Alberto Aguilar (Spanish footballer) Alberto Aguilar Leiva (born 12 July 1984), known simply as Alberto, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Antequera CF as a defensive midfielder or central defender. Football career Alberto was born in Benamejí, Córdoba. A product of Málaga CF's youth system he made his professional debuts for the first team in the last match of the 2002–03 season, a 0–1 La Liga away loss against RCD Mallorca, while also helping the B-side achieve a 2003 promotion to Segunda División. For the 2005–06 campaign, Alberto signed with Madrid's Getafe CF, amassing 30 top flight appearances in his first two years combined and also playing an important part in the team's runner-up run in the Copa del Rey. However, the arrival of coach Michael Laudrup deemed him surplus to requirements in his third, which prompted a release in January 2008 with a move to second level club Granada 74 CF. Alberto stayed in the category the following season, joining Albacete Balompié. In August 2010, as a free agent, he returned to his native Andalusia, with Córdoba CF. From 2013 to 2015, Alberto continued competing in division two, with SD Ponferradina. On 9 August 2015, aged 31, he moved abroad for the first time, signing for Western Sydney Wanderers. On 5 May 2016, after having helped his team reach the Grand Final, Alberto was released. In June, he joined Cypriot club Anorthosis Famagusta FC on a one-year deal. Personal life Alberto's older brother, Eduardo, was also a footballer and a midfielder. Having spent almost his entire career in the lower leagues, he appeared twice in the first division for Racing de Santander, adding two games in the second level (one for FC Barcelona B and Deportivo Alavés each). Honours Getafe Copa del Rey: Runner-up 2006–07 References External links Category:1984 births Category:Living people Category:People from the Province of Córdoba (Spain) Category:Spanish footballers Category:Andalusian footballers Category:Association football defenders Category:Association football midfielders Category:Association football utility players Category:La Liga players Category:Segunda División players Category:Segunda División B players Category:Tercera División players Category:Atlético Malagueño players Category:Málaga CF players Category:Getafe CF footballers Category:Granada 74 CF footballers Category:Albacete Balompié players Category:Córdoba CF players Category:SD Ponferradina players Category:FC Cartagena footballers Category:Antequera CF footballers Category:A-League players Category:Western Sydney Wanderers FC players Category:Cypriot First Division players Category:Anorthosis Famagusta FC players Category:Spanish expatriate footballers Category:Expatriate soccer players in Australia Category:Expatriate footballers in Cyprus Category:Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Australia Category:Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus