Joaquín Valerio
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Joaquín Enrique Valerio Olivera | ||
| Date of birth | 12 January 1973 | ||
| Place of birth | Badalona, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Damm | |||
| Real Madrid | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1992–1995 | Castilla | 56 | (0) |
| 1995–1996 | Hércules | 16 | (0) |
| 1996–1997 | Albacete | 35 | (0) |
| 1997–2001 | Betis | 17 | (0) |
| 2001–2002 | Elche | 38 | (0) |
| 2002–2003 | Tenerife | 24 | (0) |
| 2003–2007 | Almería | 97 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | Elche | 4 | (0) |
| 2008–2011 | Poli Ejido | 69 | (0) |
| Total | 356 | (0) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Joaquín Enrique Valerio Olivera (born 12 January 1973) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Club career
[edit]Born in Badalona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Valerio began his senior career with Real Madrid Castilla, going on to represent Hércules CF – with whom he won the Segunda División title in 1996[1]– and Albacete Balompié.[2] From 1997 to 2001 he was a part of Real Betis, playing 12 La Liga games (his first being on 1 November 1997 in a 2–3 home loss against Atlético Madrid, coming on as a substitute for Toni Prats who had been sent off in the 20th minute);[3] the 2000–01 season was spent in the second division, as both Betis and Sevilla FC were promoted.
After one campaign each in the Segunda División B and the second tier, with Elche CF and CD Tenerife respectively, Valerio signed with UD Almería in August 2003.[4] In 2006–07 he appeared in four matches for the Andalusians, backing up first-choice Sander Westerveld as the club achieved a first ever top-flight promotion.[5]
Valerio returned to Elche in October 2007.[6] After a sole season, he joined third division side Polideportivo Ejido,[7] being regularly used during a three-year spell and retiring in June 2011 aged 38.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "25 años del Hércules que enamoró a toda la provincia" [25th anniversary of an Hércules who made the entire province fall in love with them]. El Español (in Spanish). 27 April 2021. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
- ^ a b "Valerio, una aventura de 23 anys amb arribada al Tecnofutbol" [Valerio, a 23-year-old adventure arrives at Tecnofutbol] (in Catalan). Betevé. 29 September 2014. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
- ^ Correal, Francisco (2 November 1997). "El Betis perdió en su mejor partido" [Betis lost in their best match]. El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 May 2016.
- ^ Fernández, Chema (27 August 2003). "Valerio: "Me gusta mucho el proyecto"" [Valerio: "I like this project very much"]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 February 2025.
- ^ Miralles, Carlos (2 November 2017). "¿Se acuerdan del portero Joaquín Valerio Olivera?" [Do you remember goalkeeper Joaquín Valerio Olivera?]. La Voz de Almería (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 February 2025.
- ^ Palomar, Julián (19 October 2007). "Valerio regresa al Elche para reforzar la portería" [Valerio returns to Elche to bolster the goal]. Diario Información (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 February 2025.
- ^ Hernández Bru, Víctor J. (17 July 2008). "El veterano Valerio se une a Razak para defender la portería del Poli Ejido" [Veteran Valerio joins Razak to defend Poli Ejido's goal]. Ideal (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 February 2025.
External links
[edit]- Joaquín Valerio at BDFutbol
- Joaquín Valerio at Soccerway
- 1973 births
- Living people
- 20th-century Spanish sportsmen
- Spanish men's footballers
- Footballers from Badalona
- Men's association football goalkeepers
- La Liga players
- Segunda División players
- Segunda División B players
- CF Damm players
- Real Madrid Castilla footballers
- Hércules CF players
- Albacete Balompié players
- Real Betis players
- Elche CF players
- CD Tenerife players
- UD Almería players
- Polideportivo Ejido footballers