Diego Cervero Otero (born 13 August 1983) is a Spanish former footballer who played as a centre-forward. He spent most of his career with

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 ...

, representing the club in

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and Tercera División. In the second competition, he played 363 games and scored 140 goals.

Club career

Born in

, Asturias, Cervero graduated from

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 ...

's youth setup, and made his senior debut with the reserves in the 2000–01 season, in Tercera División. In the summer of 2003 he was promoted to the main squad, now also in the fourth division, appearing regularly for the side over a three-year spell. In August 2006, Cervero went on a trial at Oldham Athletic after turning down a new contract from Oviedo. However, nothing came of it and he moved to UD Marbella, signing in the subsequent transfer window with CD Lealtad. Cervero returned to Oviedo in July 2007, and scored a career-best 35 goals in the 2008–09 campaign. On 15 July 2009, he signed a three-year deal with

UD Logroñés Unión Deportiva Logroñés, S.A.D. is a Spanish football team based in Logroño, in the autonomous community of La Rioja. Founded in 2009, it currently plays in Primera División RFEF – Group 2, holding home matches at ''Estadio Las Gaunas'', ...

. On 5 July 2012, Cervero returned to his former club Oviedo after agreeing to a three-year contract. He renewed his link in June 2014, also accepting a pay cut. For most of his stint, he acted as team captain. Cervero made his

debut on 23 August 2015, aged 32, coming on as a late substitute for

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in a 2–2 home draw against

CD Lugo Club Deportivo Lugo is a Spanish football team based in Lugo, in the autonomous community of Galicia. Founded on 8 July 1953, it plays in Segunda División, holding home games at '' Estadio Anxo Carro''. History The new board of directors was o ...

. He returned to the third tier in August 2016, signing for CF Fuenlabrada. After reaching the play-offs, he moved one year later to CD Mirandés, where he was the group's top scorer with 23 goals in his debut campaign, yet his side failed to promote at the same hurdle. On 6 September 2018, the 35-year-old Cervero joined Burgos CF also in the third division. He continued to compete at that level the following years, with

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, Barakaldo CF and Atlético Sanluqueño CF. In February 2022, Cervero moved to the newly-created Segunda División RFEF with

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. In May, after finishing first in the group and being promoted to the Primera División RFEF, he announced his retirement from football.

Personal life

Like his father Rafael, Cervero was a qualified doctor. The former was also the Spanish record-holder for the hammer throw in the 1950s.

Honours

Oviedo *

: 2014–15

References

External links

Oviedo official profile
* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Cervero, Diego 1983 births Living people Spanish men's footballers Footballers from Oviedo Men's association football forwards Segunda División players Segunda División B players Tercera División players Primera Federación players Segunda Federación players Real Oviedo Vetusta players Real Oviedo players Marbella FC players CD Lealtad players UD Logroñés players CF Fuenlabrada footballers CD Mirandés footballers Burgos CF footballers CD Atlético Baleares footballers Barakaldo CF footballers Atlético Sanluqueño CF players CD Numancia players