Laure (footballer)

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

Laureano Sanabria Ruiz (born 22 March 1985), commonly known as Laure, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a right-back.

Laure

Personal information
Full name	Laureano Sanabria Ruiz
Date of birth	(1985-03-22) 22 March 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth	Madrid, Spain
Height	1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s)	Right-back
Youth career
2002–2005	Real Madrid
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2005–2006	Real Madrid C	34	(0)
2006–2007	Leganés	32	(0)
2007–2008	Deportivo B	25	(0)
2007–2017	Deportivo La Coruña	191	(2)
2017–2022	Alcorcón	172	(1)
2022–2023	Atlético Baleares	35	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:45, 17 July 2023 (UTC)

He spent the vast majority of his career with Deportivo La Coruña, where he made 213 appearances in all competitions over ten seasons.^[1] In La Liga, he appeared in 117 matches for the club.

Club career

Real Madrid and Leganés

Born in Madrid, Laure was a Real Madrid youth graduate whom, despite an impressive season for its C side, did not see Ramón Calderón's board offer him a new contract.^[2] He then signed for CD Leganés, also in the Spanish capital and competing in the Segunda División B, where he was a regular during his only season.

Deportivo

After moving to Deportivo de La Coruña in the summer of 2007, Laure quickly went on to establish himself as starter in its reserves, eventually catching the eye of first-team manager Miguel Ángel Lotina who picked him to replace the injured Manuel Pablo against Villarreal CF on 13 January 2008, and he played the full 90 minutes in the 4–3 La Liga away loss.^[3] At the end of the campaign, he earned a new deal to stay at the club until 2011.^[4]

Laure appeared in 20 matches in 2009–10, mostly as a left-back due to Filipe Luís' terrible ankle injury;^[5] Deportivo stood fourth in the table at the moment (January 2010), eventually finishing in tenth position. He scored his only goal in the top flight on 29 January 2011, in a 3–3 home draw with Sevilla FC.^[6]

In 2011–12, his first season ever in Segunda División, Laure took part in 38 games for the champions,^[7] scoring in the 3–2 home win over Girona FC.^[8] He managed another promotion from that level two years later, contributing 36 appearances and one goal.^[9][10]

Alcorcón

On 5 July 2017, Laure signed a three-year contract with AD Alcorcón of the second tier.^[11] In September of the following year, he reached the milestone of 50 consecutive complete matches.^[12][13]

Honours

Deportivo

• Segunda División: 2011–12^[7]

References

1. ""¡Laure capitán!" para despedir al veterano lateral" ["Laure captain!" to say goodbye to veteran full-back]. La Opinión A Coruña (in Spanish). 5 March 2019. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
2. [Laure, of Deportivo, wants revenge for his Real Madrid past] (in Spanish). Join Futbol. 30 August 2008. Archived from the original on 2 June 2009. Retrieved 24 September 2008.
3. "Villarreal 4–3 Deportivo La Coruña". ESPN Soccernet. 13 January 2008. Retrieved 9 January 2013.
4. Yordi, Juan (22 May 2008). "El Deportivo ata a Laure para tres temporadas más" [Deportivo tie Laure for another three seasons]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 September 2008.
5. "La sanción a Laure deja a Lotina sin laterales zurdos" [Laure ban leaves Lotina without left-backs]. Marca (in Spanish). 14 March 2010. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
6. "El Depor rescata un punto ante el Sevilla (3–3) a dos minutos para el final" [Depor rescue one point against Sevilla (3–3) two minutes from time] (in Spanish). RTVE. 29 January 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
7. "Fútbol | Segunda División – El Deportivo culmina el ascenso a Primera División" [Football | Second Division – Deportivo complete promotion to Primera División] (in Spanish). RTVE. 27 May 2012. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
8. G. Merino, Marcos (30 October 2011). "Lassad y Saúl le cambian la cara al Deportivo" [Lassad and Saúl give a new face to Deportivo]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 September 2020.
9. Piñeiro, Miguel (23 March 2014). "El Deportivo triunfa en Zaragoza y sigue cimentando sus opciones de ascenso lejos de Riazor" [Deportivo win in Zaragoza and continue to solidify chances of promotion away from Riazor]. La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 September 2020.
10. Castiñeira, Martín (2014). "Uno por uno, la plantilla al detalle" [One by one, squad under magnifying glass] (in Spanish). Riazor. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
11. "Laure se marcha al Alcorcón" [Laure goes to Alcorcón]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 5 July 2017. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
12. Jiménez, Álex (28 September 2018). "Las 'Bodas de Oro' de Laure: ¡50 partidos seguidos sin perderse ni un solo minuto!" [Laure's 'Wedding Anniversary': 50 consecutive matches without missing one single minute!]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 September 2020.
13. Velasco, Hugo (30 September 2018). "El Real Oviedo naufraga en Santo Domingo (2–0)" [Real Oviedo shipwreck at Santo Domingo (2–0)]. El Comercio (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 September 2020.

External links

• (in Spanish)
• Laure at BDFutbol
• Laure at Futbolme (in Spanish)
• Laure at Soccerway