Sergio Sánchez Ortega

Sergio Sánchez

Sánchez playing with Rubin in 2016
Personal information
Full name	Sergio Sánchez Ortega
Date of birth	(1986-04-03) 3 April 1986 (age 30)
Place of birth	Mataró, Spain
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current team	Rubin Kazan
Number	6
Youth career
1998–2004	Espanyol
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2004–2006	Espanyol B	19	(1)
2005–2009	Espanyol	48	(3)
2007	→ Real Madrid B (loan)	20	(0)
2007–2008	→ Racing Santander (loan)	19	(0)
2009–2011	Sevilla	14	(0)
2011–2015	Málaga	85	(0)
2015–2016	Panathinaikos	11	(0)
2016–	Rubin Kazan	12	(0)
National team
2001–2002	Spain U16	5	(0)
2002–2003	Spain U17	16	(1)
2005	Spain U19	6	(0)
2007–2009	Spain U21	4	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 November 2016.

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 November 2016.

Sergio Sánchez Ortega (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈseɾxjo ˈsantʃeθ]; born 3 April 1986) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Russian club FC Rubin Kazan as either a right back or a central defender.

He amassed La Liga totals of 166 games and three goals over the course of 11 seasons, representing in the competition Espanyol, Racing de Santander, Sevilla and Málaga. He won one Copa del Rey with the third club.

Born in Mataró, Barcelona, Catalonia, Sánchez was a product of RCD Espanyol's youth system. He made his debut for the first team on 24 April 2005, playing 85 minutes from the bench in a 3–1 home win against Real Zaragoza in what was his sole appearance of the season.

Sánchez was loaned to second division's Real Madrid Castilla in January 2007 and, at the end of the campaign, which ended in relegation, was loaned again, to Racing de Santander in La Liga, appearing significantly as the Cantabrian side achieved a first-ever qualification to the UEFA Cup.