Neru (footballer)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Francisco Borja Enrique Ayesa | ||
Date of birth | 20 January 1974 | ||
Place of birth | Laredo, Spain | ||
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Youth career | |||
1991–1993 | Laredo | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1993–1994 | Laredo | ||
1994–1998 | Racing B | ||
1998–2007 | Racing Santander | 108 | (0) |
2004–2005 | → Sporting Gijón (loan) | 37 | (1) |
2007 | Cádiz | 7 | (0) |
2007–2009 | Sporting Gijón | 23 | (0) |
2009–2010 | Alavés | 5 | (0) |
2010 | Huesca | 9 | (1) |
2010–2011 | Pontevedra | 7 | (0) |
Teams managed | |||
2012–2013 | Santoña | ||
2013–2014 | Noja (assistant) | ||
2014–2015 | Gama | ||
2016–2018 | Bezana | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Francisco Borja Enrique Ayesa (born 20 January 1974), known as Neru, is a Spanish retired footballer. Mainly a central defender, he could operate on the left flank on occasion.
During a 17-year professional career he appeared in seven La Liga seasons for a total of 127 games, with Racing de Santander (six years) and Sporting de Gijón (one).
Football career[]
Neru was born in Laredo, Cantabria. A product of hometown club Racing de Santander's youth system, he first appeared with the main squad during the 1998–99 season, already aged 24. During the following years (which included a second division stint), he would be relatively put to use in various defensive positions.
In 2004–05, Neru was loaned to Segunda División side Sporting de Gijón, being an undisputed first-choice throughout the campaign and scoring a rare goal on 1 May 2005, in a 3–2 home win against Pontevedra CF.[1] He returned to Santander for a further 15 La Liga games, in 2005–06.
After becoming a free agent in January 2007 and an uneventful six-month stint with another second level team, Cádiz CF,[2] Neru rejoined Gijón in the ensuing summer,[3] playing only four matches during the season as the Asturians returned to the top flight after a 10-year hiatus.[4] In August 2009 the 35-year-old moved Deportivo Alavés, now in division three.[5] However, after a run-in with the board of directors,[6] he became surplus to requirements and, in late January 2010, moved up a tier as he signed with SD Huesca until the end of the campaign; he replaced Daniel Mustafá, who was released.[7]
Personal life[]
In 2011, Neru ran for office in the municipality of Laredo for the People's Party.[8]
References[]
- ^ "Remonta con buen juego el Sporting" [Sporting come from behind playing well]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 2 May 2005. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
- ^ "Neru ficha por el Cádiz" [Neru signs for Cádiz]. El Diario Montañés (in Spanish). 30 January 2007. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
- ^ "El Sporting presenta a Neru y confía en renovar a Gerardo" [Sporting present Neru and hope to renew Gerardo]. Marca (in Spanish). 3 July 2007. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
- ^ "Neru: "El Sporting debe subir directo porque el 'play off' es una lotería"" [Neru: "Sporting must promote directly because the play-offs are a lottery"]. El Comercio (in Spanish). 21 February 2014. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
- ^ "El Alavés convence a Neru" [Alavés convince Neru]. El Correo (in Spanish). 15 August 2009. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
- ^ "El club liquida hoy las deudas con Edu Alonso y Javi Selvas" [Club settle doubt with Edu Alonso and Javi Selvas today]. El Correo (in Spanish). 29 July 2010. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
- ^ "Neru, nuevo fichaje para la S.D. Huesca" [Neru, new signing for S.D. Huesca]. El Observador del Mundo (in Spanish). 18 January 2010. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
- ^ "El ex rojiblanco Neru, en la lista a la Alcaldía de Laredo" [Former red-and-white Neru, in the list for Laredo's town hall]. La Nueva España (in Spanish). 18 May 2011. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
External links[]
- Neru at BDFutbol
- 1974 births
- Living people
- People from Laredo, Cantabria
- Spanish footballers
- Footballers from Cantabria
- Association football defenders
- La Liga players
- Segunda División players
- Segunda División B players
- Tercera División players
- Rayo Cantabria players
- Racing de Santander players
- Sporting de Gijón players
- Cádiz CF players
- Deportivo Alavés players
- SD Huesca footballers
- Pontevedra CF footballers
- Spanish football managers