Andrés Túñez

Andrés José Túñez Arceo (American Spanish: [anˈdɾes ˈtuɲes]; born 15 March 1987) is a Venezuelan professional footballer who plays for Thai club BG Pathum United F.C. as a central defender.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Túñez and the second or maternal family name is Arceo.
Andrés Túñez
Personal information
Full name Andrés José Túñez Arceo
Date of birth (1987-03-15) 15 March 1987[1]
Place of birth Caracas, Venezuela[1]
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre back
Club information
Current team
 BG Pathum United
Number 30
Youth career
1997–2002 Rosalia de Castro
2002–2004 Compostela
2004–2006 Celta
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2010 Celta B 73 (0)
2010–2014 Celta 82 (3)
2013–2014 → Beitar Jerusalem (loan) 23 (0)
2014–2020 Buriram United 149 (31)
2017 → Elche (loan) 17 (0)
2020– BG Pathum United 11 (5)
National team
2011–2015 Venezuela 16 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 December 2020

Early years

Túñez was born in Caracas, Venezuela to José "Pepe" Túñez and Margarita Arceo, a family of Spanish immigrants from Galicia.[2] Aged 7, his family would return to their hometown of Bertamirans, Ames.

Club career

Túñez began playing football at Colegio La Salle primary school, in the nearby city of Santiago de Compostela. Three years later, he continued his development by joining a football school – Escuela de Fútbol de Rosalia de Castro – where he would play in their youth teams for the following five years. After another youth spell at SD Compostela, he joined neighbours RC Celta de Vigo's Juvenil side.

In February 2010, following Jordi Figueras's transfer to FC Rubin Kazan, Túñez was promoted to the first team. He had spent nearly four seasons with the reserves in Segunda División B, and finished that campaign with 16 league appearances with the main squad, which competed in Segunda División.

Túñez contributed 29 games (all starts) in 2011–12, as Celta returned to La Liga after an absence of five years. He scored his only goal of the season on 28 January 2012, in a 1–0 away win against Girona FC.[3]

Túñez played his first match in the Spanish top flight on 18 August 2012, starting in a 0–1 home loss to Málaga CF.[4]

International career
Tuñez training with Venezuela in 2011.

On 24 February 2010, it was reported in the local papers that the Venezuela national team had approached Túñez's agent with an offer for the player to represent the nation.[5] He made his international debut in September of the following year, playing injury time in a 0–1 friendly defeat with Argentina.[6]

Club statistics
As of 1 March 2020[7]
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Celta B 2006–07 90——90
2007–08 230——230
2008–09 250——250
2009–10 160——160
Total 730——730
Celta 2009–10 16170—231
2010–11 8100—81
2011–12 29100—291
2012–13 30030—330
Total 833100—933
Beitar Jerusalem 2013–14 23020—250
Total23020—250
Buriram United 2014 19210—202
2015 279107614317
2016 279119514319
2017 1716000231
2018 28310071383
2019 2768160417
2020 41002061
Total 14931461726322151
BG Pathum United 2020 00000000
Total 00000000
Elche (loan) 2016–17 170——170
Total 1700000170
Career total 25223341611229741

Honours

Buriram United

References
  1. "Andrés Túñez". Eurosport. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  2. Pais, Antonio (11 December 2009). "Túñez, una zurda de oro para un Celta de ¿Primera?" [Túñez, a golden left foot for a top-flight Celta?]. El Correo Gallego (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 February 2010.
  3. Piñeiro, M. (28 January 2012). "Túñez, tres puntos de cabeza para el Celta en Girona" [Túñez, three points with a header to Celta in Girona]. La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 September 2013.
  4. "Olinga makes history". ESPN FC. 18 August 2012. Archived from the original on 2 January 2013. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
  5. Conde, J. (24 February 2010). "Venezuela quiere convocar Túñez" [Venezuela want to call up Túñez]. Faro de Vigo (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 January 2010.
  6. "Túñez debutó con Venezuela en el tiempo de descuento" [Túñez made Venezuela debut in injury time]. La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). 3 September 2011. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
  7. "A. Túñez". Soccerway. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
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