José Antonio Caro (footballer, born 1994)

José Antonio Caro Díaz (born 3 May 1994), sometimes known as Churripi, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for SD Ponferradina on loan from Real Valladolid as a goalkeeper.

This article is about Spanish footballer J.A.C. Díaz, born 1994. For Spanish footballer J.A.C. Martínez, born 1993, see José Antonio Caro (footballer, born 1993).
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Caro and the second or maternal family name is Díaz.
José Antonio Caro
Personal information
Full name José Antonio Caro Díaz
Date of birth (1994-05-03) 3 May 1994[1]
Place of birth La Palma del Condado, Spain[1]
Height 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Ponferradina
(on loan from Valladolid)
Youth career
Siempre Alegres
2006–2011 Sevilla
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2014 Sevilla C 35 (0)
2014–2018 Sevilla B 86 (0)
2018– Valladolid 3 (0)
2018–2019 → Albacete (loan) 2 (0)
2019–2020 → Ponferradina (loan) 11 (0)
2020– → Ponferradina (loan) 0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 July 2020

Club career

Sevilla

Born in La Palma del Condado, Province of Huelva, Andalusia, Caro played youth football with Sevilla FC. He made his senior debut with the C team on 23 September 2012, starting in a 1–0 Tercera División away win against CA Antoniano.

Caro first appeared for the reserves on 14 September 2014, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–0 home victory over CD El Palo for the Segunda División B.[2] On 11 November he signed a new contract with the club, running until 2016.[3]

On 26 April 2016, Caro further extended his link, signing until 2017.[4] On 26 June, during the play-offs final against Lleida Esportiu, he converted the decisive penalty in the shootout as his side achieved promotion to Segunda División.[5]

Caro made his professional debut on 2 September 2016, starting in a 1–1 home draw to UCAM Murcia CF.[6] A regular starter during the season, he lost his position to Juan Soriano the following campaign as the latter ended in relegation.[7]

Valladolid

On 28 July 2018, Caro signed a three-year contract with La Liga club Real Valladolid, and was immediately loaned to Albacete Balompié from the second division for one year.[8] On 16 August of the following year, he moved to SD Ponferradina also in a temporary deal.[9]

Caro shared the starting spot with Manu García during his spell at the Estadio El Toralín,[10] being recalled by Valladolid on 12 January 2020.[11] He made his debut in the Spanish top tier on 20 June, in a 0–1 loss at Atlético Madrid.[12]

On 22 August 2020, Caro returned to Ponferradina on loan for the 2020–21 season.[13]

References
  1. "José Antonio Caro" (in Spanish). Real Valladolid. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
  2. "Cotán le otorga al Sevilla Atlético la segunda victoria (1–0)" [Cotán hands Sevilla Atlético their second victory (1–0)]. ABC (in Spanish). 14 September 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
  3. "El proyecto bajo palos comienza con un contrato profesional para Churripi" [The project behind the sticks starts with a professional contract to Churripi]. ABC (in Spanish). 11 November 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
  4. "Churripi renueva hasta 2017" [Churripi renews until 2017] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. 26 April 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
  5. "Churripi, héroe del ascenso al estilo Palop" [Churripi, hero of promotion in Palop style]. Marca (in Spanish). 26 June 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
  6. "Qué complicado es ganar" [How hard it is to win]. Marca (in Spanish). 2 September 2016. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
  7. García León, Jesús (28 July 2018). "El portero José Antonio Caro dice adiós al Sevilla Atlético" [Goalkeeper José Antonio Caro says goodbye to Sevilla Atlético] (in Spanish). Columna Cero. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
  8. "El Pucela ficha a Caro y lo cede al Albacete" [Pucela sign Caro and loan him to Albacete] (in Spanish). Real Valladolid. 28 July 2018. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  9. "José Antonio Caro, cedido a la Ponferradina" [José Antonio Caro, loaned to Ponferradina] (in Spanish). Real Valladolid. 16 August 2019. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
  10. Ugarte, Rober (12 January 2020). "Jose Antonio Caro, indiscutible en la meta de la Ponferradina durante los últimos dos meses y medio" [Jose Antonio Caro, undisputed in Ponferradina goal over the last two and a half months]. El Norte de Castilla (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 April 2020.
  11. "El Pucela repesca a Caro" [Pucela recalls Caro] (in Spanish). Real Valladolid. 12 January 2020. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
  12. McTear, Euan (21 June 2020). "Atletico Madrid enter new normality with a classic 1–0 win". Marca. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
  13. "Acuerdo para la cesión de Caro" [Agreement for the loan of Caro] (in Spanish). Real Valladolid. 22 August 2020. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
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