Diego Mariño
Spanish footballer
Diego Mariño Villar (born 9 May 1990) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Albacete Balompié.
Brought up at Villarreal, he spent most of his career in the Segunda División with that club's first and second teams as well at Sporting de Gijón, making 312 appearances. He also played 87 La Liga games for Vallladolid, Levante, Sporting and Almería.
Mariño won two European Under-21 Championships with Spain.
Club career
Villarreal
Born in Vigo, Galicia, Mariño played for Villarreal CF since the age of 14, having already represented four teams as a youth. He made his professional debut in the 2010–11 season, helping the reserves barely avoid relegation from the Segunda División while appearing in 38 games.
Mariño was again first-choice the following campaign, but as the main squad suffered relegation in La Liga the B's were forced to drop down to Segunda División B even though they had finished in a comfortable 12th position. After the departures of longtime incumbent Diego López and 41-year-old César Sánchez (the latter retired), he was promoted to the first team by manager Julio Velázquez – also his boss in the second side.
Valladolid and Levante
Mariño signed a five-year contract with Real Valladolid on 5 July 2013, with Villarreal retaining an option to buy him back for €300,000. He made his debut in the top flight on 17 August, in a 1–2 home loss against Athletic Bilbao.
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