Manuel Alberto Cobo Almagro (born 21 June 1984) is a Spanish
ex-footballer who played for
Real Jaén as a
winger in third division.
Club career
Born in
Jaén,
Andalusia
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, Cobo was an unsuccessful youth graduate at
Real Madrid
Real Madrid Club de Fútbol (, meaning ''Royal Madrid Football Club''), commonly referred to as Real Madrid, is a Spanish professional football club based in Madrid.
Founded in 1902 as Madrid Football Club, the club has traditionally wor ...
, and played amateur football until the age of 27. In July 2011 he signed with
Real Jaén in
Segunda División B
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, after having represented the club's reserves seven years before.
Cobo achieved promotion to
Segunda División
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at the end of the
2012–13 season, but played sparingly due to an
achilles tendon
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injury. On 17 June 2013, however, he renewed his link with the club.
On 6 October 2013, at already 29, Cobo made his professional debut, playing the last six minutes in a 3–2 home win over
Real Murcia.
Los andaluces toman oxígeno a costa de la racha de los granas (Andalusians take oxygen at the expense of ''grana'' streak)
Marca Marca may refer to:
Places
* Marca, Sălaj, a commune in Sălaj County, Romania
* Marca, a tributary of the Barcău in Sălaj County, Romania
* an alternative name for Merca, Somalia
* Marca District, in the province Recuay, Peru
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, 6 October 2013
References
External links
*
Futbolme profile
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1984 births
Living people
Footballers from Jaén, Spain
Spanish men's footballers
Men's association football wingers
Segunda División players
Segunda División B players
Tercera División players
Elche CF Ilicitano footballers
Real Jaén footballers