Roberto García Casabella (born 9 January 1987) is a Spanish

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who last played as a

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for

Villarrubia CF Villarrubia Club de Fútbol is a football team based in Villarrubia de los Ojos, Castile-La Mancha, Spain. The team plays in Segunda División B, Group 4. The club's home ground is ''Campo Nuevo Municipal''. History Jesús Santos Fiorito ...

Career

He began his career in the Real Madrid youth team, before moving to Atlético Madrid where he played for the B and C teams. Between 2006 and 2012, he played in the Segunda División B for

Atlético Madrid B Atlético de Madrid B is a Spanish football team based in Madrid, in the community of Madrid. Founded on 17 September 1963, it is the reserve team of Atlético Madrid and currently plays in Segunda Federación – Group 5. They play their home ...

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Puertollano Puertollano () is a municipality of Spain located in the province of Ciudad Real, Castile-La Mancha. The city has a population of 47,035 (2019). Contrasting to the largely rural character of the region, Puertollano stands out for the importance o ...

Lorca Atlético Lorca may refer to: Lorquino football clubs * CF Lorca Deportiva, founded 2012 * CF Lorca Deportiva (1969), dissolved 1994 * Lorca Atlético CF, 2010–2012 * Lorca Deportiva CF, 2002–2012 * Lorca Deportiva CF B, 2005–2009 * Lorca FC, 2003 ...

, Almeria B (loan) and Conquense. In the summer of 2012 he joined

Moldovan National Division The Moldovan Super Liga is an association football league that is currently the top division of Moldovan football league system. The competition was established in 1992, when the country became independent from the Soviet Union. It was formed in ...

side

Milsami Orhei Fotbal Club Milsami Orhei, commonly known as Milsami Orhei, or simply Milsami, is a Moldovan football club based in Orhei, Moldova, currently playing in the Moldovan Super Liga. Previously known as ''FC Viitorul Orhei'', it won its first leagu ...

, playing in the

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final win over

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, as well as 90 minutes of the 4-2

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home win over

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, and the subsequent away leg 0-3 defeat that eliminated the Moldovan side 4-5 on aggregate. In July 2013, he was on trial at Barnet in the

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, with compatriot Luisma Villa. Both players had their signings confirmed on 3 August 2013. Casabella played frequently at the start of the season, but struggled with injuries from October onwards. After 12 appearances in all competitions, all but one in the league, he was released on 14 April 2014. After leaving the Bees, Casabella joined

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of the

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. In August 2014, he re-joined

. In June 2015, Casabella signed for

Armenian Premier League The Armenian Premier League ( hy, VBET Հայաստանի Պրեմիեր Լիգա, known as the VBET Armenian Premier League for sponsorship reasons) is the top football competition in Armenia. From 1936 to 1991, the competition was held as a r ...

side

FC Ararat Yerevan Football Club Ararat Yerevan ( hy, Ֆուտբոլային Ակումբ Արարատ Երևան), commonly known as Ararat Yerevan, is an Armenian football club based in Yerevan that plays in the Armenian Premier League. Since 1999, the club i ...

. Less than a month later, without playing a game for Ararat Yerevan, Casabella moved back to Spain, signing for

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Honours

;Milsami Orhei *

: 2012

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Casabella, Roberto 1987 births Living people Spanish footballers Footballers from the Community of Madrid Men's association football midfielders Segunda División B players Tercera División players National League (English football) players USL League Two players Atlético Madrid C players Atlético Madrid B players CD San Fernando players CD Puertollano footballers UD Almería B players UB Conquense footballers Atlético Sanluqueño CF players FC Milsami Orhei players Barnet F.C. players Thunder Bay Chill players San Fernando CD players Spanish expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Moldova Expatriate footballers in England Expatriate footballers in Armenia Expatriate soccer players in Canada Spanish expatriate sportspeople in England Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Canada Deportivo Rayo Cantabria players Lorca Atlético CF players