Servando Sánchez Barahona (born 2 June 1984), known simply as Servando, is a Spanish former footballer who played as a central defender.
He amassed Segunda División totals of 87 matches and three goals over four seasons, at the service of Jaén and Cádiz. Most of his 16-year senior career was spent in the lower leagues.
Servando played his first professional match on 18 August 2013 at the age of 29, starting in a 1–2 home loss against SD Eibar.[4] He made 34 appearances during the campaign, as his team were immediately relegated to the third level.
On 16 July 2014, Servando terminated his contract with Jaén and signed with Cádiz CF also in division three.[5] He also achieved promotion to the second tier with the latter club in 2016, again as a starter,[6] being deployed as a left-back and a defensive midfielder by managers Claudio Barragán and his successor Álvaro Cervera in the process.[7]
On 12 June 2019, Servando announced his retirement from football after complications stemming from a triple facial fracture occurred in a match against CD Tenerife in the Copa del Rey.[8] The following month, he was named Cervera's assistant at Cádiz.[9]
Personal life
Servando's brother, Germán, was also a footballer and a defender.[10]