Antonio Adán

Antonio Adán Garrido ( born May 13, 1987 in Madrid ) is a Spanish football goalkeeper.

Career

Beginning of his career at Real Madrid

His active career as a football goalkeeper Adán began in 1997, when he was admitted to the offspring of the capital club. After a few years in the youth of the young goalkeeper came into the C- team of the club, the División their game operating at that time already in the Tercera, the fourth- highest Spanish football league, had in 2004. There he came in his first season in 15 league games for use and ranked at season's end with the team only in eleventh place in Group 7 ( at this time there was in the fourth division 17 different parallel groups). After gaining initial experience in Spain Viertklassigkeit, Adán advanced in the 2005/06 season to a true strain force in the gate of the C- team of the Royal.

He came in 36 of the 38 league games for use and cashed while 29 of the 31 goals. With the team he ranked in the final standings in the first place of Group 7 and was therefore entitled to the promotion play-off in the Segunda División B, Spain's third highest football league to participate. There, the team survived the first knockout round, which was played in a round and a second round, and came to a total score of 2-1 over the CF Alondras in the two elimination round. In this one met on the CD Guijuelo, after a 1-0 win in the home game, but a 1-2 defeat in the return leg in Madrid on away goals in the third division managed to rise and there to this day (as of 2010 season / 11) lingers.

Professional debut for Real Madrid Castilla

Due to its performance in the third team of the association Adán was from the season 2006/ 07 in the B- team of the club, the División their game operating at this time in the Segunda, the second- highest division in Spanish football, had taken. Here he made ​​his official debut as a professional player, as he 's 1-1 away draw against CD Castellón guarded the gate of his team over the full duration on 27 August 2006. Until 1 October 2006, followed by another five championship inserts for Real Madrid Castilla, in the remaining games, he had the more experienced Jordi Codina to defer. However, with the exception of a game in which he allowed Kiko Casilla get to use one. At the end of the season the team managed in 19th place Scrapping only just not in the league and had just two consecutive professional seasons the recent way to the third league start.

Reason for which only six appearances in the last season was especially an operation for a torn ligament in the knee, for which he turned out longer time to cure so. After relegation to the Segunda División B Adán was next to Felipe Ramos ( 24 appearances ) is used only as a second goalkeeper. For further five championship appearances came in this season Tomás Mejía, who was pushed out of the C- team to the B- team, there to gain some experience. For him, it should be up to date (October 2010) remain the only duty stakes for Real Madrid Castilla; after which he was active exclusively in the C- Team. For Adán it ran into the following season 2008/ 09 in the B team again much better, where he came to a total of 31 missions in the Spanish third division. With the team but he failed, as in the previous season to a resurgence and had to be content merely with places at the top table area.

Acquisition in the first team

In the 2009/10 season, the now 22 -year-old was first presented as an official squad member of the professional team, after the team accompanied, among others, already in the 2006/07 season on their U.S. tour, while also in a friendly match against a mixed team of Palestinian and Israeli soccer players made ​​his team debut. Already in 2008 /09 Adán was sitting in a large part of the Official matches of the professional team without the use on the bench. Since about that time, the now 23 -year-old goalkeeper also trains regularly with the pros, even though he actually comes exclusively for Real Madrid Castilla used. So he came in his first official season in La Liga to 36 from a total of 38 possible gewesenen inserts in Segunda División B, the third highest Spanish football league. In the remaining two games he let his younger colleague Felipe Ramos precedence. In the 2010/11 season Adán is only in the squad of the A - team of the club. His debut in the first team he celebrated on 8 December 2010 in the Champions League group match against AJ Auxerre, his first league match he played on February 13, 2011 against Espanyol. On September 2, 2013, his contract was dissolved.

About Cagliari to Seville

After one and a half months without a club joined Adán Cagliari Calcio. He wrote on November 19, 2013 a contract until the end of the 2013 season / 14th After two appearances in Serie A. Adán returned end of January 2014 returned to Spain and joined Betis Seville.

The time in the junior national team

His first experiences gathered Adán in the Spanish U-17 national team, with whom he celebrated his greatest successes in his national team career. He participated with the team at the U-17 European Championship 2003 in Portugal, during which he celebrated his 15th birthday with the team vice European champion at the end of the tournament. He also took the age of 15 at the U -17 World Championship 2003 in Finland and was part in two group matches while ( 3-3 draw with Sierra Leone; 3-2 against South Korea). Previously, he was already used during the qualification for this World Cup U-17 national team of Spain. With the team he was after a 0-1 defeat against the Brazilian Age colleague U-17 runner-up at the end of the tournament.

After successful qualification, was started only in the second qualifying round, Adán was also appointed to the U-17 National Team squad that took part in the U-17 European Championship in France in 2004. As in the previous year, it was again Vice European Champion after a final defeat by France. After a more or less successful time in the Spanish U-17 national team Adán was used from 2006 in the U-19 selection in his home country. He was, among other things in the squad of the team, who took part in the U-19 European Championship 2006 in Poland and there enjoyed great success. Having already acted long time as captain of the C- team and then spent many years as captain of Real Madrid Castilla, he led the U-19 national team as captain for the U-19 European Championship titles, the total already sixth in the association 's history.

In the following year he took part with the Spanish U-20 national team at the World Junior Championships in Canada, where he led the team as captain to the quarterfinals of the competition. There, however, the team just going down to the eventual runners from the Czech Republic in a penalty shootout. Overall, Adán came this year in six U-20 internationals used, whereby he completed five of them during the Junior World Championships in Canada. In addition to the inserts in the Spanish U-17, U-19 and U-20 selections Adán graduated in 2007, a game for the Spanish U- 21 team. He was used on 6 February 2007 in a friendly match against the English U-21 national team. The game ended in a 2-2 draw. For Adán this was also the last mission for a national team of his native country.

Achievements

• 2011 Copa del Rey winners
• 2012 Spanish Champion
• 2012 Supercopa de España