Pedro Largo Carazo (born 11 June 1972) is a Spanish retired
footballer who played as a
central defender.
He played 314
Segunda División
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matches in 12 professional seasons, representing six clubs.
Club career
Born in
Barcelona,
Catalonia, Largo nonetheless spent his first years in the
Madrid area: after leaving amateurs
RCD Carabanchel
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he moved to
Getafe CF
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, who he helped
promote to the
second division, then played in that tier for the next nine years for Getafe and three other clubs, always as first-choice, with the exception of
2001–02 whilst at
Real Murcia.
After starting in 32 of his 34 league appearances as Murcia
promoted in 2003, Largo played
his sole season in
La Liga, which consisted of 16 games and immediate relegation. His debut in the top level came on 31 August 2003 in a 1–1 away draw against
RC Celta de Vigo
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, at the age of 31; he spent the next three and a half campaigns again in division two, with
Polideportivo Ejido
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and
Xerez CD, taking part in almost no matches for the latter side.
Largo had a brief spell with lowly
CD Linares
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, before retiring in the summer of 2008. Two years later, he joined the staff of newly elected president
Luis Rubiales
Luis Manuel Rubiales Béjar (born 23 August 1977) is a Spanish football official and former professional player who played as a defender. He is the current president of the Royal Spanish Football Federation.
Known for not being a very skilled p ...
– also freshly retired after a failed experience in Scotland – at the
Association of Spanish Footballers
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(''Asociación de Futbolistas Profesionales'').
Proclamadas las candidaturas de González Movilla y Rubiales a presidir la AFE (Movilla and Rubiales' applications to run AFE put forth)
Diario AS, 24 February 2010
References
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1972 births
Living people
Footballers from Barcelona
Spanish men's footballers
Men's association football defenders
La Liga players
Segunda División players
Segunda División B players
Tercera División players
Getafe CF footballers
CD Leganés players
CD Badajoz players
Real Murcia CF players
Polideportivo Ejido footballers
Xerez CD footballers
CD Linares players