Pablo José Blanco Blanco (born 15 December 1951) is a Spanish former

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who played as a

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Club career

Born in

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, Blanco spent his entire professional career with

Sevilla FC Sevilla Fútbol Club () is a Spanish professional association football, football club based in Seville, Andalusia, that competes in La Liga, the Spanish football league system, top flight of Spanish football. The club was formed on 25 January ...

after joining the club's academy at the age of 15. He made his debut in

La Liga The Campeonato Nacional de Liga de Primera División, commonly known as the Primera División or La Liga, and officially known as LaLiga EA Sports for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Spain and the highest ...

on 5 March 1972, playing 60 minutes in the 1–0 away loss against

Sporting de Gijón Real Sporting de Gijón, S.A.D. (), commonly known as Real Sporting, Sporting Gijón, or simply Sporting is a Spanish professional association football, football club from Gijón, Principality of Asturias. Founded on 1 July 1905, it plays in the ...

. He added a further four appearances during that season, and his team was relegated. Blanco and Sevilla returned to the top tier after a further three campaigns in the

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. He scored his first goal in the competition on 22 January 1978, but in a 2–1 away defeat to

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. He retired at the end of 1983–84 at 32, having contributed 20 matches to an eight-place finish. Six of his seven

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games took place in the 1982–83 edition which ended in the round of 16, his first being on 15 September 1982 in a 3–1 home victory over

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where he featured the full 90 minutes. On 16 December 2017, in a league match against

Levante UD Levante Unión Deportiva, S.A.D. () is a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football club in Valencia, in the Valencian Community, namesake autonomous community. Founded on 6 September 1909, the club will compete in La Liga for the 2025– ...

where he came off the bench,

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– also brought up at the Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Stadium – surpassed Blanco's record of 415 competitive matches for the same club. The latter continued to work with Sevilla after his retirement, as youth system coordinator.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Blanco, Pablo 1951 births Living people 20th-century Spanish sportsmen Spanish men's footballers Footballers from Seville Men's association football defenders La Liga players Segunda División players Tercera División players Sevilla Atlético players Sevilla FC players Spain men's under-23 international footballers Sevilla FC non-playing staff

Club career

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