Pablo Sicilia

Pablo Sicilia Roig (born 10 September 1981) is a Spanish retired footballer who played usually as a central defender.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Sicilia and the second or maternal family name is Roig.
Pablo Sicilia
Personal information
Full name Pablo Sicilia Roig
Date of birth (1981-09-10) 10 September 1981
Place of birth Las Palmas, Spain
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
Las Palmas
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2003 Las Palmas B
2001 → Universidad LP (loan) 4 (0)
2003–2004 Vecindario 36 (2)
2004–2006 Atlético B 58 (2)
2006 Atlético Madrid 1 (0)
2006–2012 Tenerife 186 (13)
Total 285 (17)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

He spent most of his 11-year professional career with Tenerife, appearing in 197 competitive games during six seasons, one spent in La Liga.

Football career

Sicilia was born in Las Palmas, Canary Islands. After starting professionally with local UD Vecindario, he joined Atlético Madrid for the 2004–05 season, but was mainly registered with the reserves. On 19 February 2006 he made his sole appearance with the first team, playing one minute in a 3–0 away win against neighbours Getafe CF.[1]

In the 2006–07 campaign, Sicilia signed for CD Tenerife in the second division, being an early automatic first-choice.[2] In his third year, he contributed with 36 games (2,843 minutes) as the club returned to La Liga after a seven-year absence.

From 2009 to 2012, Sicilia played a further 80 league matches combined and scored eight goals, but Tenerife suffered two consecutive relegations in the process. He retired subsequently, aged 30.[3]

References
  1. "El Atlético suma su quinto triunfo seguido en Getafe" [Atlético get fifth win in a row in Getafe]. El Mundo (in Spanish). 19 February 2006. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  2. ""Sueño con celebrar el ascenso a Primera"" ["I dream of celebrating a promotion to Primera"]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 29 December 2007. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  3. "Pablo Sicilia, desencantado con el fútbol, se plantea colgar las botas" [Pablo Sicilia, despondent with football, thinks about hanging up boots]. La Opinión de Tenerife (in Spanish). 11 July 2012. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
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