Personal information | |||
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Full name | Antonio Notario Caro | ||
Date of birth | 19 November 1972 | ||
Place of birth | Mataró, Spain | ||
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ||
Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
Youth career | |||
Granada | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1990–1993 | Granada | 79 | (0) |
1993–1994 | Valencia B | 17 | (0) |
1994–1995 | Murcia | 18 | (0) |
1995–1996 | Poli Almería | 2 | (0) |
1996–1997 | Guadix | 37 | (0) |
1997–2000 | Granada | 119 | (0) |
2000–2006 | Sevilla | 124 | (0) |
2006–2008 | Murcia | 62 | (0) |
2008–2009 | Celta | 30 | (0) |
2009–2010 | Albacete | 13 | (0) |
Total | 501 | (0) | |
National team | |||
1991 | Spain U19 | 1 | (0) |
1991 | Spain U23 | 1 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
Antonio Notario Caro (born 19 November 1972) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
In a ten-year professional career – he did not reach La Liga or Segunda División until the age of nearly 28 – he appeared in 229 games in representation of four teams, mainly Sevilla.
Notario was born in Mataró, Barcelona, Catalonia. During his early career he played mostly with Andalusian clubs, beginning at Granada CF (two stints) then appearing for Valencia CF's B-team, Real Murcia, Polideportivo Almería and Guadix CF, with all of the clubs competing in Segunda División B.
In the 2000 summer, Notario moved to Sevilla FC where he would have his most successful years, being promoted to La Liga in his first season and retaining first-choice status until the 2005–06 campaign, with the arrival of Andrés Palop relegating him to the bench. He would, however, appear in eight matches in the side's victorious run in the UEFA Cup.
In 2006–07, Notario achieved once again top flight promotion, as he returned to Murcia after 12 years. He was also starter for most of the following season until new boss Javier Clemente promoted Uruguayan Fabián Carini to the starting XI, with Murcia being nonetheless relegated.