Sergio_Villanueva_Fernández
Sergio Villanueva (footballer)
Spanish footballer
Sergio Villanueva Fernández (born 2 November 1975) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for CD Tuilla as a midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sergio Villanueva Fernández | ||
| Date of birth | (1975-11-02) 2 November 1975 (age 48) | ||
| Place of birth | Mieres, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Tuilla | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Caudal | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1994–1996 | Caudal | 32 | (2) |
| 1994–1995 | → Santiago Aller (loan) | 35 | (6) |
| 1996–1998 | Sporting B | 32 | (3) |
| 1997–1998 | → Caudal (loan) | 28 | (1) |
| 1998–1999 | Alavés B | ||
| 1999 | Noja | 9 | (1) |
| 1999–2002 | Marino | 106 | (35) |
| 2002–2003 | Eibar | 2 | (0) |
| 2003–2005 | Zamora | 92 | (10) |
| 2005–2007 | Vecindario | 45 | (5) |
| 2007–2010 | Oviedo | 86 | (16) |
| 2010–2012 | Marino | 86 | (19) |
| 2012–2016 | Lealtad | 124 | (17) |
| 2016– | Tuilla | 20 | (3) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 May 2018 | |||
Born in Mieres, Asturias, Villanueva graduated from Caudal Deportivo's youth setup, and made his senior debut while on loan at amateurs Santiago de Aller CF in 1994. In 1996 he signed for Sporting de Gijón, being assigned to the reserves in Segunda División B but eventually returning to his first club in the following year, in a season-long loan deal.
Villanueva moved to another reserve team in the summer of 1998, Deportivo Alavés B from Tercera División. In January of the following year he joined SD Noja in the third level, and subsequently represented Club Marino de Luanco, playing in both the third and fourth tiers.
In July 2002, Villanueva signed with Segunda División's SD Eibar. His first match as a professional took place on 1 September, aged 27, playing the last two minutes in a 0–0 away home draw against Polideportivo Ejido.[1] After featuring rarely, however, he moved to Zamora CF in January of the following year.
Villanueva joined third division side UD Vecindario in the 2005 off-season, appearing regularly in his first season, which ended in promotion. He was played sparingly in his second, and terminated his contract on 22 January 2007,[2] subsequently signing for Real Oviedo.[3]
Villanueva moved back to former club Marino de Luanco in 2010,[4] being promoted to the third level at the first attempt. In August 2012, he joined CD Lealtad also in his native region and division four.[5]
- Eibar y 'Poli', por debajo de sus posibilidades (Eibar and 'Poli', below average); Mundo Deportivo, 2 September 2002 (in Spanish)
- "La UD Vecindario rescinde el contrato de Roberto Álvarez y Sergio Villanueva (UD Vecindario terminate the contract of Roberto Álvarez and Sergio Villanueva)];" (in Spanish). 22 January 2007. Archived from the original on 2014-09-09.
- Sergio Villanueva asume su gran reto en el Oviedo (Sergio Villanueva assumes great personal challenge in Oviedo); Marca, 25 January 2007 (in Spanish)
- El Marino ficha al ex oviedista Sergio Villanueva (Marino sign former oviedista Sergio Villanueva); La Nueva España, 2 February 2010 (in Spanish)
- Sergio Villanueva cambia Noreña por Villaviciosa (Sergio Villanueva changes Noreña for Villaviciosa); La Nueva España, 3 August 2012 (in Spanish)
- Sergio Villanueva at BDFutbol
- Sergio Villanueva at Futbolme (in Spanish)
- Sergio Villanueva at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
- Sergio Villanueva at Soccerway