Pablo Casar Bustillo (born 17 September 1978) is a Spanish retired

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who played as a

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Football career

Born in Cabezón de la Sal, Cantabria, Casar spent most of his professional career with local

Racing de Santander Real Racing Club de Santander, S.A.D. (), also known as Racing de Santander () or simply Racing, is a football club based in Santander, Cantabria, Spain, that currently competes in Segunda División, the second tier of the Spanish league system ...

, making his debuts as a senior with the reserves in the lower leagues. He played his first game in

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on 19 June 1999, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 0–2 home loss against

Real Valladolid Real Valladolid Club de Fútbol, S.A.D., or simply Real Valladolid () or Valladolid, is a professional football club based in Valladolid, Castile and León, Spain that competes in La Liga, the top tier of the Spanish league system. The club colo ...

. Casar's best input with his main club occurred in the 2003–04 season, when he scored one goalEl Zaragoza empata con el Racing (2–2) y deberá esperar para asegurar su permanencia (Zaragoza draws with Racing (2–2) and must wait to confirm permanence)
El Periódico de Aragón, 4 April 2004 (in Spanish) while starting in all his 32 appearances to help the side narrowly avoid relegation after finishing in 17th position. Released in January 2006 he resumed his career in

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, representing Valladolid and

Deportivo Alavés Deportivo Alavés, S.A.D. (; ''Sporting Alavés''), usually abbreviated to Alavés, is a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football club based in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Álava, in the Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of the ...

; in the 2009–10 campaign he played with

Panthrakikos F.C. Panthrakikos Football Club ( el, Α.Π.Σ. Πανθρακικός) is a Greek football club based in Komotini, Thrace in North Eastern Greece founded in 1963. The club competed in Super League Greece during the 2008–09 season for the first time. ...

from

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, after which he retired at the age of 31.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Casar, Pablo 1978 births Living people Spanish men's footballers Footballers from Cantabria Men's association football defenders La Liga players Segunda División players Segunda División B players Tercera División players Rayo Cantabria players Racing de Santander players Real Valladolid players Deportivo Alavés players Super League Greece players Panthrakikos F.C. players Spain men's youth international footballers Spanish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Greece