Spanish footballer
In this
Spanish name , the first or paternal
surname is
López and the second or maternal family name is
Muñoz .
Pedro López
López in 2014
Full name
Pedro López Muñoz Date of birth
(1983-11-01 ) 1 November 1983 (age 40) Place of birth
Torrent , Spain Height
1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Position(s)
Right-back 1996–2002
Monte-Sión Years
Team
Apps
(Gls ) 2002–2004
Valencia B
54
(6) 2004–2005
Valencia
0
(0) 2004–2005
→ Racing Santander (loan)
20
(1) 2005–2011
Valladolid
168
(3) 2011–2019
Levante
160
(2) 2019–2021
Huesca
40
(0) Total
442
(12)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
Pedro López Muñoz (born 1 November 1983) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a right-back .
Over 12 seasons, he amassed La Liga totals of 257 matches and five goals, in representation of Racing de Santander , Valladolid , Levante and Huesca .
Club career
Valencia and Racing
Born in Torrent , Valencian Community , López was a product of Valencia CF 's youth system. His input with the first team consisted of three appearances in the 2005 UEFA Intertoto Cup ,[1] [2] [3] as he was mainly associated to their reserves .
López would go on to make his La Liga debut for Racing de Santander during the 2004–05 season , having signed on loan.[4] [5] [6]
Valladolid
López joined Real Valladolid in summer 2005, playing 36 matches for a side that achieved top-flight promotion two years later .[7] He scored his first goal for the club the following campaign , a long-range strike during the 1–1 home draw against Real Madrid on 23 September 2007.[8]
On 14 December 2008, firmly established as first-choice right-back, López netted from his half in a 3–0 home win over Deportivo de La Coruña .[9] He continued to start regularly in the following seasons,[10] suffering relegation in 2009–10 .[11]
Levante
Wishing to return to the top tier, López joined Levante UD of his native region on 19 July 2011, on a three-year deal.[12] The team finished a best-ever sixth in his debut season , subsequently qualifying for the UEFA Europa League in which he played eight matches to help them reach the quarter-finals.[13] He scored his first goal for the club on 31 March 2014, to confirm a 2–0 win at Granada CF .[14]
On 16 May 2019, the 35-year-old López announced he would leave the Estadi Ciutat de València at the end of the campaign when his contract expired.[15]
Huesca
On 16 July 2019, free agent López signed a one-year contract with SD Huesca , recently relegated to Segunda División .[16]
Honours
Valladolid
Levante
Huesca
References
^ "Valencia y Deportivo, en semifinales de la Copa Intertoto" [Valencia and Deportivo, to the Intertoto Cup semi-finals]. El Mundo (in Spanish). 24 July 2005. Retrieved 3 April 2021 .
^ "El Valencia arrolla al Roda y el Depor sufre ante el Newcastle" [Valencia crush Roda and Depor suffer against Newcastle]. El Mundo (in Spanish). 27 July 2005. Retrieved 3 April 2021 .
^ "El Valencia cae por la mínima en Hamburgo" [Valencia fall in Hamburg by the odd goal]. El Mundo (in Spanish). 9 August 2005. Retrieved 3 April 2021 .
^ Del Olmo, J. (25 August 2004). "Acuerda con el Valencia las cesiones de López y Parri" [Agreement with Valencia for loans of López and Parri]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 April 2021 .
^ Vicario, Ernesto (20 September 2004). "El Villarreal perdona y el Racing empata en el 90' " [Villarreal forgive and Racing draw in the 90th]. Mundo Deportivo . Retrieved 31 May 2018 .
^ "El Racing desquicia al Mallorca" [Racing make Mallorca go mad]. El Mundo (in Spanish). 31 October 2004. Retrieved 31 May 2018 .
^ "Los héroes del ascenso esperan su oportunidad" [Promotion heroes await their chance]. El Norte de Castilla (in Spanish). 26 April 2011. Retrieved 28 April 2016 .
^ "Valladolid 1–1 Real Madrid" . ESPN Soccernet . 23 September 2007. Archived from the original on October 26, 2012. Retrieved 26 July 2011 .
^ "Valladolid 3–0 Deportivo La Coruña" . ESPN Soccernet. 14 December 2008. Archived from the original on October 26, 2012. Retrieved 26 July 2011 .
^ "Una ciatalgia aparta a Pedro López de la sesión de entrenamiento" [Sciatica takes Pedro López from training session]. El Norte de Castilla (in Spanish). 9 January 2009. Retrieved 3 April 2021 .
^ Esteve, Rafa (25 December 2023). "«Estoy convencido de que voy a vivir épocas buenas en este club siendo del cuerpo técnico»" ["I'm convinced I will have good seasons at this club as part of the coaching staff"]. Super Deporte (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 January 2024 .
^ Allepuz, Miguel (20 July 2011). "Pedro López y Aranda ya atados; Xavi Torres al caer" [Pedro López and Aranda all tied; Xavi Torres to come]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 May 2015 .
^ Mínguez, Javier (14 March 2017). "Pedro López 2018: seis años, en seis momentos" [Pedro López 2018: six years, in six moments] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. Retrieved 12 January 2024 .
^ Rincón, Jaime (31 March 2014). "Eficacia de Primera" [Primera efficiency]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 May 2015 .
^ " "Esta permanencia ha sido el reto más difícil de mi carrera" " ["This survival has been the most difficult goal of my career"]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 16 May 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2019 .
^ "Pedro López, experiencia para la defensa azulgrana" [Pedro López, experience for the blue-and-red defence] (in Spanish). SD Huesca. 16 July 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2019 .
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