |
| 2005–2006 | → Skoda Xanthi (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Extremadura | 30 | (8) |
| 2007–2009 | Ciudad Santiago | 20 | (4) |
| 2009–2011 | Boiro | ||
| 2011–2012 | Estradense | 31 | (9) |
| 2012–2013 | Atlético Riveira | ||
| 2013–2017 | Ribadumia | 132 | (98) |
| 2017–2018 | Puebla | 33 | (17) |
| 2018–2020 | Boiro | 50 | (13) |
| Total | 497 | (230) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
He spent most of his career with Galician teams, appearing for Compostela and Deportivo de La Coruña in La Liga.
Club career
editBorn in Boiro, A Coruña, Changui's beginnings as a professional were with SD Compostela, appearing in La Liga during the 1997–98 season by playing six matches and scoring one goal, against Racing de Santander in a 1–1 away draw.[1] He went on to represent several Segunda División teams before being purchased by Deportivo de La Coruña in 2000, although he would play almost no part during his tenure (two league appearances in 2004–05, 13 minutes played), also serving a loan to UD Las Palmas.[2]
Changui was again loaned in August 2005, this time to Greek side Skoda Xanthi FC. Months later, he came back to Spain without his parent club's permission, facing the subsequent and pertinent disciplinary proceedings;[3] the player was summoned by Deportivo on 8 March 2006 but did not appear, sending instead his agent, who stated that he did not know about the player's departure from Xanthi until the Spaniards took action.
Finally, Deportivo cancelled Changui's contract on 9 June 2006.[3] The latter reacted demanding the former for unpaid wages,[4] after having signed for CF Extremadura.[5]
After being released by Extremadura, Changui joined SD Ciudad de Santiago of the Tercera División.[6] He helped them to achieve promotion to Segunda División B in the 2007–08 campaign and, in 2009, resumed his career in the amateur leagues in his native region.[7][8]
Changui became president of fourth-tier CD Boiro in 2018. At the same time, he was the team's top scorer and also worked as a security guard.[9]
Personal life
editIn October 2016, the 39-year-old Changui was placed in an induced coma after being admitted to the Conxo Hospital in Santiago de Compostela with an extremely high temperature.[10] He eventually recovered fully after being diagnosed with sepsis,[11] and returned to playing football with his team Ribadumia CF.[12]
References
edit- ^ Racing y Compostela justifican su clasificación (Racing and Compostela account for their ranking); ABC, 9 March 1998 (in Spanish)
- ^ El fichaje de Changui se cerró a última hora (Changui's signing was a last-minute one); Diario AS, 1 September 2003 (in Spanish)
- ^ a b Changui y el Deportivo acaban su vinculación en un juzgado social (Changui and Deportivo part ways in social court); El Correo Gallego, 9 June 2006 (in Spanish)
- ^ Changui exige judicialmente 390.000 euros en concepto de salarios no abonados (Changui demands €390,000 in unpaid wages); La Voz de Galicia, 9 October 2007 (in Spanish)
- ^ El Extremadura ya ha encontrado a su delantero estrella, el gallego Changui (Extremadura have already found their star forward, Galicia-born Changui); Hoy, 19 August 2006 (in Spanish)
- ^ Changui y Maikel, una segunda juventud en el Ciudad de Santiago (Changui and Maikel, reborn in Ciudad de Santiago) Archived 26 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine; Notas de Fútbol, 30 September 2008 (in Spanish)
- ^ Changui: «Quiero volver a ser futbolista» (Changui: "I want to be a footballer again"); La Voz de Galicia, 29 November 2012 (in Spanish)
- ^ Changui trae gol al Ribadumia (Changui brings goal to Ribadumia); Diario de Arousa, 26 January 2013 (in Spanish)
- ^ Changui, presidente del Boiro, es el máximo realizador de su equipo (Changui, president of Boiro, is his team's top scorer); Faro de Vigo, 29 November 2018 (in Spanish)
- ^ Changui se recupera de un coma (Changui recovers from coma); La Voz de Galicia, 17 October 2016 (in Spanish)
- ^ Changui recibe el alta y ya se recupera en casa (Changui is released and is already recovering at home); Diario de Pontevedra, 2 November 2016 (in Spanish)
- ^ El Compos visita al Ribadumia en el regreso de Changui tras su grave enfermedad (Compos visit Ribadumia in return of Changui after his severe illness); Cadena SER, 14 January 2017 (in Spanish)