David Cerrajería Rubio (born 4 June 1983), commonly known as Cerra, is a Spanish former footballer who played as a defender (either right or left back).
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | David Cerrajería Rubio | ||
| Date of birth | 4 June 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Valencia, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Full back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2005 | Alicante | 26 | (0) |
| 2005–2007 | Valencia B | 57 | (0) |
| 2006–2008 | Valencia | 5 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | → Poli Ejido (loan) | 24 | (0) |
| 2008–2011 | Levante | 55 | (0) |
| 2011–2013 | Córdoba | 15 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Platanias | 9 | (0) |
| 2016 | Ceahlăul | 8 | (0) |
| Total | 199 | (0) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Football career
editAfter three seasons with lowly Alicante CF in Segunda División B, Valencia-born Cerra signed for Valencia CF. Although already 22, he would spend the next two years registered with its B-team, playing his first season in Tercera División, with promotion.
As a versatile defensive unit capable of playing as a right or left back, Cerra found action on either side of the pitch in five La Liga matches, his debut coming on 5 November 2006 in a 1–1 away draw against RCD Espanyol.[1][2] This was due to a storm of injuries that hit the back-four sector hard in the campaign (Emiliano Moretti and Asier del Horno the more serious ones).[3]
Cerra was loaned to Segunda División's Polideportivo Ejido for 2007–08[4] and, after the Andalusia team's relegation, left Valencia for another club in the community, Levante UD. He appeared in 15 games in his second year – 11 starts – helping to a return to the top flight after two years.
References
edit- ^ El Valencia se olvida de rematar al Espanyol (Valencia forget to finish Espanyol); El Mundo, 5 November 2006 (in Spanish)
- ^ Espanyol 1–1 Valencia; ESPN Soccernet, 5 November 2006
- ^ Moretti, octava baja del 'gafado' Valencia (Moretti, eighth one down in 'jinxed' Valencia); El Mundo, 6 November 2006 (in Spanish)
- ^ Triple presentación del Poli (Triple Poli presentation); Mundo Deportivo, 25 July 2007 (in Spanish)