Roberto Fresnedoso

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Fresnedosoand the second or maternal family name is Prieto.

Roberto

Personal information
Full name	Roberto Luis Fresnedoso Prieto
Date of birth	(1973-01-15) 15 January 1973 (age 50)
Place of birth	Toledo, Spain
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Atlético Madrid (youth)
Youth career
	Girona
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1990–1991	Girona	17	(3)
1991–1993	Hospitalet	60	(11)
1993–1995	Español	69	(8)
1995–2002	Atlético Madrid	139	(13)
1998	→ Espanyol (loan)	16	(1)
2002–2003	Salamanca	40	(10)
2003–2004	Murcia	8	(0)
2004	Rayo Vallecano	10	(1)
2004–2005	Cultural Leonesa	25	(7)
Total		384	(54)
International career
1994–1996	Spain U21	14	(4)
1996	Spain U23	3	(0)
Managerial career
2010–	Atlético Madrid (youth)
2013–2015	Atlético Madrid C
2015	Atlético Madrid B
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Roberto Luis Fresnedoso Prieto (born 15 January 1973), known simply as Roberto, is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Club career

Born in Toledo, Castilla–La Mancha, Roberto moved to Catalonia in his teens. He started his football career in the area, first with Girona FC then moving to RCD Español, spending his first years with its farm team CE L'Hospitalet. He made his first appearance with the main squad in the 1992–93 season, in an eventual La Liga relegation.

After solid performances in the following years – this included 36 games with five goals in the 1994–95 campaign, as Espanyol qualified for the UEFA Cup straight out of Segunda División – Roberto signed with Atlético Madrid. Never an undisputed starter in seven years, he did manage 31 matches with three goals scored in his first, where the capital side won the double. ^[1] He was also loaned in January 1998 to his former club Espanyol. ^[2]

An all-around midfielder, Roberto retired in 2005 after successive spells with UD Salamanca, Real Murcia, ^[3] Rayo Vallecano and Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa (the latter in the Segunda División B). In 2010 he returned to Atlético as a manager, being appointed at its youth sides. ^{[4] [5] [6]}

Honours

Espanyol

• Segunda División: 1993–94

Atlético Madrid

• La Liga: 1995–96 ^[1]
• Copa del Rey: 1995–96 ^[1]
• Segunda División: 2001–02

Spain U21

• UEFA European Under-21 Championship runner-up: 1996 ^[7]

References

1. "Aquel era un equipo extraño" ("What a strange team was that one"); Marca, 25 May 2016 (in Spanish)
2. Roberto será cedido al Espanyol hasta junio, según Antic (Roberto will be loaned to Espanyol until June, according to Antic); El País, 30 December 1997 (in Spanish)
3. Roberto Fresnedoso ficha por el Murcia (Roberto Fresnedoso signs for Murcia); Cadena SER, 29 July 2003 (in Spanish)
4. Roberto Fresnedoso dirigirá al Atlético Madrileño Infantil la próxima temporada (Roberto Fresnedoso will coach Atlético Madrileño Infantil next season); Atlético Madrid, 24 June 2010 (in Spanish)
5. Un juvenil pretendido (Youth player wanted); Marca, 16 February 2013 (in Spanish)
6. Roberto Fresnedoso: "Nuestra cantera es competitiva a nivel mundial" (Roberto Fresnedoso: "Our youth system is competitive at the highest level"); Mundo Deportivo, 8 November 2013 (in Spanish)
7. Italia ya ganó un Europeo a España en el 1996 (Italy have already won European Championships against Spain in 1996) Archived 13 November 2013 at the Wayback Machine ; Orgullo Bianconero, 18 June 2013 (in Spanish)

External links

• Roberto Fresnedoso at BDFutbol
• Espanyol archives (in Spanish)
• Roberto Fresnedoso – FIFA competition record (archived)