Antonio Robaina

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Toni Robaina
Personal information
Full name Antonio Segura Robaina
Date of birth (1974-11-30) 30 November 1974 (age 50)
Place of birth Las Palmas, Spain
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Las Palmas
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1992–1995 Las Palmas 67 (17)
1995–2001 Tenerife 102 (4)
1999 → Las Palmas (loan) 17 (1)
1999–2000 → Sporting CP (loan) 3 (0)
2000–2001 → Universidad LP (loan) 26 (0)
2001–2002 Ceuta 29 (2)
2002–2003 Pájara Playas 37 (4)
2003–2004 Universidad LP 29 (2)
2004–2005 Guijuelo 21 (2)
2005–2006 Castillo 26 (0)
2006–2008 Santa Brígida 28 (0)
2009 Breña Alta
Total385(32)
International career
1991 Spain U16 5 (6)
1991 Spain U17 6 (4)
1992–1993 Spain U18 7 (3)
1993 Spain U21 1 (0)
1997 Spain U23 3 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
FIFA World U-17
Runner-up 1991 Italy
UEFA Euro U-16
Winner 1991 Switzerland
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Antonio "Toni" Segura Robaina (born 30 November 1974) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

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Club career

Robaina was born in Las Palmas. After starting out at local club UD Las Palmas, playing mainly in the Segunda División B, the 20-year-old signed for CD Tenerife also in his native Canary Islands in 1995, [1] immediately having an impact in La Liga by making 39 appearances and providing 17 assists as his team finished fifth and qualified for the UEFA Cup, [2] also featuring regularly as they reached the latter competition's semi-finals. [3]

After another average season, Robaina 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. [4] He spent 1999–2000 in Portugal with Sporting CP, totalling just ten minutes from three games as the Lisbon side claimed the Primeira Liga title. [5] [6] In the following campaign he played with another team in his native region, Universidad de Las Palmas CF, suffering relegation from Segunda División [7] and being subsequently released by his main club, for which he appeared in 117 competitive matches. [8]

From the age of 27 until his retirement eight years later, Robaina all but competed in the third tier of Spanish football, with one-year spells in the Tercera División and regional football; the majority of the sides hailed from the Canary Islands. [2]

Personal life

Robaina's son, also named Antonio, was also a footballer and a midfielder. [9]

Honours

Sporting CP

Spain U16

Spain U17

References

  1. ↑ García, Miguel (24 December 2015). "Tú a Gran Canaria y yo a Tenerife" [You to Gran Canaria and myself to Tenerife] (in Spanish). Vavel . Retrieved 4 July 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 Arencibia Almeida, Andrés (13 January 2025). "Toni Robaina, el prodigio canario de los 90 que no elige entre Las Palmas y Tenerife: "Con el Real Madrid me hice incluso la foto oficial"" [Toni Robaina, the Canarian wonder of the 90s who does not choose between Las Palmas and Tenerife: "I even took an official photo with Real Madrid"] (in Spanish). Relevo . Retrieved 4 March 2025.
  3. ↑ Perera, Juanma (18 January 2017). "¿Qué fue del CD Tenerife semifinalista de la UEFA?" [What happened to UEFA semi-finalists CD Tenerife?] (in Spanish). Sphera Sports. Archived from the original on 21 September 2017. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
  4. ↑ "Robaina viajó hace 20 años de la UD al título de Portugal" [Robaina travelled 20 years ago from UD to Portugal title] (in Spanish). UD Las Palmas. 13 May 2020. Retrieved 4 March 2025.
  5. ↑ "Robaina regressa ao Tenerife" [Robaina returns to Tenerife]. Record (in Portuguese). 28 May 2000. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
  6. ↑ Vaza, Marco (3 August 2010). "Internacionais e desconhecidos, é este o retrato dos jogadores espanhóis na Liga portuguesa" [Internationals and unknown, meet the Spanish players in the Portuguese League]. Público (in Portuguese). Retrieved 21 September 2017.
  7. ↑ Borrego, Manuel (15 May 2021). "15-05-2001: El Universidad juega su último partido y desaparece" [15-05-2001: Universidad play their last match and disappear] (in Spanish). Tinta Amarilla. Retrieved 4 March 2025.
  8. ↑ Ruiz, Julio (3 December 2023). "Ocho apellidos blanquiazules" [Eight white-and-blue surnames]. El Día (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 March 2025.
  9. ↑ "El Real Betis ficha al hijo de Toni Robaina para su cadena" [Real Betis sign the son of Toni Robaina for their youth setup]. La Provincia (in Spanish). 5 July 2012. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  10. ↑ "26 – António Segura Robaina" (in Portuguese). Televisão Independente. 5 June 2000. Retrieved 4 March 2025.
  11. ↑ "¿Qué fue de los finalistas del Mundial sub17 de España?" [What happened to the Spanish under17 World Cup finalists?] (in Spanish). Sports Illustrated. 26 October 2017. Retrieved 4 March 2025.
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