Santiago Bakero
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Santiago Bakero Escudero[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 31 January 1958[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Goizueta, Spain[1] | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1978–1983 | Palencia | 122 | (22) |
| 1983–1986 | Hércules | 92 | (9) |
| 1986–1989 | Real Sociedad | 65 | (3) |
| Total | 279 | (34) | |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Santiago Bakero Escudero (born 31 January 1958) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a forward and a right-back.
Born in Goizueta, Navarre, Bakero represented Palencia CF and Hércules CF in Segunda División.[2] He played his first match in the competition while in service of the former club on 2 September 1979 in a 1–1 home draw against Algeciras CF,[3] and scored his first goal the following 20 January to close a 2–2 away draw with Recreativo de Huelva.[4]
Bakero signed with Hércules in early 1983, achieving promotion to La Liga at the end of his first full season and remaining there a further two years.[5][6] His debut took place on 2 September 1984, in a 1–0 win at Real Zaragoza where he played the full 90 minutes.[7]
In late 1986, Bakero joined Real Sociedad, being often deployed as a right-back and sharing teams with his younger sibling José Mari.[8] He contributed 13 league appearances during the campaign, as the side won the Copa del Rey (three matches from the player, including the 10–1 trouncing of Mallorca Atlético in the quarter-finals).[9][10]
Bakero retired at the age of 31.[11]