Apoño

Apoño

Apoño training with Málaga in 2009
Personal information
Full name	Antonio Galdeano Benítez
Date of birth	(1984-02-13) 13 February 1984 (age 33)
Place of birth	Málaga, Spain
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Youth career
	26 de Febrero
2000–2003	Málaga
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2003–2004	San Pedro
2004–2007	Marbella	84	(13)
2007–2012	Málaga	120	(15)
2012	→ Zaragoza (loan)	17	(5)
2012–2013	Zaragoza	32	(9)
2013–2014	Las Palmas	29	(1)
2014	OFI Crete	3	(0)
2015	El Palo	9	(1)
2016	Marbella	7	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 May 2016.

Antonio Galdeano Benítez (born 13 February 1984), known as Apoño, is a Spanish footballer who plays as a central midfielder. A player with both hard-working and playmaking skills, he is also a penalty kick specialist.

He amassed La Liga totals of 138 games and 28 goals during five seasons, representing in the competition Málaga and Zaragoza. He also competed professionally in Greece.

Born in Málaga, Apoño began his career with local UD San Pedro and, for the 2004–05 season, moved to Andalusia neighbours UD Marbella in Segunda División B, where he would remain three years.

In July 2007, Apoño joined Segunda División side Málaga CF – after having emerged through its youth system – also in his native region, being an instrumental figure in its return to La Liga after a two-year absence. He was brought in as the club was coached by Juan Ramón López Muñiz, who had briefly managed the player at Marbella.

In the following campaign, Apoño remained a starter: he made his top division debut on 31 August 2008, in a 0–4 loss at Atlético Madrid, and finished the campaign with nine league goals – best in the squad with striker Nabil Baha – seven from penalty kicks, notably in a 3–4 loss at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium against Real Madrid.