David Belenguer

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Belenguerand the second or maternal family name is Reverte.

David Belenguer

Belenguer training with Betis in 2010
Personal information
Full name	David Belenguer Reverte
Date of birth	(1972-12-17) 17 December 1972 (age 51)
Place of birth	Vilassar de Mar, Spain
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Youth career
	Real Madrid
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1992–1993	Real Madrid C	38	(0)
1993–1995	Palamós	32	(0)
1995–1996	Leganés	28	(4)
1996–1997	Celta	0	(0)
1996–1997	→ Lleida (loan)	22	(4)
1997–1998	Albacete	38	(1)
1998–2000	Extremadura	76	(0)
2000–2003	Betis	65	(1)
2004–2010	Getafe	158	(2)
2010–2011	Betis	20	(0)
Total		477	(12)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

David Belenguer Reverte (born 17 December 1972) is a Spanish former footballer who played as a central defender.

During his extensive professional career, he was mainly associated with Getafe – where he arrived already in his 30s – helping the club consolidate in La Liga. Both major levels of Spanish football combined, he appeared in 441 matches over 18 seasons.

Club career

Born in Vilassar de Mar, Barcelona, Catalonia, Belenguer grew in the ranks of Real Madrid and played in a host of second division clubs before finally settling at Real Betis in 2000–01, achieving La Liga promotion that season. He previously made his debut in the competition on 30 August 1998 with CF Extremadura, in a 0–0 home draw against Real Valladolid ^[1] – the former would be relegated, with the player appearing in 36 games.

In January 2004, Belenguer joined Madrid's Getafe CF, also promoting from the second tier at the end of the campaign. He went on to become an essential member of a side that consolidated their top-flight status (he scored his first league goal on 18 September 2005 in a 4–3 away victory over Deportivo Alavés), ^[2] while also contributing ten appearances and one goal ^[3] as the team reached the quarter-finals in the 2007–08 edition of the UEFA Cup. ^[4]

Belenguer was sparingly used in his final two years, and left the Coliseum Alfonso Pérez at the end of 2009–10 after seeing out his contract. In his final season he played 13 matches, the last of which was a solid defensive performance at Atlético Madrid on 15 May 2010, as Getafe won 3–0 and clinched the sixth position at the expense of Villarreal CF, thus qualifying for the second time in the club's history for European competition. ^[5]

In mid-July 2010, when retirement seemed like the most likely option, Belenguer returned to former side Betis after signing a one-year deal, five months short of his 38th birthday. ^[6] Due to the many injuries that affected the back sector, he was able to appear in 20 league games as they returned to the top division after a two-year absence, as champions. ^{[7] [8]}

Belenguer became president of Portuguese club C.D. Tondela on 15 November 2018. ^{[9] [10]}

Honours

Betis

• Segunda División: 2010–11 ^[8]

References

1. García Chamizo, Pedro (31 August 1998). "Se olvidan del gol" [They forget about goal]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 January 2018.
2. "El Getafe de Schuster derrota al Alavés y es el nuevo líder" [Schuster's Getafe defeat Alavés and are the new leaders]. El Mundo (in Spanish). 19 September 2005. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
3. "Belenguer y Abbondanzieri salvan al Getafe en un choque de infarto" [Belenguer and Abbondanzieri save Getafe in cardiac clash]. El País (in Spanish). 4 October 2007. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
4. Redondo, Christian (7 May 2019). "Semejanzas y diferencias del Getafe de Bordalás y el 'Eurogeta'" [Similarities and differences between Bordalás' Getafe and 'Eurogeta']. As (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 April 2020.
5. "Getafe secure Europa League spot". ESPN Soccernet. 15 May 2010. Archived from the original on 24 October 2012. Retrieved 10 May 2011.
6. "Acuerdo con el central David Belenguer" [Agreement with centre-back David Belenguer] (in Spanish). Real Betis. 19 July 2010. Archived from the original on 29 September 2010. Retrieved 30 July 2010.
7. "David Belenguer: "Es el momento adecuado de irme"" [David Belenguer: "This is the right time for me to leave"]. Marca (in Spanish). 9 June 2011. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
8. Aguado, Ángel (4 June 2015). "La historia de 'los doce'" [The story behind 'the twelve'] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
9. "David Belenguer é o novo presidente da SAD do Tondela" [David Belenguer is the new president of Tondela's PLSC] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 15 November 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
10. García, Carlos (22 October 2020). "David Belenguer, a cruzada de presidir o Tondela" [David Belenguer, the crusade of presiding Tondela] (in Portuguese). EFE . Retrieved 10 February 2021.

External links

• David Belenguer at BDFutbol
• David Belenguer at Soccerway