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Pedro Alberto

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Pedro Alberto
Personal information
Full name Pedro Alberto Cano Arenas
Date of birth (1969-06-18)18 June 1969
Place of birth Bilbao, Spain
Date of death 20 July 2002(2002-07-20) (aged 33)
Place of death Novelda, Spain
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11+12 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Youth career
Santurtzi
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1988–1991 Palencia 35 (4)
1991–1993 Oviedo B 65 (10)
1992–1996 Oviedo 56 (2)
1996–1998 Alavés 35 (3)
1998–2002 Toledo 121 (10)
2002 Novelda 0 (0)
Total 312 (29)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Pedro Alberto Cano Arenas (18 June 1969 – 20 July 2002), known as Pedro Alberto, was a Spanish footballer who played as a central defender.

Club career

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Born in Bilbao, Biscay, Pedro Alberto joined Real Oviedo in 1991 from lowly CF Palencia.[1] He made his La Liga debut on 29 February of the following year by starting in a 0–2 home loss against FC Barcelona,[2][3] but was only a backup or reserve team player for the vast majority of his spell in Asturias, his best output consisting of 33 matches and one goal[4] in the 1995–96 season to help the club to finish 14th in the top flight, thus avoiding relegation.

After leaving in summer 1996, Pedro Alberto played a further four years at the professional level, representing Deportivo Alavés[5] and CD Toledo in the Segunda División. He also competed with the latter in the Segunda División B.[3]

Death

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On 20 July 2002, just three days into preseason with his new team, third-tier Novelda CF, Pedro Alberto had just finished a short sprint and was preparing to stretch, when he fell to the ground and lost consciousness. His death was attributed to a cerebral hemorrhage, and the 33-year-old left behind a seven-month pregnant wife.[6]

Honours

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Palencia

Alavés

References

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  1. ^ Fernández, Víctor (22 July 1991). "El Oviedo europeo, sin apenas fichajes" [European Oviedo, barely a signing]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 January 2014.
  2. ^ Galindo, Jesús (1 March 1992). "Oviedo se rinde ante este Barça" [Oviedo surrenders to this Barça]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  3. ^ a b c Pérez, Juan Antonio (27 April 2018). "Pedro Alberto no tuvo tanta suerte como Lassad" [Pedro Alberto was not as fortunate as Lassad]. ABC (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 April 2024.
  4. ^ García, Luciano (11 September 1995). "Cómodo para el Oviedo" [Easy for Oviedo]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 January 2014.
  5. ^ San Martín, Jaime (4 December 1997). "Pablo Gómez da ventaja al líder de Segunda" [Pablo Gómez gives advantage to Segunda leaders]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 January 2014.
  6. ^ Díaz, Mario (22 July 2002). "Muerte en un entrenamiento" [Death in training]. El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 January 2014.
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