Tato (footballer, born 1992)
Luis Alberto Díez Ocerín (born 9 July 1992), commonly known as Tato, is a Spanish footballer who plays for Toma Maglie as a midfielder.
| Tato with Toma Maglie in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Luis Alberto Díez Ocerín | ||
| Date of birth | 9 July 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Santander, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Toma Maglie | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Racing Santander | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2013 | Racing B | 87 | (14) |
| 2011 | Racing Santander | 2 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Sestao | 30 | (1) |
| 2014–2015 | Sporting B | 29 | (3) |
| 2015–2016 | Zira | 32 | (5) |
| 2016 | Escobedo | 2 | (3) |
| 2016–2017 | Orihuela | 9 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | CD Azuqueca | ||
| 2018 | Mons Calpe | 4 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Chieti | ||
| 2020–2021 | Martina | ||
| 2021 | Real Potosí | 2 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Sulmona | ||
| 2022 | Terracina | ||
| 2022 | Teramo | ||
| 2023 | Bruno's Magpies | 9 | (0) |
| 2023– | Toma Maglie | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 April 2023 | |||
Football career edit
Born in Santander, Cantabria, Tato was a product of hometown club Racing de Santander's youth ranks. He made his senior debuts with the reserves in the 2009–10 campaign, aged only 17, in Segunda División B.
Tato made his first-team – and La Liga – debut on 6 March 2011, playing the last two minutes in a 1–3 home defeat against Real Madrid.[1] He spent the vast majority of his spell registered with the B-side, however.
On 26 June 2013, Tato signed with Sestao River Club in Segunda División B.[2] After featuring regularly for the Basques he moved to another reserve team, Sporting de Gijón B in the same level.[3]
On 23 May 2016, Zira FK announced that Tato had left the club after one season in the Azerbaijan Premier League.[4] On 23 September he returned to his home country, signing for UM Escobedo.[5]
References edit
- ^ Benzema double keeps Real hopes alive; ESPN Soccernet, 6 March 2011
- ^ L.A. Díez "Tato" nuevo jugador verdinegro (L.A. Díez "Tato", new green-and-black player) 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine; Sestao River, 26 June 2013 (in Spanish)
- ^ El Sporting B ficha al centrocampista Tato y renuevan Alberto y Guitián (Sporting B sign midfielder Tato and Alberto and Guitián renew); Sporting Gijón, 17 July 2014 (in Spanish)
- ^ "Zirə 5 futbolçi ilə yeni müqavilə imzaladı" [Zira signed a new contract with 5 footballers] (in Azerbaijani). Zira FK. 23 May 2016. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
- ^ Tato y Espino, nuevos jugadores del Escobedo (Tato and Espino, new players of Escobedo); Contrameta, 23 September 2016 (in Spanish)
External links edit
- Tato at BDFutbol
- Tato at Futbolme (in Spanish)
- Tato at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
- Tato at Soccerway