Goretti Donaire

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Donaire and the second or maternal family name is Patón.

Goretti Donaire Patón (born 17 August 1982), often known as Goretti, is a Spanish former footballer who played as a midfielder or forward. Throughout her career she played in Spain's Superliga Femenina for Espanyol, Barcelona, Levante and L'Estartit, winning one league title with Levante.

Goretti Donaire

Personal information
Full name	Goretti Donaire Patón
Date of birth	(1982-08-17) 17 August 1982 (age 40)
Place of birth	Barcelona, Spain
Height	1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1999–2001	Barcelona
2001–2005	Espanyol
2005–2006	Barcelona		(6)
2006–2009	Levante	76	(41)
2009–2011	L'Estartit	44	(14)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:24, 27 July 2021 (UTC)

Career

Goretti's career started with Barcelona in the 1999–2000 season.^[1] Later in her career, with Levante, Goretti won the 2006–07 Superliga title.^[2] In September 2011, it was announced that Goretti had left L'Estartit and retired from football.^[3] For L'Estartit, Goretti scored 14 goals in 44 appearances.^[4]

Personal life

In an interview with Marca in 2010, Goretti announced that she was working on examinations to join Mossos d'Esquadra, the Catalan police force. In the same interview, she explained that this was because top-level Spanish female footballers struggle to earn enough money to live on playing football alone.^[5] In 2017, she was one of 52 current and former Barcelona players inducted into the Barça Players Association, aimed at recognising the most significant female footballers in Barcelona's history.^[6]

References

1. "Goretti" (in Spanish). Aupa Athletic. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
2. "El Levante se proclama campeón de la Superliga y lo hace a lo grande". Marca (in Spanish). 20 April 2007. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
3. Menayo, David (2 September 2011). "Un L'Estartit motivado apuesta por hacerse notar". Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 July 2021.
4. "Goretti" (in Spanish). BDFutbol. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
5. Menayo, David (29 January 2010). "Goretti: "En el fútbol hay mucho machista"". Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 July 2021.
6. Salinas, David (2 August 2017). "La Agrupación da la bienvenida a las nuevas socias y exjugadoras del FCB Femenino". Sport (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 July 2021.