Carlos Reina Aranda (born 27 July 1980) is a Spanish former professional

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who played mainly as a forward. He amassed

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totals of 169 games and 28 goals over 11 seasons after emerging from Real Madrid's youth academy, representing in the competition

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, Numancia,

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, Levante,

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and Granada. He added 125 matches and 33 goals in the Segunda División, in a 17-year senior career.

Club career

Aranda was born in Málaga,

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. A product of Real Madrid's youth system, he never appeared, however, in any

matches with the first team. He played, however, a small part in two

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-winning squads, appearing against

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( 1999–2000) and

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( 2001–02). In January 2002, Aranda moved to

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, being instrumental in helping the

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club to barely retain its Segunda División status. This prompted a move at the end of the season to

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on a five-year contract but, as opportunities were scarce with the

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side, he returned to Numancia in January 2003. Aranda joined

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in 2004–05, scoring in his

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debut, a 2–0 home win over Alemannia Aachen on 4 November 2004. He was relatively used during the campaign, but was deemed surplus to requirements after the arrivals of

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and

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, and left for

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on loan – he had already represented the Castile-La Mancha team the previous season. Aranda's second spell with Albacete finished on a sour note, as he was accused of unprofessional behaviour by the club. He responded claiming he had been forced to appear at a press conference to show repentance for his actions. After being instrumental in

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's return to the top flight in 2007 by netting 11 goals, squad second-best behind

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, Aranda had an unassuming spell with

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. After spending the first months of 2008–09 training with lowly

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, in December 2008 he signed with Numancia for a third stint, appearing and scoring regularly but suffering top-division relegation. On 16 July 2009, Aranda moved to

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as part of a deal that saw

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move in the opposite direction, on loan for a season. In his

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with the Navarrese, he scored four times but also struggled with injuries and loss of form, and Sola also returned to the starting XI, eventually finishing as top scorer. In July 2011, aged 31, Aranda signed for Levante UD. In January of the following year, after having received very little playing time, he joined fellow top-tier side

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. On 25 February 2012, he put the visitors ahead at hometown's Málaga CF, who eventually won 5–1. Aranda switched clubs again in the winter

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of 2013, signing for his eighth in the Spanish main division,

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, the most for any player.

Honours

Real Madrid *

: 1999–2000, 2001–02Carlos Aranda, de vender pulpos a ganar la Champions (Carlos Aranda, from selling octopussies to winning the Champions)

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, 3 September 2013 (in Spanish)

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