Martín Vellisca

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Martín Vellisca
Personal information
Full name Martín Vellisca González
Date of birth (1971-08-22) 22 August 1971 (age 52)
Place of birth Madrid, Spain
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 7+12 in)
Position(s) Winger
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1990–1991 Atlético Madrid B 3 (1)
1991–1992 Valdepeñas 35 (7)
1992–1993 Getafe 38 (6)
1993–1999 Salamanca 219 (12)
1999–2004 Zaragoza 135 (9)
2004–2006 Almería 51 (2)
2006–2008 Logroñés 73 (4)
Total 554 (41)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Martín Vellisca González (born 22 August 1971) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a left winger.

He played 220 La Liga matches over seven seasons, in representation of Salamanca (three years) and Zaragoza (four).

Club career[edit]

Vellisca was born in Madrid. After starting out at Atlético Madrid B and amateurs CF Valdepeñas, he began his professional career at local club Getafe CF before joining UD Salamanca in 1993. He was an undisputed first-choice from the start, never playing less than 34 games while also experiencing two La Liga promotions and as many relegations to Segunda División;[1][2] in the 1997–98 season, as the team retained their top-division status, he participated in a 4–1 win against eventual champions FC Barcelona at the Camp Nou.[3]

From 1999 to 2004, Vellisca represented Real Zaragoza, totalling 104 league matches with eight goals in his first three seasons. After helping the Aragonese to a 2003 return to the top flight, he was only a fringe player the following campaign, and left the side with two Copa del Rey trophies.[4]

Vellisca retired in 2008 at age 37, having spent two seasons each with UD Almería (second tier) and lowly Logroñés CF.[5]

Honours[edit]

Zaragoza

References[edit]

  1. ^ Segalás, Alejandro (14 April 2020). "Martín Vellisca: "El estadio y el club pegaron un cambio radical de 2ªB a Primera en solo dos años"" [Martín Vellisca: "Radical twist for ground and club from 2ªB to Primera in just two years"]. La Gaceta de Salamanca (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  2. ^ Villardón, Sergio (9 February 2023). "La Unión Deportiva Salamanca y el centenario que nunca llegó" [Unión Deportiva Salamanca and the centenary that never came] (in Spanish). Salamanca 24 Horas. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  3. ^ Segura, Manuel (16 May 1998). "Adiós con sonrojo" [Embarrassing goodbye]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 March 2017.
  4. ^ Serrano, Enrique (15 April 2020). "Un exzaragocista confinado en Nebraska" [Former Zaragoza man confined in Nebraska] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  5. ^ Gaitán, Miguel (30 September 2013). "Martín Vellisca: "Terminé muy quemado de todo lo que conlleva el fútbol"" [Martín Vellisca: "Everything that has to do with football eventually really got to me"]. El Periódico de Aragón (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  6. ^ Ortego, Enrique (1 July 2001). "Zaragoza, no hay quinta Copa mala" [Zaragoza, no such thing as a bad fifth Cup]. ABC (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 July 2014.
  7. ^ Hall, Andy (17 March 2004). "Galletti gives Zaragoza glory". UEFA. Retrieved 16 January 2024.

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