Félix Jacinto Prieto Partido (born 24 May 1975) is a Spanish former

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who played as a

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Club career

Born in

Salamanca Salamanca () is a city in western Spain and is the capital of the Province of Salamanca in the autonomous community of Castile and León. The city lies on several rolling hills by the Tormes River. Its Old City was declared a UNESCO World Herit ...

Region of León The Region of León, Leonese region or Leonese Country ( Leonese: ''País Llionés'', es, región de León and ast, rexón de Llión) is a historic territory defined by the 1833 Spanish administrative organisation. The Leonese region encompa ...

, Prieto played in Real Madrid's youth system, later appearing with the C-team at the same time of the likes of

Álvaro Benito Álvaro Benito Villar (born 10 December 1976) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a left midfielder, currently vocalist/guitarist of Rock band Pignoise. Club career Born in Salamanca, Castile and León, Benito emerged through Real ...

, Fernando Morán,

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or Víctor Sánchez. Upon leaving in 1995, he competed in the lower leagues. Prieto's debut in the

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occurred in the 2001–02 season at the age of already 26, with

Gimnàstic de Tarragona Club Gimnàstic de Tarragona, commonly known as Gimnàstic Tarragona or sometimes just Nàstic, is a Spanish sports club based in Tarragona, in the autonomous community of Catalonia. Its football team plays in Primera División RFEF – Group 2. ...

. He played 23 matches (only four starts, 649 minutes of action) and scored two goals, as the

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suffered relegation one year after promoting. Prieto subsequently resumed his career in the

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, appearing in three promotion playoffs without succeeding, with Alicante CF – twice – and

CD Alcoyano Club Deportivo Alcoyano, S.A.D. is a Spanish football team based in Alcoy, in the autonomous community of Valencia. Founded in 1928 it plays in Primera División RFEF – Group 2, holding home games in '' Estadio El Collao'', with a 4,850-sea ...

. Another of his teams,

Ciudad de Murcia Club de Fútbol Ciudad de Murcia, usually abbreviated to Ciudad de Murcia, was a Spanish football club based in Murcia, in the namesake autonomous community. They played at the 16,000-seater ''Estadio de La Condomina''. Ciudad Murcia was reloca ...

, promoted to division two in the 2002–03 campaign, but he had already left in mid-season to CF Reus Deportiu. In 2009–10, 34-year-old Prieto contributed with eight goals in 29 appearances to help CF Atlético Ciudad finish seventh in the third division, only to be relegated due to financial irregularities. For the following season, he moved to the fourth level with

CF La Nucía Club de Fútbol La Nucía is a Spanish football team based in La Nucía, in the autonomous community of Valencia. Founded in 1995, it plays in Segunda Federación - Group 3, holding home games at '' Estadio Camilo Cano'', which has a capacity of ...

( sixth group).

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Prieto, Felix 1975 births Living people Footballers from Salamanca Spanish men's footballers Men's association football forwards Segunda División players Segunda División B players Tercera División players Real Madrid C footballers UP Langreo footballers Gimnàstic de Tarragona footballers Ciudad de Murcia footballers CF Reus Deportiu players Novelda CF players Alicante CF footballers CD Alcoyano footballers Villajoyosa CF footballers 20th-century Spanish people 21st-century Spanish people