Antonio Robaina
Spanish footballer
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Antonio "Toni" Segura Robaina (born 30 November 1974) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
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| Full name | Antonio Segura Robaina | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 30 November 1974 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Las Palmas, Spain | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Las Palmas | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1992–1995 | Las Palmas | 67 | (17) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1995–2001 | Tenerife | 102 | (4) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1999 | → Las Palmas (loan) | 17 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1999–2000 | → Sporting CP (loan) | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2000–2001 | → Universidad LP (loan) | 26 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2001–2002 | Ceuta | 29 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2002–2003 | Pájara Playas | 37 | (4) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2003–2004 | Universidad LP | 29 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004–2005 | Guijuelo | 21 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005–2006 | Castillo | 26 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006–2008 | Santa Brígida | 28 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009 | Breña Alta | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 385 | (32) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1991 | Spain U16 | 5 | (6) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1991 | Spain U17 | 6 | (4) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1992–1993 | Spain U18 | 7 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1993 | Spain U21 | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1997 | Spain U23 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Club career
Robaina was born in Las Palmas. After starting out at local club UD Las Palmas, playing mainly in the Segunda División B, the 20-year-old signed for CD Tenerife also in his native Canary Islands in 1995,[1] immediately having an impact in La Liga by making 39 appearances and providing 17 assists as his team finished fifth and qualified for the UEFA Cup,[2] also featuring regularly as they reached the latter competition's semi-finals.[3]
After another average season, Robaina gradually fell out of favour with Tenerife and, in the 1999 January transfer window, returned to Las Palmas in the first of a series of loans.[4] He spent 1999–2000 in Portugal with Sporting CP, totalling just ten minutes from three games as the Lisbon side claimed the Primeira Liga title.[5][6] In the following campaign he played with another team in his native region, Universidad de Las Palmas CF, suffering relegation from Segunda División[7] and being subsequently released by his main club, for which he appeared in 117 competitive matches.[8]
From the age of 27 until his retirement eight years later, Robaina all but competed in the third tier of Spanish football, with one-year spells in the Tercera División and regional football; the majority of the sides hailed from the Canary Islands.[2]
Personal life
Robaina's son, also named Antonio, was also a footballer and a midfielder.[9]
