Jesús Seba
Seba in 2009
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jesús Seba Hernández | ||
| Date of birth | 11 April 1974 | ||
| Place of birth | Zaragoza, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1989–1990 | Miralbuena | ||
| 1990–1991 | CD Oliver | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1991–1994 | Zaragoza B | 15 | (4) |
| 1992–1995 | Zaragoza | 18 | (2) |
| 1994–1995 | → Villarreal (loan) | 21 | (1) |
| 1995–1996 | Wigan Athletic | 21 | (3) |
| 1996–1998 | Zaragoza B | 47 | (6) |
| 1997 | Zaragoza | 1 | (0) |
| 1998–1999 | Chaves | 31 | (10) |
| 1999–2002 | Belenenses | 66 | (10) |
| 2002–2003 | Orihuela | 26 | (2) |
| 2003–2005 | Palencia | 58 | (3) |
| 2005–2009 | Andorra CF | 94 | (22) |
| 2009–2010 | CD Oliver | ||
| National team | |||
| 1992–1993 | Spain U21 | 3 | (1) |
| 2002–2006 | Aragon (non-affiliated) | 2 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Jesús Seba Hernández (born 11 April 1974) is a Spanish retired professional footballer who played mostly as a forward.
Mostly associated to Real Zaragoza, he is also known as one of the 'Three Amigos', the collective name given to the first three Spanish footballers to play in the English Football League as he had signed with Wigan Athletic.
Seba was born in Zaragoza, Aragon. He made his professional – and La Liga – debut at the age of 18 for local Real Zaragoza, in a 1–1 draw against Real Sociedad. He would garner praise for his early performances, ultimately leading to a call-up for the Spain under-21 team – notably scoring twice against Boldklubben Frem for the 1992–93 UEFA Cup (eventually 6–1 aggregate win).
However, in March 1993, Seba suffered a serious ankle tear when attempting a turn in a Copa del Rey match. The injury would stunt his development and later prove a turning point in his career, as he would figure sparingly in top flight football during the following seasons.
After a loan in Segunda División with Villarreal CF, Seba was released by Zaragoza and moved on a free transfer to England's Wigan Athletic, for the start of the 1995–96 season.
Seba came to Wigan as one of the 'Three Amigos', alongside Roberto Martínez – also his teammate at Zaragoza – and Isidro Díaz, drafted in by new Chairman Dave Whelan in the summer of 1995. The signings were a real coup for an English Third Division club, especially considering Football League teams rarely searched for talent abroad in the mid-90s, and that Seba was also an under-21 international. 'Jesus is a Wiganer' was an early joke at the club, and Spanish flags adorned Springfield Park on matchdays, as Spanish fever gripped the town's football supporters.
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