Pedro López (footballer, born November 1983)

For other people named Pedro López, see Pedro López (disambiguation).

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

Pedro López Muñoz (born 1 November 1983) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a right-back.

Pedro López

López in 2014
Personal information
Full name	Pedro López Muñoz
Date of birth	(1983-11-01) 1 November 1983 (age 40)
Place of birth	Torrent, Spain
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Right-back
Youth career
1996–2002	Monte-Sión
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2002–2004	Valencia B	54	(6)
2004–2005	Valencia	0	(0)
2004–2005	→ Racing Santander (loan)	20	(1)
2005–2011	Valladolid	168	(3)
2011–2019	Levante	160	(2)
2019–2021	Huesca	40	(0)
Total		442	(12)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Over 12 seasons, he amassed La Liga totals of 257 matches and five goals, in representation of Racing de Santander, Valladolid, Levante and Huesca.

Club career

Valencia and Racing

Born in Torrent, Valencian Community, López was a product of Valencia CF's youth system. His input with the first team consisted of three appearances in the 2005 UEFA Intertoto Cup,^[1][2][3] as he was mainly associated to their reserves.

López would go on to make his La Liga debut for Racing de Santander during the 2004–05 season, having signed on loan.^[4][5][6]

Valladolid

López joined Real Valladolid in summer 2005, playing 36 matches for a side that achieved top-flight promotion two years later.^[7] He scored his first goal for the club the following campaign, a long-range strike during the 1–1 home draw against Real Madrid on 23 September 2007.^[8]

On 14 December 2008, firmly established as first-choice right-back, López netted from his half in a 3–0 home win over Deportivo de La Coruña.^[9] He continued to start regularly in the following seasons,^[10] suffering relegation in 2009–10.^[11]

Levante

Wishing to return to the top tier, López joined Levante UD of his native region on 19 July 2011, on a three-year deal.^[12] The team finished a best-ever sixth in his debut season, subsequently qualifying for the UEFA Europa League in which he played eight matches to help them reach the quarter-finals.^[13] He scored his first goal for the club on 31 March 2014, to confirm a 2–0 win at Granada CF.^[14]

On 16 May 2019, the 35-year-old López announced he would leave the Estadi Ciutat de València at the end of the campaign when his contract expired.^[15]

Huesca

On 16 July 2019, free agent López signed a one-year contract with SD Huesca, recently relegated to Segunda División.^[16]

Honours

Valladolid

• Segunda División: 2006–07

Levante

• Segunda División: 2016–17

Huesca

• Segunda División: 2019–20

References

1. "Valencia y Deportivo, en semifinales de la Copa Intertoto" [Valencia and Deportivo, to the Intertoto Cup semi-finals]. El Mundo (in Spanish). 24 July 2005. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
2. "El Valencia arrolla al Roda y el Depor sufre ante el Newcastle" [Valencia crush Roda and Depor suffer against Newcastle]. El Mundo (in Spanish). 27 July 2005. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
3. "El Valencia cae por la mínima en Hamburgo" [Valencia fall in Hamburg by the odd goal]. El Mundo (in Spanish). 9 August 2005. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
4. Del Olmo, J. (25 August 2004). "Acuerda con el Valencia las cesiones de López y Parri" [Agreement with Valencia for loans of López and Parri]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 April 2021.
5. Vicario, Ernesto (20 September 2004). "El Villarreal perdona y el Racing empata en el 90'" [Villarreal forgive and Racing draw in the 90th]. Mundo Deportivo. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
6. "El Racing desquicia al Mallorca" [Racing make Mallorca go mad]. El Mundo (in Spanish). 31 October 2004. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
7. "Los héroes del ascenso esperan su oportunidad" [Promotion heroes await their chance]. El Norte de Castilla (in Spanish). 26 April 2011. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
8. "Valladolid 1–1 Real Madrid". ESPN Soccernet. 23 September 2007. Retrieved 26 July 2011.
9. "Valladolid 3–0 Deportivo La Coruña". ESPN Soccernet. 14 December 2008. Retrieved 26 July 2011.
10. "Una ciatalgia aparta a Pedro López de la sesión de entrenamiento" [Sciatica takes Pedro López from training session]. El Norte de Castilla (in Spanish). 9 January 2009. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
11. Esteve, Rafa (25 December 2023). "«Estoy convencido de que voy a vivir épocas buenas en este club siendo del cuerpo técnico»" ["I'm convinced I will have good seasons at this club as part of the coaching staff"]. Super Deporte (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 January 2024.
12. Allepuz, Miguel (20 July 2011). "Pedro López y Aranda ya atados; Xavi Torres al caer" [Pedro López and Aranda all tied; Xavi Torres to come]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 May 2015.
13. Mínguez, Javier (14 March 2017). "Pedro López 2018: seis años, en seis momentos" [Pedro López 2018: six years, in six moments] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
14. Rincón, Jaime (31 March 2014). "Eficacia de Primera" [Primera efficiency]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 May 2015.
15. ""Esta permanencia ha sido el reto más difícil de mi carrera"" ["This survival has been the most difficult goal of my career"]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 16 May 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
16. "Pedro López, experiencia para la defensa azulgrana" [Pedro López, experience for the blue-and-red defence] (in Spanish). SD Huesca. 16 July 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2019.

External links

• (in Spanish)
• Pedro López at BDFutbol
• Pedro López at Futbolme (in Spanish)
• Pedro López at Soccerway