Antonio Ramiro Pérez (born 2 February 1978), known as Antoñito, is a Spanish retired

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who played as a striker. He played mainly for

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and Xerez in a 13-year professional career, amassing

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totals of 147 matches and 26 goals over six seasons and adding 150 games and 35 goals in the

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Club career

Antoñito was born in the

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neighborhood of ''El Polígono de San Pablo'', where he was known as "El Romario del Polígono", and played only amateur football until the age of 22, signing for

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in summer 2000 – after turning down an offer from

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– and being assigned to the

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, scoring 40 goals in his first season to help them to promote to

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. He made his debut with the main squad also during 2000–01, in the

; after a loan to

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neighbours

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in the same league, he returned to play an important attacking role (mainly as a substitute) on a side that achieved two consecutive sixth places in

. Antoñito made eight appearances for Sevilla in the

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. He scored his only goal on 2 December 2004, in a 3–2 home win over

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in the group stage. For 2005–06, Antoñito was again loaned, being instrumental in

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's narrow escape from top-flight relegation. He totalled nine goals for the campaign, notably an 88th-minute winner against

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on 7 May 2006. Antoñito joined division two club

Real Murcia CF Real Murcia Club de Fútbol, S.A.D., commonly known as Real Murcia (, "Royal Murcia"), is a Spanish football club based in Murcia, in the Región de Murcia. Founded in 1919, it currently plays in , playing home matches at Estadio Nueva Condo ...

on 7 July 2006 in another loan, helping it to achieve promotion. The following season he moved to

Xerez CD Xerez Club Deportivo S. A. D. is a Spanish association football, football club based in the city of Jerez de la Frontera. It was founded in 1947 and plays in . History Due to the link between Jerez de la Frontera and the United Kingdom created b ...

in his native region, and extended his contract one more year late into 2008–09, being a very important unit in their first-ever promotion to the top tier. In July 2011, after only six goals for Xerez over two seasons, including three in the 2009–10 campaign in an immediate relegation from the main division, the 33-year-old Antoñito signed for

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two leagues below.

Honours

Sevilla B *

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: 2000–01 Sevilla *

: 2000–01 Xerez *Segunda División: 2008–09Cualquier tiempo pasado fue mejor (Whatever the past held was better)
Diario de Jerez, 16 June 2014 (in Spanish)

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Antonito 1978 births Living people 20th-century Spanish sportsmen Spanish men's footballers Footballers from Seville Men's association football forwards La Liga players Segunda División players Segunda División B players Tercera División players Sevilla Atlético players Sevilla FC players Recreativo de Huelva players Racing de Santander players Real Murcia CF players Xerez CD footballers CD Atlético Baleares footballers