Carlos Cuéllar
Spanish footballer
Carlos Javier Cuéllar Jiménez (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈkaɾlos ˈkweʎaɾ]; born 23 August 1981) is a Spanish former professional footballer, and the current manager of Elche Ilicitano. Mainly a central defender, he could also operate as a right-back.
Career
Early career
Born in Madrid, Cuéllar represented Internacional de Argibay, Santa Ana, Pegaso and San Federico as a youth. In 2000, after a short trial at Atlético Madrid, he was signed by Numancia, being immediately loaned to Calahorra in the Segunda División B.
Cuéllar returned to the Soria after his loan expired, and made his professional debut on 23 September 2001, starting and being booked in a 1–2 away loss against Xerez in the Segunda División championship. He scored his first professional goal on 12 May of the following year, netting the last in a 4–0 home routing of Racing Ferrol.
Osasuna
On 29 August 2003 Cuéllar signed a three-year deal with Osasuna in La Liga. He made his debut in the competition on 19 October, playing the full 90 minutes in a 2–1 home win against Real Murcia.
Cuéllar spent his first two seasons as a backup to César Cruchaga and Josetxo, but still renewed his contract with the club on 1 December 2005. He became an important part of the Javier Aguirre side that reached the Copa del Rey final in 2005 and finished fourth in the league in the following season, thus qualifying for the UEFA Champions League.
As Osasuna "dropped" to the UEFA Cup Cuéllar, by then not an automatic first-choice in the league, played seven times in European competition, as the Navarrese reached the semifinals.
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