Nacho Conte
Spanish footballer
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Ignacio 'Nacho' Conte Crespo (born 21 February 1969) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ignacio Conte Crespo[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 21 February 1969[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Zaragoza, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Betis | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1986–1989 | Betis B | 59 | (9) |
| 1989–1993 | Sevilla | 114 | (18) |
| 1993–1997 | Tenerife | 88 | (7) |
| 1997–1998 | Racing Santander | 27 | (0) |
| 1998–2000 | Hércules | 47 | (8) |
| 2004–2005 | Laguna | 17 | (1) |
| Total | 352 | (43) | |
| International career | |||
| 1984–1985 | Spain U16 | 9 | (4) |
| 1990 | Spain U21 | 2 | (0) |
| 1991 | Spain | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
He achieved La Liga totals of 229 games and 25 goals over nine seasons, with Sevilla, Tenerife and Racing de Santander. He won one cap for Spain.
Club career
Sevilla
Conte was born in Zaragoza, Aragon.[2] He started out in Real Betis's academy, but local rivals Sevilla FC signed him in 1989 after the former's reserves suffered relegation from Segunda División B.[3][2]
Conte made his La Liga debut for the club in the 1989–90 season, under manager Vicente Cantatore.[4][2] He scored his first competitive goal on 20 September in a 4–1 home win against RCD Español in the Copa del Rey,[5] adding six in the league to help his team to finish sixth and qualify for the UEFA Cup.[6][7]
Tenerife
In summer 1993, Conte joined CD Tenerife.[8][9] He was part of the squad that participated in the 1993–94 UEFA Cup – a first-ever for the Canarians – helping in their third-round run.[10][11]
A starter in his first two years at the Estadio Heliodoro Rodríguez López, Conte was much less played after the arrival of new coach Jupp Heynckes.[12][13]
Later career
Conte retired from professional football aged 31, after one season with Racing de Santander (top flight)[14] and two with Hércules CF (both Segunda División and third tier).[15][16]
International career
Conte represented Spain at under-21 and full level.[7] His only match for the latter was on 13 November 1991, when he came on as a 60th-minute substitute for Gabriel Moya in a meaningless 2–1 victory over Czechoslovakia for the UEFA Euro 1992 qualifiers.[17]