Martín Vellisca González (born 22 August 1971) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a left winger.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Martín Vellisca González | ||
| Date of birth | 22 August 1971 | ||
| Place of birth | Madrid, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1990–1991 | Atlético Madrid B | 3 | (1) |
| 1991–1992 | Valdepeñas | 35 | (7) |
| 1992–1993 | Getafe | 38 | (6) |
| 1993–1999 | Salamanca | 219 | (12) |
| 1999–2004 | Zaragoza | 135 | (9) |
| 2004–2006 | Almería | 51 | (2) |
| 2006–2008 | Logroñés | 73 | (4) |
| Total | 554 | (41) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
He played 220 La Liga matches over seven seasons, in representation of Salamanca (three years) and Zaragoza (four).
Club career
editVellisca was born in Madrid. After starting out at Atlético Madrid B and amateurs CF Valdepeñas, he began his professional career at local club Getafe CF before joining UD Salamanca in 1993. He was an undisputed first-choice from the start, never playing less than 34 games while also experiencing two La Liga promotions and as many relegations to Segunda División;[1][2] in the 1997–98 season, as the team retained their top-division status, he participated in a 4–1 win against eventual champions FC Barcelona at the Camp Nou.[3]
From 1999 to 2004, Vellisca represented Real Zaragoza, totalling 104 league matches with eight goals in his first three seasons. After helping the Aragonese to a 2003 return to the top flight, he was only a fringe player the following campaign, and left the side with two Copa del Rey trophies.[4]
Vellisca retired in 2008 at age 37, having spent two seasons each with UD Almería (second tier) and lowly Logroñés CF.[5]
Honours
editZaragoza
References
edit- ^ Segalás, Alejandro (14 April 2020). "Martín Vellisca: "El estadio y el club pegaron un cambio radical de 2ªB a Primera en solo dos años"" [Martín Vellisca: "Radical twist for ground and club from 2ªB to Primera in just two years"]. La Gaceta de Salamanca (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 January 2024.
- ^ Villardón, Sergio (9 February 2023). "La Unión Deportiva Salamanca y el centenario que nunca llegó" [Unión Deportiva Salamanca and the centenary that never came] (in Spanish). Salamanca 24 Horas. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
- ^ Segura, Manuel (16 May 1998). "Adiós con sonrojo" [Embarrassing goodbye]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 March 2017.
- ^ Serrano, Enrique (15 April 2020). "Un exzaragocista confinado en Nebraska" [Former Zaragoza man confined in Nebraska] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
- ^ Gaitán, Miguel (30 September 2013). "Martín Vellisca: "Terminé muy quemado de todo lo que conlleva el fútbol"" [Martín Vellisca: "Everything that has to do with football eventually really got to me"]. El Periódico de Aragón (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 January 2024.
- ^ Ortego, Enrique (1 July 2001). "Zaragoza, no hay quinta Copa mala" [Zaragoza, no such thing as a bad fifth Cup]. ABC (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 July 2014.
- ^ Hall, Andy (17 March 2004). "Galletti gives Zaragoza glory". UEFA. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
External links
edit- Martín Vellisca at BDFutbol