Andrés Palop

Andrés Palop

Palop playing for Sevilla in 2008
Personal information
Full name Andrés Palop Cervera
Date of birth (1973-10-22) 22 October 1973
Place of birth L'Alcúdia, Spain
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Youth career
Valencia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1993–1997 Valencia B 68 (0)
1997–2005 Valencia 43 (0)
1997–1999 → Villarreal (loan) 74 (0)
2005–2013 Sevilla 217 (0)
2013–2014 Bayer Leverkusen 0 (0)
Total 402 (0)
Teams managed
2015–2016 Alcoyano

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Palop and the second or maternal family name is Cervera.

Andrés Palop Cervera (born 22 October 1973) is a Spanish retired professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper, and a current manager.

After having languished on the bench of hometown club Valencia for most of his stay,[1] he became a premiere player with Sevilla well into his 30s, helping it consolidate in both the domestic and European fronts. Over the course of 15 seasons he appeared in 295 games in La Liga, where he also represented Villarreal in 1998–99.

Palop was selected by Spain for Euro 2008, but never gained an international cap.

Club career

Valencia

Born in L'Alcúdia, Valencian Community, Palop was a youth product of local giants Valencia CF, and his first professional seasons were spent at neighbours Villarreal CF, in a two-year loan spell. He was the undisputed starter in both the side's La Liga promotion in 1998 – a first ever – and relegation the following season, being subsequently recalled by the Che.

In his six-year stint with Valencia's main squad, however, Palop was mostly backup to veteran Santiago Cañizares, his most games consisting of 15 in his first year. As the club were crowned league champions in 2002 and 2004, he could only appear seven times combined (all in the former campaign), and eventually grew unsettled.[1]

Palop during a match with Sevilla.

Sevilla

Palop joined Sevilla FC in the 2005 summer, quickly becoming one of the Andalusians' cornerstones as they added five titles in only one year. On 15 March 2007, he made headlines when he scored an injury time-equalising goal in the UEFA Cup round-of-16 tie against FC Shakhtar Donetsk, forcing extra time as a result – Sevilla, which had drawn 2–2 at home in the first leg, went on to win 3–2, and eventually won the competition for the second consecutive time;[2][3] in the final against fellow league team RCD Espanyol he stopped three of four penalty kicks in the shootout, being named Man of the match.[4]

In the following campaigns, veteran Palop continued to be an undisputed starter for Sevilla, never appearing in fewer than 31 league matches. In 2009–10 he helped to a fourth place in the league, with the subsequent qualification to the UEFA Champions League, and victory in the Copa del Rey.[5]

Bayer Leverkusen

In early June 2013, Palop signed a one-year contract with Bayer 04 Leverkusen, moving abroad for the first time at the age of nearly 40.[6] He was used exclusively as back-up by the German Bundesliga club, and in April 2014 he announced his retirement.[7]

Coaching

On 18 February 2015, Palop was named manager at CD Alcoyano for the remainder of the season in Segunda División B.[8][9] In June, after achieving the sufficient qualifications, he took the post on a permanent basis,[10] announcing his exit in May 2016.[11]

International career

Palop was first called up for Spain in August 2007, for a friendly with Greece, after a last-minute injury to Iker Casillas.[12] However, he did not leave the bench in the match.[13]

Uncapped, Palop lost a narrow competition with Pepe Reina of Liverpool for second-choice at UEFA Euro 2008, but beat FC Barcelona's Víctor Valdés for the third spot on the squad.[14][15] During the ceremony following Spain's victory in the tournament, he wore Luis Arconada's original Euro 1984 final shirt. He received the gold medal from Michel Platini (who had won the 1984 continental competition, scoring the final opener from an Arconada blunder), later president of UEFA.[16][17]

Club statistics

[18][19]

Club Season League National Cup[lower-alpha 1] Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Valencia 1997–98 La Liga 0000----00
1999–00 La Liga 150006[lower-alpha 2]0--210
2000–01 La Liga 10201[lower-alpha 2]0--40
2001–02 La Liga 70003[lower-alpha 3]0--100
2002–03 La Liga 90203[lower-alpha 2]0--140
2003–04 La Liga 00606[lower-alpha 3]0--120
2004–05 La Liga 110102[lower-alpha 3]0--140
Total 430110210--750
Villarreal 1997–98 Segunda División 39000--2[lower-alpha 4]0410
1998–99 La Liga 35050--2[lower-alpha 5]0420
Total 74050--40830
Sevilla 2005–06 La Liga 360007[lower-alpha 3]0--430
2006–07 La Liga 3404012[lower-alpha 3]11[lower-alpha 6]0511
2007–08 La Liga 310009[lower-alpha 2]03[lower-alpha 6][lower-alpha 7]0430
2008–09 La Liga 350606[lower-alpha 3]0--470
2009–10 La Liga 330605[lower-alpha 2]0--440
2010–11 La Liga 190308[lower-alpha 2][lower-alpha 3]02[lower-alpha 7]0320
2011–12 La Liga 130102[lower-alpha 3]0--160
2012–13 La Liga 16030----190
Total 2170230491602951
Bayer Leverkusen 2013–14 Bundesliga 000000--00
Total 000000--00
Career total 33403907011004531
  1. ↑ Includes Copa del Rey and DFB-Pokal matches.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. ↑ Appearances in Promotion play-offs
  5. ↑ Appearances in Relegation play-offs
  6. 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Super Cup
  7. 1 2 Appearances in Supercopa de España

Managerial statistics

As of 20 March 2016
Team From To Record
G W D L Win %
Alcoyano[20][21] 18 February 2015 Present 44 19 12 13 43.18
Total 44 19 12 13 43.18

Honours

Club

Valencia
Sevilla

International

References

  1. 1 2 "En la quiniela de Palop no caben las variantes" [No variables in Palop's pools] (in Spanish). Estadio Deportivo. 2 February 2013. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
  2. ↑ Sevilla saved by last gasp Palop; UEFA.com, 15 March 2007
  3. ↑ Shakhtar Donetsk 2–3 FC Sevilla; ESPN Soccernet, 15 March 2007
  4. ↑ Palop ensures cup joy for Sevilla; UEFA.com, 16 May 2007
  5. ↑ "Ganó el serio, cayó el alegre" [Serious won, playful lost] (in Spanish). El País. 19 May 2010. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
  6. ↑ Palop adds experience to Leverkusen; UEFA.com, 2 June 2013
  7. ↑ "Palop cuelga los guantes" [Palop hangs up gloves] (in Spanish). UEFA.com. 21 April 2014. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
  8. ↑ Carlos Sempere entrenará al Alcoyano y Andrés Palop será su ayudante (Carlos Sempere will manage Alcoyano and Andrés Palop will be his assistant); Mundo Deportivo, 18 February 2015 (Spanish)
  9. ↑ Palop afrontará en el Alcoyano su primera experiencia como entrenador (Palop will his face his first experience as a manager at Alcoyano); Marca, 18 February 2015 (Spanish)
  10. ↑ "Palop ya es el nuevo entrenador del Alcoyano: "Hago realidad un sueño"" [Palop is now Alcoyano's new manager: “I've made a dream come true”] (in Spanish). ABC. 4 June 2015. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
  11. ↑ "Palop anuncia que no seguirá el año próximo como entrenador del Alcoyano" [Palop announces that he will not continue next year as manager of Alcoyano] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 7 May 2016. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
  12. ↑ Casillas no viajará a Grecia y Luis llama a Palop (Casillas will not travel to Greece and Luis calls Palop); Marca, 20 August 2007 (Spanish)
  13. ↑ "Luis confirma a Reina: 'Palop ya tendrá tiempo de jugar'" [Luis confirms Reina: 'Palop's time to play will come'] (in Spanish). El Mundo. 21 August 2007. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
  14. ↑ "Palop irá a la Eurocopa" [Palop will go to the Eurocup] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. 25 March 2008. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
  15. ↑ "Raúl se queda fuera; Sergio García y Cazorla son las novedades" [Raúl is ousted; Sergio García and Cazorla are the novelties] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 17 May 2008. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
  16. ↑ Arconada alucinó con el gesto de Palop (Arconada went crazy with Palop's gesture); Mundo Deportivo, 2 July 2008 (Spanish)
  17. ↑ "Euro 2008: Palop's tribute to a legendary goalkeeper (Arconada)" (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. 22 April 2014. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
  18. ↑ "Palop: Andrés Palop Cervera". BDFutbol. Retrieved 18 December 2013.
  19. ↑ "Palop". Soccerway. Retrieved 18 December 2013.
  20. ↑ "Palop: Andrés Palop Cervera". BDFutbol. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
  21. ↑ "Palop: Andrés Palop Cervera". BDFutbol. Retrieved 20 March 2016. (registration required (help)).

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2008–2013 		Succeeded by
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