David Cortés Caballero (born 29 August 1979) is a Spanish former professional

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who played as a

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. He appeared in 273

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matches in exactly ten seasons, mainly with

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and

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(four years apiece). He won one

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with the former club.

Club career

Born in Llerena, Badajoz, Cortés made his professional debut with local

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in the

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. He then moved to

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(alongside teammate

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), where he was first-choice for three full seasons, helping the

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team to the 2003 edition of the

. In summer 2006, Cortés signed with

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. After splitting duties with Romanian

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in 2006–07, he started the following campaign as the side reached the quarter-finals of the

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. In 2009–10, with Contra already gone, Cortés was greatly overshadowed by new signing Miguel Torres, but still contributed 20 league matches as Getafe qualified for the second time in the club's history to the Europa League. In July 2010, at almost 31, he signed a one-year contract with

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, returned to the top flight after a 13-year absence. Cortés was the undisputed first-choice right-back during his only season with the Valencians, who finished 19th and were immediately relegated. In mid-July 2011, he joined

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also from the top division on a two-year deal. From

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, Cortés competed in the second tier with Hércules and

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. On 15 September 2014, at already 35, he moved abroad for the first time, signing with

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side

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for one year and retiring after helping them to win promotion.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Cortes, David 1979 births Living people People from Campiña Sur (Badajoz) Spanish men's footballers Footballers from the Province of Badajoz Men's association football fullbacks La Liga players Segunda División players CF Extremadura footballers RCD Mallorca players Getafe CF footballers Hércules CF players Granada CF footballers Real Zaragoza players Danish 1st Division players Aarhus Gymnastikforening players Spanish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Denmark