Sebastián Alabanda

Sebastián Alabanda Fernández (31 October 1950 – 10 June 2014) was a Spanish professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Sebastián Alabanda
Personal information
Full name Sebastián Alabanda Fernández
Date of birth (1950-10-31)31 October 1950
Place of birth Posadas, Spain
Date of death 10 June 2014(2014-06-10) (aged 63)
Place of death Seville, Spain
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1966–1969 Betis
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1969–1972 Triana Balompié
1972–1980 Betis 194 (16)
1973 → Rayo Vallecano (loan) 7 (0)
1980–1982 Murcia 38 (3)
Total 239 (19)
National team
1974–1976 Spain amateur 7 (0)
1976 Spain 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Alabanda and the second or maternal family name is Fernández.

Club career

Born in Posadas, Province of Córdoba, Alabanda spent his first eight seasons as a senior with Real Betis,[1] except for a loan with Rayo Vallecano.[2][3] With the former club, he made his debut in La Liga on 7 September 1974, starting in a 1–3 away loss against UD Las Palmas.[4]

In 1976–77, Alabanda contributed with 20 games to help the Andalusians finish fifth whilst winning the Copa del Rey, a penalty shootout win against Athletic Bilbao where he missed his attempt after a 2–2 regulation time draw.[5] At the end of the following campaign, however, they suffered relegation.[6]

After leaving Betis in June 1980, with competitive totals of 229 matches and 19 goals,[7] Alabanda signed with fellow league team Real Murcia.[8] He scored three goals in his first year,[9][10][11] but could not help prevent relegation.

International career

Alabanda gained one cap for Spain: on 24 April, he came on as a late substitute in a 1–1 friendly draw with West Germany in Madrid.[12]

Later life and death

After retiring, Alabanda worked in banking. On 29 May 2014, he returned to Betis as a counsellor, but died in his home in Seville on 10 June, at the age of 63.[7][13]

Honours
Betis

References
  1. "El Betis comenzó ayer sus entrenamientos" [Betis started training yesterday]. ABC (in Spanish). 28 July 1970. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
  2. "3–1: La Leonesa cedió al Rayo el "farolillo rojo"" [3–1: Leonesa passed "red lantern" to Rayo]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 26 February 1973. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
  3. "3–1: Al Valencia le bastó con el primer tiempo" [3–1: Valencia only needed first half]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 1 March 1973. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
  4. "3–1: Las Palmas terminó apabullando el Betis" [3–1: Las Palmas ended all over Betis]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 8 September 1974. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
  5. "2–2: Los andaluces remontaron dos ventajas vascas" [2–2: The Andalusians countered Basques' advantage twice]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 26 June 1977. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
  6. "1–0: El Real Betis, a Segunda" [1–0: Real Betis, to Segunda]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 8 May 1978. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
  7. Samuel Silva (11 June 2014). "Alabanda, la sangre verde" [Alabanda, the green blood]. Diario de Sevilla (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 June 2014.
  8. "Salamanca ya es jugador del Murcia" [Salamanca is already a Murcia player]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 13 July 1980. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
  9. "0–3: El Murcia le endosó sus negativos al Salamanca" [0–3: Murcia passed their negatives onto Salamanca]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 14 September 1980. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
  10. "5–4: Ensalada de goles en el Murcia-Athletic" [5–4: Goal salad in Murcia-Athletic]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 20 October 1980. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
  11. "2–1: Gil, otra vez providencial" [2–1: Gil, essential again]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 9 February 1981. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
  12. "Los germanos, muy a la defensiva, aprovecharon su oportunidad" [Quite defensive Germans seized their opportunity]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 25 April 1976. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
  13. "Fallece Sebastián Alabanda, consejero y exfutbolista del Real Betis" [Sebastián Alabanda, counsellor and former Real Betis footballer, dies] (in Spanish). Europa Press. 10 June 2014. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
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