Geni
Personal information
Full name Eugenio Suárez Santos
Date of birth (1980-02-04) 4 February 1980
Place of birth Gijón, Spain
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
Avilés
Oviedo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–2000 Oviedo B 42 (1)
1999–2003 Oviedo 89 (17)
2003–2006 Rayo Vallecano 100 (26)
2006–2009 Jaén 108 (27)
2009–2012 Alavés 102 (21)
2012–2015 Avilés 97 (11)
2015–2017 Marino 35 (11)
Total 573 (114)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Eugenio Suárez Santos (born 4 February 1980), known as Geni, is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a forward.

Club career

Born in Gijón, Asturias, Geni emerged through neighbours Real Oviedo's youth system, making his first-team debut not yet aged 19 as the club was then in La Liga.[1] Definitely promoted to the main squad in 2000, he would see them drop two tiers in only two years.[2]

Geni then moved to Rayo Vallecano of Segunda División, playing 30 total games without scoring in his first season, which ended in another relegation,[3] and leaving in 2006 to another side in the Segunda División B, Real Jaén, where he appeared and scored regularly.[4]

In summer 2009, Geni signed for Deportivo Alavés, with the Basques in division three.[4] He continued competing there until the end of the 2014–15 campaign, also representing Real Avilés CF.[5]

Personal life

Geni's younger brother, Alberto, was also a footballer. He spent the vast majority of his career in the third tier.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "El Carlos Tartiere es un seguro frente al Numancia" [The Carlos Tartiere an insurance against Numancia]. La Voz de Asturias (in Spanish). 21 November 2017. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  2. ↑ "Geni: "Si me pagan, me quedo encantado"" [Geni: "If they pay me, I'll stay with a smile on my face"]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 26 June 2003. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  3. ↑ Menor, Santy (3 April 2013). "«En el Rayo disfruté del fútbol y pasé grandes años»" ["At Rayo I enjoyed football and I had some great years"]. El Comercio (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  4. 1 2 Contreras, Miguel Ángel (31 July 2009). "Geni ya es Historia" [Geni is already History]. Ideal (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  5. ↑ Rodríguez Sirgo, Javier (7 July 2015). "Geni se compromete con el Marino" [Geni commits to Marino]. Asturias Hoy (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
  6. ↑ Chico, Fernando (13 August 2008). "Alberto Suárez, nuevo refuerzo para la delantera del Real Jaén" [Alberto Suárez, new addition for Real Jaén forward lines]. Ideal (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 September 2017.
  • Geni at BDFutbol
  • Geni at Futbolme (in Spanish)
  • Geni at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
  • Geni at Soccerway
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.