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Andreu Guerao Mayoral (born 17 June 1983), known simply as Andreu, is a Spanish
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who plays as a
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.


Club career

Born in
Barcelona Barcelona ( , , ) is a city on the coast of northeastern Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.6 million within ci ...
,
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, Andreu made his professional debut with
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in the third division, and was not able to prevent
Atlético Malagueño Club Atlético Malagueño, shortened to Atlético Malagueño, () is a Spanish football team based in Málaga, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded in 1990, it is the reserve team of Málaga CF, and currently plays in Tercera Fede ...
's relegation to that level the following season. In July 2006 he joined
Sporting de Gijón Real Sporting de Gijón, S.A.D. (), commonly known as Real Sporting, Sporting Gijón, or simply Sporting (although in an international context this can lead to confusion with Sporting Clube de Portugal) is a Spanish football club from Gijón, ...
, appearing in only six games as the
Asturias Asturias (, ; ast, Asturies ), officially the Principality of Asturias ( es, Principado de Asturias; ast, Principáu d'Asturies; Galician-Asturian: ''Principao d'Asturias''), is an autonomous community in northwest Spain. It is coextensiv ...
club returned to
La Liga The Campeonato Nacional de Liga de Primera División, commonly known simply as Primera División in Spain, and as La Liga in English-speaking countries and officially as LaLiga Santander for sponsorship reasons, stylized as LaLiga, is the men' ...
in 2007–08, and accomplishing the same in the following campaign. In late January 2010, after having only collected a few minutes in the season's
Copa del Rey The Campeonato de España–Copa de Su Majestad el Rey, commonly known as Copa del Rey or simply La Copa and formerly known as Copa del Presidente de la República (1932–36) and Copa del Generalísimo (1939–76), is an annual knockout footb ...
, Andreu was released by Sporting, joining
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side
Polonia Warsaw Polonia Warsaw ( pl, Polonia Warszawa, ), founded on 19 November 1911, is the oldest existing Varsovian sports club, best known for its football and basketball teams. It also has track and field, swimming, chess, mountain biking, and contract ...
– managed by countryman
José Mari Bakero José María Bakero Escudero (born 11 February 1963) is a Spanish former professional footballer, and a manager. Having played mainly for Real Sociedad and Barcelona, he began his career as a forward (not being a prolific goalscorer) but was c ...
– and penning a one and a half year deal. On 14 May he scored in a
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against Legia Warsaw, the match's only. After not having his contract with the
Ekstraklasa Poland Ekstraklasa (), meaning "Extra Class" in Polish, named PKO Ekstraklasa since the 2019–20 season due to its sponsorship by PKO Bank Polski, is the top Polish professional league for men's association football teams. Contested by 18 ...
team extended, Andreu signed with
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's
Auckland City FC Auckland City Football Club is a New Zealand professional football club based in the suburb of Sandringham in Auckland, New Zealand. They currently compete in the Northern League. Auckland City have established themselves as a major force in bo ...
. He subsequently had short spells with
FC Dinamo Tbilisi FC Dinamo Tbilisi ( ka, დინამო თბილისი, ) is a Georgian professional football club based in Tbilisi, Georgia, that competes in the Erovnuli Liga, the top flight of Georgian football. Dinamo Tbilisi was one of the mos ...
and Lechia Gdańsk, appearing rarely for both teams. After three seasons back in Spain with
Racing de Santander Real Racing Club de Santander, S.A.D. (), also known as Racing de Santander () or simply Racing, is a football club based in Santander, Cantabria, Spain, that currently competes in Segunda División, the second tier of the Spanish league syst ...
, Andreu signed for the
Western Sydney Wanderers FC Western Sydney Wanderers Football Club (colloquially known as Western Sydney, or simply as Wanderers) is an Australian professional Association football, soccer club based in the Western Sydney region of Sydney, New South Wales. It competes in ...
of the A-League. On 5 May 2016, after having helped the latter reach the
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, he was released. On 9 August 2017, after a brief spell in Greece, 34-year-old Andreu returned to the Australian top division when he joined
Perth Glory FC Perth Glory Football Club is an Australian professional soccer club based in Perth, Western Australia. It competes in the country's premier men's competition, A-League Men, under licence from Australian Professional Leagues. Founded in 199 ...
, reuniting with former Sporting teammate
Diego Castro Diego Castro Giménez (; born 2 July 1982) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a left winger. He amassed La Liga totals of 226 games and 43 goals over eight seasons, mainly representing Getafe (four years) and Sporting de Gijón ...
in the process. After the regular season, he left.


Personal life

Andreu's older brother, Antonio, was also a professional footballer. He was also groomed at
FC Barcelona Futbol Club Barcelona (), commonly referred to as Barcelona and colloquially known as Barça (), is a professional football club based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, that competes in La Liga, the top flight of Spanish football. Found ...
, but never appeared in higher than the third level as a professional, also playing one year in
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. In addition to his native
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, Andreu can also speak
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.


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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Guerao, Andreu 1983 births Living people Footballers from Barcelona Spanish footballers Association football midfielders La Liga players Segunda División players Segunda División B players Tercera División players FC Barcelona C players FC Barcelona Atlètic players Atlético Malagueño players Sporting de Gijón players Racing de Santander players Ekstraklasa players Polonia Warsaw players Lechia Gdańsk players New Zealand Football Championship players Auckland City FC players Erovnuli Liga players FC Dinamo Tbilisi players A-League Men players Western Sydney Wanderers FC players Perth Glory FC players Football League (Greece) players Aris Thessaloniki F.C. players Spanish expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Poland Expatriate association footballers in New Zealand Expatriate footballers in Georgia (country) Expatriate soccer players in Australia Expatriate footballers in Greece Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Poland Spanish expatriate sportspeople in New Zealand Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Georgia (country) Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Australia Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Greece