Gonzalo Cacicedo Verdú (born 21 October 1988) is a Spanish professional

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who most recently played for

Elche CF Elche Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. ( ca-valencia, Elx Club de Futbol, S.A.D.) is a professional football based in Elche, Province of Alicante, in the Valencian Community. Founded in 1923, the club competes in La Liga, holding home matches at ''Es ...

as a centre-back.

Club career

Born in Cartagena,

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, Verdú spent the vast majority of his career in the lower leagues of his country. In

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he made his professional debut with

Albacete Balompié Albacete Balompié is a Spanish football team based in Albacete, in the autonomous community of Castile–La Mancha. Founded on 2 August 1940, it currently plays in Segunda División, the second tier of Spanish football, holding home matches ...

, his input consisting of six games in a relegation-ending season from Segunda División; his first appearance in the competition was on 23 April 2011, playing 60 minutes – as a substitute – in a 4–2 away loss against

Xerez CD Xerez Club Deportivo, known simply as Xerez, is a Spanish football team based in Jerez de la Frontera, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Xerez currently plays in Tercera División RFEF, the fifth tier of Spanish football. Founded on 24 ...

. Verdú continued his career in the Segunda División B the following years, representing

CA Osasuna B Club Atlético Osasuna B, usually known as Osasuna Promesas is the reserve team of CA Osasuna, a Spanish football club based in Pamplona, in the autonomous community of Navarre. Founded in 1962, currently plays in Primera Federación – Group ...

Orihuela CF Orihuela Club de Fútbol is a Spanish football team based in Orihuela, in the Valencian Community. Founded in 1993 it plays in Tercera División RFEF – Group 3, holding home games at '' Estadio Municipal Los Arcos'', with a capacity of 7,000 se ...

Córdoba CF B Córdoba Club de Fútbol "B" is a Spanish football team based in Córdoba, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded in 1951 as Club Atlético Almagro, it is the reserve team of Córdoba CF and currently plays in Tercera División RFEF ...

CD Guadalajara Club Deportivo Guadalajara (); often simply known as Guadalajara () and their nickname ''Chivas'' (), is a Mexican professional football club based in Zapopan, Jalisco. Guadalajara is one of the ten founding members of the Mexican First Divisi ...

FC Cartagena Fútbol Club Cartagena, S.A.D. is a Spanish football team based in Cartagena, in the Region of Murcia, Spain. Founded in 1995 it currently plays in Segunda División, holding home games at ''Estadio Cartagonova'', with a capacity of 15,105 spe ...

and

. He won two promotions in three years with the last of those clubs, reaching

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at the end of the 2019–20 campaign with his as one of the

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.Gonzalo Verdú amplía su contrato con el Elche por un año (Gonzalo Verdú extends his contract with Elche for one year)

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, 5 August 2021 (in Spanish) Verdú made his debut in the Spanish top flight on 26 September 2020, starting and being booked in the 0–3 home defeat to Real Sociedad; he was aged 31 years and 11 months. In August 2021, he signed a new contract until 2023. On 12 June 2023, Elche announced Verdú's departure after six seasons at the end of his contract.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Verdu, Gonzalo 1988 births Living people Sportspeople from Cartagena, Spain Spanish footballers Footballers from the Region of Murcia Men's association football defenders La Liga players Segunda División players Segunda División B players Tercera División players Cartagena FC players Pinatar CF players Novelda CF players Atlético Albacete players Albacete Balompié players CA Osasuna B players Orihuela CF players Córdoba CF B players CD Guadalajara (Spain) footballers FC Cartagena footballers Elche CF players