Dimas Delgado Morgado (born 6 February 1983), known simply as Dimas, is a Spanish former professional

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who played as a

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, currently assistant manager of

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club

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. He totalled 203

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games and eight goals across six seasons, with Numancia, Cartagena and Recreativo, also appearing in

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with the first of those clubs. Abroad, he played in the Australian

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and the

Club career

Born in Santa Coloma de Gramanet,

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, Dimas was a product of local

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. In 2006, he moved to

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's reserves, helping them to return to

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in his second season. For the 2008–09 campaign, Dimas joined

CD Numancia Club Deportivo Numancia de Soria, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club in Soria, in the autonomous community of Castile and León. Founded on 9 April 1945, it plays in , holding home games at '' Nuevo Estadio Los Pajaritos''. Besides football it ...

for his

debut, which occurred on 25 September 2008 in a 2–0 away loss against

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. He was regularly played as the

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club was eventually relegated after just one year. Dimas competed in the

from

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, dropping down a level with

FC Cartagena Fútbol Club Cartagena, S.A.D. is a Spanish football team based in Cartagena, in the Region of Murcia, Spain. Founded in 1995 it currently plays in Segunda División, holding home games at '' Estadio Cartagonova'', with a capacity of 15,105 sp ...

and

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. On 3 August 2015, aged 32, he moved abroad for the first time, signing a one-year deal with

side

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and sharing teams with his compatriots

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and

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. On 11 July 2017, Dimas joined

Bengaluru FC Bengaluru Football Club () (Kannada: ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು.ಎಫ್.ಸಿ) is an Indian professional football club based in Bengaluru, Karnataka. The club competes in the Indian Super League, the top flight of Indian football. The club w ...

on a one-year contract. After a successful debut season in the

, he agreed to a one-year extension. Dimas announced his retirement in May 2023 following a spell with Spanish amateurs

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, aged 40. He returned to the Indian top tier immediately after, being appointed assistant manager at

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Career statistics

Honours

Bengaluru *

: 2018–19

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dimas Delgado 1983 births Living people 21st-century Spanish sportsmen Spanish men's footballers Footballers from Santa Coloma de Gramenet Men's association football midfielders La Liga players Segunda División players Segunda División B players Tercera División players Tercera Federación players UDA Gramenet footballers FC Barcelona Atlètic players CD Numancia players FC Cartagena footballers Recreativo de Huelva players CF Montañesa players A-League Men players Western Sydney Wanderers FC players Indian Super League players Bengaluru FC players Spanish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's soccer players in Australia Expatriate men's footballers in India Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Australia Spanish expatriate sportspeople in India