Antonio Robaina
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Antonio Segura Robaina (born 30 November 1974 in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
, Canary Islands
) is a retired Spanish
footballer, who played as a midfielder
.
, playing mainly in Segunda División B
, 20-year old Robaina signed with CD Tenerife
also in the Canary Islands
, immediately having an impact in La Liga
, appearing in 39 games (25 starts, one goal) as the club finished fifth and qualified to the UEFA Cup, also appearing regularly as his team reached the latter competition's semifinals.
After another average season, he gradually fell out of favour with Tenerife and, in the 1999 January transfer window
, returned to Las Palmas, in the first of a series of loans. Robaina spent one season in Portugal
with Sporting Clube de Portugal, playing no part whatsoever in the Lisbon
club's national championship conquest (three games, 10 minutes). In the following year, he played with another team in his native region, Universidad de Las Palmas CF
, suffering relegation from Segunda División
, and being subsequently released by his main club, for which he appeared in nearly 150 official games.
From the age of 27 until his retirement eight years later, Robaina played almost exclusively in the third level of Spanish football, with one-year spells in the fourth
and in regional football, with the majority of the clubs hailing from the Canary Islands.
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Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria commonly known as Las Palmas is the political capital, jointly with Santa Cruz, the most populous city in the Autonomous Community of the Canary Islands and the ninth largest city in Spain, with a population of 383,308 in 2010. Nearly half of the people of the island...
, Canary Islands
Canary Islands
The Canary Islands , also known as the Canaries , is a Spanish archipelago located just off the northwest coast of mainland Africa, 100 km west of the border between Morocco and the Western Sahara. The Canaries are a Spanish autonomous community and an outermost region of the European Union...
) is a retired Spanish
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
footballer, who played as a midfielder
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...
.
Football career
After starting out with local UD Las PalmasUD Las Palmas
Unión Deportiva Las Palmas, S.A.D. is a Spanish football team based in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, in the autonomous community of Canary Islands...
, playing mainly in Segunda División B
Segunda División B
Segunda División B is the third level of the Spanish football league system. It is administered by the RFEF. The top two levels are La Liga, also referred to as the Primera División, and the Segunda División. Immediately below Segunda División B is the Tercera Division...
, 20-year old Robaina signed with CD Tenerife
CD Tenerife
Club Deportivo Tenerife, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club based in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, in Tenerife . Founded in 1922, it currently plays in Segunda División B, holding home matches at Estadio Heliodoro Rodríguez López, with a 24,000-seat capacity.-History:Club Deportivo Tenerife was founded in...
also in the Canary Islands
Canary Islands
The Canary Islands , also known as the Canaries , is a Spanish archipelago located just off the northwest coast of mainland Africa, 100 km west of the border between Morocco and the Western Sahara. The Canaries are a Spanish autonomous community and an outermost region of the European Union...
, immediately having an impact in La Liga
La Liga
The Primera División of the Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional , commonly known as La Liga or, for sponsorship reasons, Liga BBVA since 2008, is the top professional association football division of the Spanish football league system...
, appearing in 39 games (25 starts, one goal) as the club finished fifth and qualified to the UEFA Cup, also appearing regularly as his team reached the latter competition's semifinals.
After another average season, he gradually fell out of favour with Tenerife and, in the 1999 January transfer window
Transfer window
The transfer window is the period during the year in which a football club can transfer players from other countries into their playing staff. Such a transfer is completed by registering the player into the new club through FIFA...
, returned to Las Palmas, in the first of a series of loans. Robaina spent one season in Portugal
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
with Sporting Clube de Portugal, playing no part whatsoever in the Lisbon
Lisbon
Lisbon is the capital city and largest city of Portugal with a population of 545,245 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Lisbon extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of 3 million on an area of , making it the 9th most populous urban...
club's national championship conquest (three games, 10 minutes). In the following year, he played with another team in his native region, Universidad de Las Palmas CF
Universidad de Las Palmas CF
Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Club de Fútbol was a Spanish football team based in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, in the Canary Islands...
, suffering relegation from Segunda División
Segunda División
The Segunda División is the lower tier of the two professional football leagues in Spain. From the season 2008-09 onwards, the name of the league is Liga Adelante.-History:...
, and being subsequently released by his main club, for which he appeared in nearly 150 official games.
From the age of 27 until his retirement eight years later, Robaina played almost exclusively in the third level of Spanish football, with one-year spells in the fourth
Tercera División
Tercera División is the fourth level of the Spanish football league system. The top three are the Primera División, often referred to as "La Liga" in English, the Segunda División, and Segunda División B.-Current Format:...
and in regional football, with the majority of the clubs hailing from the Canary Islands.
Country
Spain U16- UEFA U-16 ChampionshipUEFA European Under-17 Football ChampionshipThe UEFA U-17 Championship is an annual football competition organised by the sport's European governing body, UEFA. From 1982 to 2001 it was an Under-16 event.This meeting serves as a preliminary competition for the FIFA U-17 World Cup every other year....
: 19911991 UEFA European Under-16 Football Championship-Semi-finals:-Third place match:-Final:-References:**...
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- FIFA U-17 World CupFIFA U-17 World CupThe FIFA U-17 World Cup, founded as the FIFA U-16 World Championship, later changed to the FIFA U-17 World Championship and known by its current name since 2007, is the world championship of association football for male players under the age of 17 organized by Fédération Internationale de Football...
: Runner-up 19911991 FIFA U-17 World ChampionshipThe 1991 FIFA U-17 World Championship was held in the cities of Florence, Montecatini, Viareggio, Massa, Carrara, and Livorno in Italy between 16 August and 31 August 1991...