Roberto Losada Rodríguez (born 25 October 1976) is a Spanish former professional

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who played as a

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, currently

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club

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. Over seven seasons, he amassed

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totals of 113 games and 27 goals, almost all with

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. He also appeared in 124

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matches (16 goals), and spent two years in Hong Kong with

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Playing career

Club

Losada was born in

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. Nicknamed '' El Chino'' due his facial features, he made his professional debut for

at just 18, as the club was also in

; after two season-long loans, at

CD Toledo Club Deportivo Toledo, S.A.D. is a Spanish football team based in Toledo, in the autonomous community of Castile-La Mancha. Founded in 1928 it plays in Tercera División RFEF – Group 18, holding home games at '' Estadio Salto del Caballo'', ...

and

RCD Mallorca Real Club Deportivo Mallorca, S.A.D. (, ca, Reial Club Deportiu Mallorca , ''Royal Sporting Club Mallorca''), commonly known as Real Mallorca or just Mallorca is a Spanish professional football club based in Palma on the island of Majorca in ...

(the former in the

), he returned, going on to be an important attacking member– although mostly as a backup – as the Asturian team would eventually drop two tiers in just four years due to financial irregularities. Losada left in the 2003–04 campaign to

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in the top flight, equalling a career-best eight goals but again being relegated. After years of intermittent use, he left in January 2007 to another side in the second division,

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, not managing to score in his five-month spell. In the summer of 2007, Losada returned to his native Galicia and signed with

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. After three years, aged nearly 34, he had his first abroad experience, joining Hong Kong club

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and helping it win the

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in his first season after 47 years. At the end of the campaign, he was also named

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and MVP, making the competition's ''Best Eleven''. Losada was made Kitchee's

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for 2011–12, replacing

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. He announced his retirement on 26 May 2012 at nearly 36 years of age, after netting the 3–3 equaliser in stoppage time of

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in the

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final against

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, which his team

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International

Uncapped by Spain at any level, Losada played three games for the unofficial Galicia team. On 27 December 2008, he scored the deciding goal in a 3–2 win over

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at the

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Coaching career

Losada immediately joined the club's coaching staff, being named his compatriot

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's assistant. He retained his post under the latter's successor

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, only leaving on 8 September 2020. On 16 October 2020, Losada signed with

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in the same capacity. He became their manager the following year.

Honours

Valladolid *

: 2006–07 Kitchee *

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, 2011–12 *

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: 2011–12 *

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: 2011–12 Individual *

: 2010–11 * Team of the Season: 2010–11 * Hong Kong Most Popular Player: 2010–11

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Losada, Roberto 1976 births Living people Spanish footballers Footballers from Vigo Association football forwards La Liga players Segunda División players Segunda División B players Tercera División players Real Oviedo Vetusta players Real Oviedo players CD Toledo players RCD Mallorca players Real Valladolid players UD Las Palmas players CD Lugo players Hong Kong First Division League players Kitchee SC players Spanish expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Hong Kong Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Hong Kong Spanish football managers Expatriate football managers in Hong Kong