Spanish footballer (born 1980)
In this
Spanish name , the first or paternal
surname is
Infante and the second or maternal family name is
Muñoz .
Pablo Infante Full name
Pablo Infante Muñoz Date of birth
(1980-03-20 ) 20 March 1980 (age 44) Place of birth
Burgos , Spain Height
1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) Position(s)
Winger
Burgos
Vadillos
Racing Lermeño Years
Team
Apps
(
Gls ) 1999–2002
Racing Lermeño
2002–2003
Río Vena
2003–2005
Arandina
64
(29) 2005–2014
Mirandés
309
(126) 2014–2016
Ponferradina
49
(4) Total
422
(159)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
Pablo Infante Muñoz (born 20 March 1980) is a Spanish former
footballer who played as a
left winger .
A
late bloomer , he spent most of his professional career at
Mirandés , appearing in nearly 350 competitive games and amassing
Segunda División totals of 55 matches and 11 goals for the club (104/15 overall).
[1]
[2]
Club career
Early career
Born in
Burgos ,
Castile and León , Infante played at youth level with local
Real Burgos CF , Vadillos CF and
Racing Lermeño .
[3] His first six years as a senior were spent in amateur football.
Mirandés
Infante made his professional debut in the
2005–06 season , with
CD Mirandés in the
Tercera División , which he helped to promote to
Segunda División B in his
fourth year .
[4] In
2011–12 , his name became known in Spain
[5] after the
Castile and León club's performances in
that campaign 's
Copa del Rey , disposing of
La Liga sides
Villarreal CF and
Racing de Santander , with the player scoring four of their six goals in those four matches,
[6] and eventually being crowned the competition's top scorer; in the domestic league, he netted 13 times in the
regular season alone to help his team promote to
Segunda División for the first time ever.
[7]
[8]
On 28 June 2012, the 32-year-old Infante renewed his contract with Mirandés for
one further season .
[9] He played his first game in the second tier on 17 August, starting in a 0–1 home loss against
SD Huesca .
[10]
Infante scored his professional goals on 1 September 2012, netting a brace in a 4–0 away victory over
Xerez CD .
[11]
Ponferradina
On 13 July 2014, after a nine-year spell at the
Estadio Municipal de Anduva , Infante signed a one-year deal with fellow second-division
SD Ponferradina .
[12] He scored four times from 32 appearances in his
debut campaign , adding seven
assists for the seventh-placed team.
[13]
Personal life
After numerous media interviews in Spain, it emerged that Infante spent years refusing offers from club in higher divisions due to his work as director of a bank branch, located 50 kilometers from Mirandés' facilities.
[4]
He was a graduate in
Business Administration from the
University of Burgos ,
[14] and played the vast majority of his career in teams in the
Province of Burgos .
References
^ Armero, Andrés (27 May 2012).
"Pablo Infante, un juvenil de 32 años" [Pablo Infante, a 32-year-old youth].
Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 May 2017 .
^
"Pablo Infante deja el Mirandés" [Pablo Infante leaves Mirandés]. Marca (in Spanish). 11 July 2014. Retrieved 7 May 2017 .
^
"Entrevista a Pablo Infante" [Interview with Pablo Infante]. Marca (in Spanish). 4 January 2012. Retrieved 19 January 2012 .
^
a
b García Vidart, Marco (10 January 2012).
"El 'nueve' que sueña con subir a Segunda con el Mirandés" [The 'nine' who dreams of Segunda promotion with Mirandés].
El Diario Montañés (in Spanish). Archived from
the original on 13 January 2012. Retrieved 19 January 2012 .
^ Molero, Iván (17 January 2012).
"Lucha de gigantes" [Clash of giants].
Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 September 2023 .
^ Pérez, Gorka (3 January 2012).
"El Mirandés vuela a lomos de Pablo Infante" [Mirandés fly on the back of Pablo Infante].
El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 January 2012 .
^
"Previa Promoción Ascenso ascenso a 2ª División A: CD.Mirandes – Atco. Baleares" [Promotion playoffs to 2nd Division A preview: CD.Mirandes – Atco. Baleares] (in Spanish). Fútbol Balear. 19 May 2012. Retrieved 19 April 2020 .
^ Rapado, Sergio (27 May 2012).
"Mirandés es de Segunda" [Mirandés are from Segunda ]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 April 2020 .
^
"Pablo Infante seguirá otro año en el Mirandés" [Pablo Infante to continue another year with Mirandés]. Marca (in Spanish). 28 June 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2012 .
^
"El Huesca amarga el estreno del Mirandés" [Huesca bitter Mirandés debut]. Marca (in Spanish). 17 August 2012. Retrieved 24 August 2012 .
^
"El Mirandés se estrenó a lo grande en la División de Plata" [Mirandés started counting points in Silver Division in style]. Marca (in Spanish). 1 September 2012. Retrieved 15 August 2014 .
^ Otero, Francisco Roberto (13 July 2014).
"Pablo Infante llega a la Deportiva" [Pablo Infante arrives at Deportiva]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 August 2014 .
^
"Pablo Infante renueva con la Ponferradina" [Pablo Infante renews with Ponferradina] (in Spanish).
La Liga . 16 June 2015. Retrieved 19 April 2020 .
^
"El Mirandés y su estrella, Pablo Infante" [Mirandés and their star, Pablo Infante] (in Spanish). De Portada. 15 January 2012. Retrieved 19 January 2012 . [
permanent dead link ]
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