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Ferran Corominas Telechea (born 5 January 1983), known as Coro, is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a forward.

Full name Ferran Corominas Telechea
Date of birth (1983-01-05) 5 January 1983 (age 43)[1]
Place of birth Vilobí d'Onyar, Spain
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
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Coro with Goa in 2018
Personal information
Full name Ferran Corominas Telechea
Date of birth (1983-01-05) 5 January 1983 (age 43)[1]
Place of birth Vilobí d'Onyar, Spain
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position Forward
Youth career
Vilobí
Banyoles
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2004 Espanyol B 98 (35)
2003–2011 Espanyol 165 (14)
2011 → Osasuna (loan) 6 (0)
2011–2012 Girona 40 (18)
2012–2015 Elche 112 (17)
2015–2016 Mallorca 16 (1)
2016–2017 Doxa 18 (5)
2017–2020 Goa 57 (48)
2020–2021 Atlético Baleares 21 (3)
Total 533 (141)
International career
2001 Spain U17 2 (1)
2001–2002 Spain U19 7 (1)
2003 Spain U20 6 (0)
2003–2011 Catalonia 8 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals
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He spent the majority of his professional career with Espanyol, appearing in 200 competitive games while scoring 24 goals and winning the 2006 Copa del Rey with the club.[2] In 2017 he signed with Goa in the Indian Super League, winning several team and individual accolades and also being at one point the competition's all-time top-scorer.[3]

Coro won the 2002 European Under-19 Championship with Spain.

Club career

Espanyol

Born in Vilobí d'Onyar, Girona, Catalonia, Coro was a product of Espanyol's youth system. He made his first-team debut on 2 November 2003 in a 2–0 home loss to Real Zaragoza,[4] but spent his first professional seasons with the reserve side in the Segunda División B.

In the last matchday of 2005–06, on 13 May 2006, Coro scored a last-minute goal against Real Sociedad, with that 1–0 win saving Espanyol's La Liga status and Alavés being relegated instead.[5] He added another in the final of the Copa del Rey, in a 4–1 defeat of Zaragoza.[6]

Coro finished 2006–07 with four league goals in 30 games, adding five in 11 matches in the team's runner-up run in the UEFA Cup, including one apiece in both legs of the semi-final clash against Werder Bremen.[7][8] In the following three years he totalled 75 league appearances with six goals, alternating between the substitutes bench and the starting XI.[9][10]

Girona and Elche

In mid-January 2011, completely ostracised by manager – and former teammate at Espanyol – Mauricio Pochettino, Coro signed with fellow top-division club Osasuna on loan until the end of the campaign.[11] He spent the following seasons competing in the Segunda División, appearing and scoring regularly for Girona[12] and Elche;[13] he helped the latter return to the top flight in his first year, after an absence of 24 years.[14]

Goa

On 18 July 2017, 34-year-old Coro signed for Indian Super League franchise Goa after a brief stint in the Cypriot First Division with Doxa Katokopias.[15] He scored his first goal for the club on 19 November, finding the net in the 25th minute of a 3–2 away victory over Chennaiyin.[16] Two hat-tricks followed on 30 November and 9 December, helping the hosts defeat Bengalaru (4–3)[17] and Kerala Blasters (5–2),[18] and he eventually won the Golden Boot with 18 goals.[19]

On 30 April 2018, Coro renewed his contract by one year.[20] He continued his good form the following season by scoring a league-best 16 goals, also being awarded the Golden Ball and helping his team reach the finals.[21]

On 25 May 2019, Coro agreed to another extension at the Fatorda Stadium.[22] He left at the end of 2019–20;[23] with two back-to-back Golden Boots claimed during his tenure – he also lost the individual accolade in his last season to Nerijus Valskis by one goal[24]– he was the only player in the competition's history to achieve this feat.[25]

Later career

Coro joined Atlético Baleares on 29 September 2020.[26] The following June, he left.[27]

Career statistics

As of match played on 7 March 2020
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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Espanyol B 2001–02[28] Segunda División B 288—5[a]0338
2002–03[28] Segunda División B 388——388
2003–04[28] Segunda División B 3219——3219
Total 9835—5010335
Espanyol 2003–04[28] La Liga 2011—31
2004–05[28] La Liga 25110—261
2005–06[28] La Liga 323617[b]0454
2006–07[28] La Liga 3044[c]011[b]64510
2007–08[28] La Liga 26221—283
2008–09[28] La Liga 26321—284
2009–10[28] La Liga 23100—231
2010–11[28] La Liga 1010—20
Total 1651417418620024
Osasuna (loan) 2010–11[28] La Liga 6000—60
Girona 2011–12[28] Segunda División 401800—4018
Elche 2012–13[28] Segunda División 421210—4312
2013–14[28] La Liga 36520—385
2014–15[28] La Liga 34040—380
Total 1123570—11935
Mallorca 2015–16[28] Segunda División 16110—171
Doxa 2016–17[29] Cypriot First Division 18543—228
Goa 2017–18[29][d] Indian Super League 201832—2320
2018–19[29] Indian Super League 201645—2421
2019–20[29] Indian Super League 171400—1714
Total 574877—6455
Career total 4641383614236523158
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  1. [a]
    Appearances in Segunda División B play-offs
  2. [b]
    Appearances in UEFA Cup
  3. [c]
    Includes two appearances in Supercopa de España
  4. [d]
    Appearances in Super Cup[30][31][32]

Honours

Espanyol

Elche

Goa

Spain U19

Spain U20

Individual

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