Armando
Armando with the NY Red Bulls
Personal information
Full name Armando Lozano Sánchez[1]
Date of birth (1984-12-16) 16 December 1984[1]
Place of birth Motril, Spain
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-back
Youth career
Motril
2002–2003 Málaga
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002 Motril 7 (0)
2003–2006 Málaga B 62 (0)
2003–2004 → Los Palacios (loan) 15 (0)
2006–2007 Málaga 25 (0)
2007–2008 Levante B 12 (0)
2008 Levante 12 (0)
2008–2009 Cartagena 28 (2)
2009–2012 Barcelona B 51 (2)
2012 Veracruz 4 (1)
2013–2014 Córdoba 27 (2)
2014 New York Red Bulls 19 (0)
2015–2017 Elche 46 (5)
2017–2018 Fuenlabrada 23 (0)
2018–2019 Salamanca 29 (0)
Total 360 (12)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Armando Lozano Sánchez (born 16 December 1984), known simply as Armando, is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a central defender.

A veteran of 192 Segunda División matches over nine seasons, he totalled eight goals for Málaga B, Málaga, Barcelona B, Córdoba and Elche. He also played in Mexico and the United States.

Club career

Born in Motril, Province of Granada, Armando began playing football in his hometown with Motril CF. In 2002, he moved to Andalusia neighbours Málaga CF to finish his development, spending his first two professional seasons with its B side in the Segunda División.[2]

Armando was definitely promoted to the first team in 2006–07, appearing regularly as they were also in the second division. For the following campaign he moved to La Liga with Levante UD,[3] making his competition debut on 17 February 2008 in a 2–1 home win against CA Osasuna;[4] in the middle of a serious financial crisis, the Valencian club would also be relegated.[5]

After a spell with FC Cartagena, which he helped promote to division two, Armando stayed nonetheless in the Segunda División B, signing with FC Barcelona's reserves.[6] He was only played regularly in the last season of his three-year spell, starting in all 23 of his appearances under the guidance of new manager Eusebio Sacristán.[7][8][2]

On 18 December 2012, after an unassuming spell in Mexico with C.D. Veracruz,[9] Armando returned to his country and joined Córdoba CF in the second division, penning a two-and-a-half-year contract.[10] He made his official debut on 10 January of the following year, featuring the full 90 minutes of the 5–0 away loss to his former team Barcelona in the Copa del Rey,[11] and appeared regularly during the second half of the league campaign, forming a solid partnership with Kiko.[12]

On 23 January 2014, Armando signed with the New York Red Bulls from Major League Soccer.[13][14] He appeared in 25 competitive matches in his only season, being waived in early March 2015.[15]

On 8 August 2015, Armando agreed to a two-year deal at second-tier Elche CF.[16] He scored his first goal for his new team on the 30th, helping to a 2–1 home win over Bilbao Athletic.[17]

Armando retired in 2019 at age 34, following spells in the third division with CF Fuenlabrada[18][19] and Salamanca CF UDS.[20]

Career statistics

As of 21 May 2016[21]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Europe Other[22] Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Motril 2001–02 70———70
Málaga B 2002–03 30———30
Los Palacios 2003–04 150———150
Málaga B 2004–05 230———230
2005–06 360———360
Total 620———620
Málaga 2006–07 25040——290
Levante B 2007–08 120———120
Levante 2007–08 12010——130
Cartagena 2008–09 282———282
Barcelona B 2009–10 161———161
2010–11 120———120
2011–12 231———231
Total 511———512
Veracruz 2012–13 4140——81
Córdoba 2012–13 19110——200
2013–14 8100——81
Total 27210——282
New York Red Bulls 2014 190104010250
Elche 2015–16 31410——324
Career total 29311120401031011

References

  1. 1 2 3 Armando Lozano at WorldFootball.net
  2. 1 2 El capitán del rival: Armando Lozano (The rivals' captain: Armando Lozano); Sport Aragon, 24 February 2017 (in Spanish)
  3. ↑ Armando se incorpora al Levante UD B (Armando added to Levante UD B); Levante UD, 13 August 2007 (in Spanish)
  4. ↑ El Levante se agarra a la épica ante Osasuna (Levante cling on to epics against Osasuna); El País, 17 February 2008 (in Spanish)
  5. ↑ Descenso consumado (Relegation confirmed); Levante-EMV, 27 April 2008 (in Spanish)
  6. ↑ Armando acaba en el Barça B y Miki Roqué jugará en el filial del Real Betis (Armando ends in Barça B and Miki Roqué will play in Real Betis' reserves); La Verdad, 18 July 2009 (in Spanish)
  7. ↑ Gran reacción para seguir vivo en la pelea por el ascenso directo (Great reaction to stay alive in fight for direct promotion); Marca, 28 April 2012 (in Spanish)
  8. ↑ Tras el ataque, la defensa (After the attack, the defence); El Día de Córdoba, 4 July 2012 (in Spanish)
  9. ↑ Armando Lozano ficha por los Tiburones Rojos de Veracruz (Armando Lozano signs for Tiburones Rojos de Veracruz); Goal, 9 July 2012 (in Spanish)
  10. ↑ El Córdoba ficha al defensa Armando Lozano (Córdoba sign defender Armando Lozano); Marca, 18 December 2012 (in Spanish)
  11. ↑ Noche de reivindicaciones (Claiming night); Marca, 10 January 2013 (in Spanish)
  12. ↑ Armando y Kiko Olivas la pareja que necesitaba el Córdoba (Armando and Kiko Olivas the pair that Córdoba needed); Vavel, 7 February 2013 (in Spanish)
  13. ↑ Red Bulls sign defender Armando; New York Red Bulls, 23 January 2014
  14. ↑ Armando se despide porque es "una oportunidad única jugar con el New York" (Armando bids farewell because it is "a unique opportunity to play with New York"); Diario Córdoba, 23 January 2014 (in Spanish)
  15. ↑ New York Red Bulls sign Dane Richards, waive Armando; New York Red Bulls, 7 March 2015
  16. ↑ El Elche incorpora a su plantilla al central Armando Lozano (Elche add stopper Armando Lozano to their squad); Diario AS, 8 August 2015 (in Spanish)
  17. ↑ El Bilbao Athletic se deja remontar en Elche (2–1) (Bilbao Athletic allow comeback in Elche (2–1)); EITB, 31 August 2015 (in Spanish)
  18. ↑ Armando Lozano es nuevo jugador del C.F. Fuenlabrada (Armando Lozano is a new C.F. Fuenlabrada player); Onda Fuenlabrada, 30 August 2017 (in Spanish)
  19. ↑ El central más 'hot' del Fuenlabrada (Fuenlabrada's hottest stopper); El Mundo, 26 October 2017 (in Spanish)
  20. ↑ El central Armando Lozano, último fichaje del CF Salmantino para esta campaña (Centre-back Armando Lozano, last CF Salmantino signing for this campaign); El Norte de Castilla, 31 August 2018 (in Spanish)
  21. ↑ "Armando". Soccerway. Retrieved 30 January 2014.
  22. ↑ Includes other competitive competitions, including the Supercopa de España, UEFA Super Cup, FIFA Club World Cup and MLS Cup playoffs.
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