 Pablo was born in <unk> . He began his football career in the youth teams of his local professional club , Albacete , with whom he earned promotion from the Segunda División to La Liga in 2003 . A year later , he signed for Atlético Madrid where he made nearly 200 appearances over six seasons . His career with Atlético was marred by controversy when one of the 2006 presidential candidates for their city rivals Real Madrid claimed that a deal was in place for Real to sign Pablo should he win the election . Although he re @-@ established himself in the Atlético team , contributing to a fourth @-@ place finish in 2008 , he played increasingly rarely towards the end of his time with the club , and in 2010 he moved to England . He spent a season with Premier League club West Bromwich Albion and two with Football League Championship ( second @-@ tier ) club Birmingham City . 
