Gregorio Fonseca

Gregorio 'Goyo' Fonseca Recio (born 26 November 1965) is a Spanish former footballer who played as a forward.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Fonseca and the second or maternal family name is Recio.
Goyo Fonseca
Personal information
Full name Gregorio Fonseca Recio
Date of birth (1965-11-26) 26 November 1965
Place of birth La Seca, Spain
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
Valladolid
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1984–1985 Valladolid B
1984–1992 Valladolid 163 (45)
1986–1987 → Málaga (loan) 18 (2)
1992–1995 Espanyol 41 (10)
1995 Albacete 13 (0)
1995–1996 Valladolid 11 (1)
Total 246 (58)
National team
1984 Spain U18 1 (1)
1992 Spain 4 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

Born in La Seca, Province of Valladolid, Castile and León, Fonseca amassed La Liga totals of 209 games and 50 goals over 11 seasons, representing Real Valladolid (nine years), RCD Espanyol and Albacete Balompié. He made his debut in the competition on 5 February 1984 whilst at the service of the first club, starting in a 1–1 away draw against Real Zaragoza and scoring his team's goal.[1]

In the 1991–92 campaign, Fonseca netted a career-best 15 goals, but Valladolid suffered relegation after ranking second from bottom.[2] In Segunda División, he appeared for CD Málaga (on loan) and Espanyol – achieving promotion in 1994 – retiring in 1996 at the age of 30.

International career

Fonseca earned four caps for Spain in a seven-month span, three of those appearances being friendlies. His first arrived on 19 February 1992, as he played the full 90 minutes in a 1–1 draw to the CIS in Valencia.[3]

International goals
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.9 September 1992El Sardinero, Santander, Spain England1–01–0Friendly[4]

References
  1. 1–1: Un Zaragoza sin “punch” (1–1: Punchless Zaragoza); Mundo Deportivo, 6 February 1984 (in Spanish)
  2. Spain, Final Tables 1989–1999; at RSSSF
  3. 1–1: La selección capea el temporal en Valencia con Hierro de "bombero" (1–1: National team parry storm in Valencia with Hierro as "fireman"); ABC, 20 February 1992 (in Spanish)
  4. La nueva etapa se abre con victoria (New era gets started with win); Mundo Deportivo, 10 September 1992 (in Spanish)
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.