Laureano Sanabria Ruiz (born 22 March 1985), commonly known as Laure, is a Spanish professional

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who plays as a

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. He spent the vast majority of his career with

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, where he made 213 appearances in all competitions over ten seasons. In

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, he appeared in 117 matches for the club.

Club career

Real Madrid and Leganés

Born in

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, Laure was a

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youth graduate whom, despite an impressive season for its C side, did not see

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, also in the Spanish capital and competing in the

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, where he was a regular during his only season.

Deportivo

After moving to

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in the summer of 2007, Laure quickly went on to establish himself as starter in its reserves, eventually catching the eye of first-team manager Miguel Ángel Lotina who picked him to replace the injured Manuel Pablo against

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on 13 January 2008, and he played the full 90 minutes in the 4–3

away loss. At the end of the campaign, he earned a new deal to stay at the club until 2011. Laure appeared in 20 matches in 2009–10, mostly as a left-back due to

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' terrible

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injury; Deportivo stood fourth in the table at the moment (January 2010), eventually finishing in tenth position. He scored his only goal in the top flight on 29 January 2011, in a 3–3 home draw with

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. In 2011–12, his first season ever in

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, Laure took part in 38 games for the champions, scoring in the 3–2 home win over

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. He managed another promotion from that level two years later, contributing 36 appearances and one goal.

Alcorcón

On 5 July 2017, Laure signed a three-year contract with AD Alcorcón of the second tier. In September of the following year, he reached the milestone of 50 consecutive complete matches.

Honours

Deportivo *

: 2011–12

References

External links

Deportivo official profile
* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Laure 1985 births Living people Spanish men's footballers Footballers from Madrid Men's association football fullbacks La Liga players Segunda División players Segunda División B players Tercera División players Primera Federación players Real Madrid C footballers CD Leganés players Deportivo Fabril players Deportivo de La Coruña players AD Alcorcón footballers CD Atlético Baleares footballers 21st-century Spanish sportsmen