Full name Raul Llorente Raposo Weight 67 kg Number 69 Height 1.67 m | Playing position Role Footballer Name Raul Llorente Date joined January 21, 2014 | |
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Date of birth (1986-04-02) 2 April 1986 (age 29) Current team AEL Kalloni F.C. (#69 / Defender) | ||
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Raúl Llorente Raposo (born 2 April 1986) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Greek club Platanias F.C. as a left back.
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Llorente: I feel like a football player again
Club career
Born in Madrid, Llorente graduated from the Atlético Madrid youth system, playing three seasons with the reserve side in Segunda División B. In 2008–09 he first appeared in Segunda División, starting and being relegated with Deportivo Alavés.
After one more year with the Basques, Llorente returned to the second level and signed a two-year contract with Xerez CD. In January 2012, however, he moved back to division three and joined CD Tenerife, helping the club achieve promotion at the end of the 2012–13 campaign by contributing with 29 games and two goals (play-offs included).
In another January transfer window, in 2014, Llorente moved abroad for the first time, going on to spend several seasons in the Superleague Greece with AEL Kalloni F.C. and Platanias FC.
International career
Llorente represented Spain at the 2003 FIFA U-17 World Championship, making five appearances in the competition for the runners-up.
