Alberto Saavedra Muñoz (born 29 October 1981) is a Spanish

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who plays as a

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Football career

Born in

Oviedo Oviedo (; ast, Uviéu ) is the capital city of the Principality of Asturias in northern Spain and the administrative and commercial centre of the region. It is also the name of the municipality that contains the city. Oviedo is located ap ...

, Asturias, Saavedra's career began when he signed a professional contract with local

Real Oviedo Real Oviedo is a Spanish football club based in Oviedo, Asturias. Founded on 26 March 1926 as a result of the merger of two clubs who had maintained a large sporting rivalry for years in the city: ''Real Stadium Club Ovetense'' and ''Real Club De ...

, making his first appearance with the first team in 2002. He never appeared in any

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games with the club, and moved to

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 Primera División RFEF – Group 2, holding home games at ''Nuevo Estadio Los ...

in the 2003–04 season; the Sorians promoted from the

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, but he did not feature one single minute during the half campaign, also being sparingly used by the reserves. In January 2004, Saavedra moved to the

Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands , established_title = Before independence , established_date = Spanish Netherl ...

, signing a deal with

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participants

ADO Den Haag Alles Door Oefening Den Haag (), commonly known by the abbreviated name ADO Den Haag (), is a Dutch association football club from the city of The Hague. They play in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of Dutch football, following relegation f ...

and quickly becoming a first-team regular. He returned to his homeland in 2007, first with

UD Vecindario Unión Deportiva Vecindario is a Spanish football team based in Vecindario, Santa Lucía de Tirajana, Gran Canaria, in the autonomous community of Canary Islands. Founded in 1962, it helds home games at ''Estadio Municipal de Vecindario'', with a ...

then

Ontinyent CF Ontinyent Club de Fútbol was a Spanish football team based in Ontinyent, in the autonomous community of Valencia. Founded in 1947 it held home games at ''Estadio El Clariano'', with a capacity of 5,000 seats. On 28 March 2019, due to economic pr ...

(both in the third level).

Personal life

Saavedra's older brother, Jesús María Martínez & José Jorge, also a stopper, also played briefly for Oviedo's first team, appearing in one top-flight match in 1998–99. His career, however, was spent largely in the lower leagues.Saavedra: José Jorge Saavedra Muñoz
at BDFutbol

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Saavedra, Alberto 1981 births Living people Footballers from Oviedo Spanish men's footballers Men's association football defenders Segunda División players Segunda División B players Tercera División players Real Oviedo Vetusta players Real Oviedo players CD Numancia B players Marino de Luanco footballers UD Vecindario players Ontinyent CF players Caudal Deportivo footballers Eredivisie players ADO Den Haag players Spanish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands Spanish expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands