Place of birth Santander, Spain Name Cristian Portilla Parents Pablo Portilla Role Footballer Position Midfielder | Current team Tatabanya Height 1.80 m Siblings Diego Portilla 1997–2004 Racing Santander Weight 75 kg | |
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Full name Cristian Portilla Rodriguez Date of birth (1988-08-28) 28 August 1988 (age 27) Number 6 (Budapest Honved FC / Midfielder) | ||
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Cristian Portilla Rodríguez (born 28 August 1988) is a Spanish footballer who plays for American club San Francisco Deltas mainly as an attacking midfielder.
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Cristian portilla
Club career
Portilla was born in Santander, Cantabria. The son of a former footballer, he entered local Racing de Santander's youth academy at nine alongside cousin Carlos Mata, after allegedly receiving an offer from Deportivo de La Coruña after a tournament, which his father turned down.
After playing with the B-side, Portilla first appeared with the professionals on 12 March 2006 during a 1–2 away loss against Atlético Madrid, playing two more La Liga games during the season. During his first years he could only add another appearance with the main squad and, in January 2008, was loaned to Racing de Ferrol who were finally relegated from the second division.
To further continue his development as a player (still aged 20), Portilla was loaned again in the following campaign, moving to SD Ponferradina in the third level. For 2009–10 he was bought by Sporting de Gijón in the top flight, with Santander having an option to re-acquire the player in three years; in his first year, he spent time with both the first and second teams, the latter in division three.
In late December 2010, Portilla left Asturias and joined Aris F.C. (Thessaloniki) in Greece, signing a two-and-a-half-year contract. He was released a year later.
In the following years, Portilla did not settle with any team, representing CD Atlético Baleares, Glyfada FC, Budapest Honvéd FC, Mitra Kukar FC, Ermis Aradippou FC, FC Tatabánya and CD Mensajero. On 17 January 2017, he moved to the North American Soccer League with the San Francisco Deltas.