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José María Ceballos

José María Ceballos

Spanish footballer

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Ceballos and the second or maternal family name is Vega.

José María Ceballos Vega (born 7 September 1968) is a Spanish former footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

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He made 460 competitive appearances for Racing de Santander, being the player with the most for the club.[1]

Club career

Born in Pámanes, Cantabria, Ceballos only played for local club Racing de Santander during his career, which spanned 16 professional seasons. He started as a senior with Rayo Cantabria, at the time the reserve team, and was already first-choice at the age of 20 in the 1989–90 campaign, suffering relegation from Segunda División.

Ceballos made his debut in La Liga on 5 September 1993, in a 1–0 home win against Rayo Vallecano,[2] going on to start in most of that and the following seven seasons, always in the top division. Racing dropped back to the second tier in 2001, and he retired two years later aged 35.[3]

Ceballos returned to his only team in 2007, being named its youth sides' goalkeeper coach.[4]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Los porteros del Racing lucirán la próxima temporada una camiseta homenaje a la que vistió José Ceballos" [Racing goalkeepers to don next season shirt that honours that worn by José Ceballos] (in Spanish). Europa Press. 6 July 2023. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  2. [2]
    Vicario, Ernesto (6 September 1993). "Pineda decide para el Racing" [Pineda decides for Racing]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 May 2014.
  3. [3]
    "José Ceballos: 'El gato de Pámanes'" [José Ceballos: 'The cat of Pámanes']. El Diario Montañés (in Spanish). 31 January 2013. Archived from the original on 19 October 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2013.
  4. [4]
    "El futuro de la portería del Racing pasa por Ceballos" [Future in Racing goal passes through Ceballos]. El Diario Montañés (in Spanish). 27 September 2007. Retrieved 17 October 2013.
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