Luis Cembranos
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Luis Cembranos Martínez | ||
| Date of birth | 6 June 1972 | ||
| Place of birth | Lucerne, Switzerland | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
|
Current team
|
Zaragoza (assistant) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Barcelona | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1991–1993 | Barcelona C | ||
| 1993–1995 | Barcelona B | 39 | (10) |
| 1993 | → Figueres (loan) | 10 | (6) |
| 1994–1995 | Barcelona | 3 | (0) |
| 1995–1998 | Espanyol | 70 | (5) |
| 1999–2004 | Rayo Vallecano | 124 | (24) |
| 2004–2005 | Promesas Ponferrada | ||
| Total | 246 | (45) | |
| National team | |||
| 2000 | Spain | 1 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2007–2009 | Huracán Z | ||
| 2011–2014 | Cultural Leonesa | ||
| 2015–2016 | Lugo (assistant) | ||
| 2016– | Zaragoza (assistant) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
|||
Luis Cembranos Martínez (born 6 June 1972) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a right midfielder, and a current coach.
He amassed La Liga totals of 155 games and 22 goals over the course of nine seasons, mainly with Espanyol and Rayo Vallecano. He also represented Barcelona in the competition.
Born in Lucerne, Cembranos was the son of Spanish immigrants in Switzerland, and returned to his country in his teens, moving to Catalonia. His professional career began at age 20, with second division's UE Figueres; after a good handful of games, he was bought by powerhouse FC Barcelona, being assigned to its B-side and going on to be deployed in several positions.
After having totalled 177 minutes in La Liga with Barça (his debut came against Racing de Santander on 10 September 1994, and he added his first and only UEFA Champions League appearance, against Manchester United the following month), courtesy of manager Johan Cruyff – he also played with the B's during that campaign – Cembranos moved in early 1995 to another club in the league and the region, RCD Espanyol. There, he first began to appear regularly in the top level.
In another January transfer window move (January 1999), Cembranos joined Madrid's Rayo Vallecano, being an essential member in his first months as they eventually returned to the top flight, scoring six goals during the (half)season. Both player and club continued to consolidate, and the latter obtained its best-ever classification in 1999–2000, qualifying to the UEFA Cup via fair play.
...
Wikipedia