Kirian Rodríguez Ledesma (born 22 July 1984), often known simply as Kirian, is a Spanish
footballer
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who plays for
UD Orotava as a
central defender
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Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either s ...
.
Football career
Born in
Candelaria, Tenerife
Candelaria, also Villa Mariana de Candelaria, is a municipality and city in the eastern part of the island of Tenerife in the Province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, in the Canary Islands, Spain. The city is located on the coast, 17 km southwest ...
, Kirian began his career with
CD Tenerife
Club Deportivo Tenerife, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club based in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Tenerife, in the Canary Islands. Founded in 1912, the club plays in the Segunda División, holding home matches at the Estadio Heliodoro Rodríguez Lóp ...
, making his professional debut in the
second division
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and playing six matches in the
2003–04 season. He became a regular in the following years with the
Canary Islands
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club in the same level, being definitely released in December 2006 and joining neighbouring
UD Vecindario
Unión Deportiva Vecindario is a Spanish football team based in Vecindario, Santa Lucía de Tirajana, Gran Canaria, in the autonomous community of Canary Islands. Founded in 1962, it helds home games at ''Estadio Municipal de Vecindario'', with a ...
the following month.
Kirian moved to amateurs
SE Eivissa-Ibiza
Unión Deportiva Ibiza-Eivissa was a Spanish football team based in Ibiza Town, in the autonomous community of the Balearic Islands. Founded in 1995, it last played in '' Regional de Ibiza'', holding home matches at ''Estadi Municipal de Can Miss ...
in the summer of 2007, but left for
Germany
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after one and a half seasons in
division three
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, signing with
FSV Frankfurt
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.
On 11 May 2010, after appearing rarely for the
second tier side, he was released from contract.
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1984 births
Living people
People from Tenerife
Sportspeople from the Province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Spanish footballers
Footballers from the Canary Islands
Association football defenders
Segunda División players
Segunda División B players
Tercera División players
CD Tenerife players
UD Vecindario players
2. Bundesliga players
FSV Frankfurt players
Spain youth international footballers
Spanish expatriate footballers
Expatriate footballers in Germany
Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Germany