Mario Espartero

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Mario Espartero
Personal information
Date of birth (1978-01-17) 17 January 1978 (age 45)
Place of birth Fréjus, France
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1997–2000 CS Louhans-Cuiseaux 52 (5)
2000–2004 Metz 35 (0)
2002 → Bolton Wanderers (loan) 3 (0)
2004–2005 La Louvière 31 (4)
2005–2006 Brussels 20 (1)
2009 SO Romorantin 16 (0)
Total157(10)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mario Espartero (born 17 January 1978) is a French former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.

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Career

Born in Fréjus, Var, Espartero started his career at CS Louhans-Cuiseaux in the 1997–98 French Division 2, playing in the campaign that saw his club relegated. He helped the club on its way back to the 2nd division after winning the 1998-99 Championnat National, but again suffered relegation in the 1999–2000 French Division 2.

He moved to FC Metz in 2000. Although he was sparingly used in the 2000–01 French Division 1 matches, he became a starter near the end of the season, scoring two goals. [1] In the next season, he started in 8 of the first 13 matches (one absence for a red card suspension), [1] but was dropped to the bench and wanted to leave the club, also being considered a disruptive dressing room influence. [2] He first had a trial at Blackburn Rovers but Graeme Souness opted against the signing as he was looking for a right midfielder. [3] He later went for a trial at Rangers, snubbing a chance to join A.C. Milan. [4] The move to the Scottish club was cancelled as he wanted to sign on a permanent basis and the Glasgow club wanted him on loan and he later joined Bolton Wanderers until the end of the season, [5] with an option to make the deal permanent for £1.5 million. [6] After only three Premier League matches, the club decided against the permanent move and Espartero returned to Metz for the 2002–03 season, now at Ligue 2. [7]

Espartero played all the 90 minutes from the first 13 league matches, as well as the full match, including the extra time, in a Coupe de la Ligue game. [8] However, due to a knee injury, he never played again for Metz and was sidelined the entire 2003–04 season. Then, he moved to Belgium to play for La Louvière. [9]

One season later, he moved to FC Brussels, where he had disappointing performances and had problems off the field, prompting the club to announce his release months before the end of the season. [10] After more than two years without a club, he had his final spell at French amateur club SO Romorantin. [11]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Mario ESPARTERO (FC Metz) : Statistiques, Information et Carrière - LFP.fr". LFP (in French). Retrieved 26 January 2019.
  2. ↑ "SPL: No Rangers deal for Espartero". Irish Examiner. 14 February 2002. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
  3. ↑ "Souness snubs Espartero". The Scotsman. 13 February 2002. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
  4. ↑ "Mario Espartero à Bolton ?". Football Club de Metz (in French). 20 February 2002. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
  5. ↑ "Allardyce swoops for Espartero". BBC Sport. 21 February 2002. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
  6. ↑ O'Rourke, Peter. "Trotters snap up Mario". Sky Sports. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
  7. ↑ "Bolton release Espartero". Manchester Evening News. 17 February 2007. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
  8. ↑ "Joueur".
  9. ↑ Tan, Henri (27 July 2004). "Le Journal des Transferts - N°24". Maxifoot (in French). Retrieved 26 January 2019.
  10. ↑ Guerman, Pascal (28 February 2008). "Mario Espartero a dépassé les bornes". La Dernière Heure (in French). Retrieved 26 January 2019.
  11. ↑ Penland, Erwann (26 January 2009). "Romorantin : Signature de Mario Espartero". Foot National (in French). Retrieved 26 January 2019.
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