José María Ceballos Vega (born 7 September 1968) is a Spanish former

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who played as a

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Club career

Born in Pámanes,

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, Ceballos only played for local club

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during his career, which spanned 16 professional seasons. He started as a senior with

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, at the time the

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, and was already first-choice at the age of 20 in the 1989–90 campaign, suffering relegation from

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. Ceballos made his debut in

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on 5 September 1993, in a 1–0 home win against

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, going on to start in most of

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and the following seven seasons, always in the top division. Racing dropped down to the second level in

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, and he retired two years later at nearly 35. Ceballos returned to his only team in 2007, being named its youth sides' goalkeeper coach.

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Racing Santander archives
1968 births Living people People from Trasmiera Spanish men's footballers Footballers from Cantabria Men's association football goalkeepers La Liga players Segunda División players Segunda División B players Rayo Cantabria players Racing de Santander players 20th-century Spanish people 21st-century Spanish people {{Spain-footy-bio-stub

Club career

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