Alan Baró
Baró playing for Melbourne Victory in 2016
Personal information
Full name Alan Baró Calabuig
Date of birth (1985-06-22) 22 June 1985[1]
Place of birth Darnius, Spain[1]
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s) Defensive midfielder, centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Peralada
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2006 Peralada
2006–2007 Figueres 35 (3)
2007–2009 Alicante 58 (1)
2009–2010 Osasuna B 31 (2)
2010 Osasuna 1 (0)
2010–2011 Albacete 24 (0)
2011–2016 Ponferradina 167 (3)
2016–2017 Melbourne Victory 26 (0)
2017–2018 Central Coast Mariners 24 (1)
2018–2021 Olot 84 (7)
2021– Peralada 58 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 08:25, 4 September 2023 (UTC)

Alan Baró Calabuig (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈalam baˈɾo];[lower-alpha 1] born 22 June 1985) is a Spanish footballer who plays for CF Peralada mainly as a central defender but also as a defensive midfielder.

He amassed Segunda División totals of 177 matches and two goals over six seasons, mainly at the service of Ponferradina (four years). He appeared once in La Liga with Osasuna, and also competed professionally in Australia.

Club career

Early career

Born in Darnius, Girona, Catalonia, Baró began his career with local clubs CF Peralada and UE Figueres, suffering relegation from Segunda División B with the latter at the end of 2006–07. On 6 July 2007, he signed for Alicante CF in the same league,[2] playing 39 official games in his first season as the Valencians earned promotion and a further 26 in the second as they were relegated.

Osasuna

In summer 2009, Baró moved to La Liga with CA Osasuna, initially being registered to their reserves in the third division. On 26 October, he was called up by manager José Antonio Camacho for a Copa del Rey match against Xerez CD,[3] but eventually did not feature in the 2–1 away win. The following 24 January, away to the same opponents (same venue and score), he played the final minute in place of Javier Camuñas without touching the ball, handing him the record of the shortest career for the Navarrese club.[4]

Albacete

On 8 July 2010, Baró returned to Segunda División, signing a two-year deal at Albacete Balompié.[5] He stayed for only one season at the Estadio Carlos Belmonte – ending in relegation – being sent off in the 26th minute of a 4–2 loss at Xerez on 23 April 2011.[6]

Ponferradina

Subsequently, Baró joined another team in the third tier, SD Ponferradina, totalling 44 appearances in his debut campaign as they won promotion via the play-offs. He was always first choice during his spell at the Estadio El Toralín, mainly as a centre-back,[7] scoring his first goal on 9 December 2012 in a 3–1 home victory over CD Mirandés.[8]

Baró started in 34 of his 35 appearances in 2015–16, but the club was relegated from the second division after a four-year stay.[9]

Australia

On 7 July 2016, Baró signed with Melbourne Victory FC as a replacement for the retired Matthieu Delpierre.[10] He was released on 12 May 2017,[11] moving to fellow A-League side Central Coast Mariners FC late in that month.[12]

On 23 September 2017, Baró was announced as the latter's captain.[13] In June of the following year, the 33-year-old mutually terminated his contract despite having a year left on it.[14]

Notes

  1. ↑ In isolation, Alan is pronounced [ˈalan].

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Alan Baro". Melbourne Victory. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
  2. ↑ "Alan Baró, nuevo jugador del Alicante" [Alan Baró, new player of Alicante]. 20 minutos (in Spanish). 6 July 2007. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
  3. ↑ "Portillo y Alan Baró entran en la convocatoria de Osasuna" [Portillo and Alan Baró enter into Osasuna's selection]. Marca (in Spanish). 26 October 2009. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
  4. ↑ "Un solo minuto de gloria: Alan Baró, el Osasunista más breve" [One sole minute of glory: Alan Baró, the briefest osasunista] (in Spanish). Resultados Fútbol. 2012. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
  5. ↑ "Alan Baró refuerza la defensa del equipo de Calderón" [Alan Baró bolsters the defence of Calderón's team] (in Spanish). El Digital Castilla La Mancha. 8 July 2010. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
  6. ↑ Ramírez, Álvaro (23 April 2011). "Un 'hat trick' de José Mari revive al Xerez" [A José Mari hat-trick revives Xerez] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
  7. ↑ Estébanez, Álex (15 March 2016). "Fabri "recupera" a Alan Baró como mediocentro" [Fabri "recovers" Alan Baró as central midfielder]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 July 2016.
  8. ↑ "Yuri hace bailar a la 'Ponfe' en las alturas" [Yuri takes 'Ponfe' dancing in the sky]. Marca (in Spanish). 9 December 2012. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
  9. ↑ Estébanez, Álex (6 June 2016). "La Deportiva digiere el descenso antes de tomar decisiones" [Deportiva digest relegation before making decisions]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  10. ↑ Hassett, Sebastian (7 July 2016). "Victory nab Spaniard Alan Baró as Delpierre replacement". Special Broadcasting Service. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
  11. ↑ "Melbourne Victory confirms player departures". Melbourne Victory. 12 May 2017. Archived from the original on 24 September 2017. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
  12. ↑ "Central Coast Mariners sign Alan Baro". FourFourTwo. 28 May 2017. Archived from the original on 15 July 2017. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
  13. ↑ Radbourne-Pugh, Lucas (23 September 2017). "Alan Baro announced new Mariners captain". FourFourTwo. Archived from the original on 24 September 2017. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
  14. ↑ "Mariners' captain Baro departs club". Special Broadcasting Service. 5 June 2018. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
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