Víctor Manuel Casadesús Castaño (born 28 February 1985) is a Spanish professional

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who plays for Andorran club

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as a forward.

Club career

Casadesús was born in

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, Mallorca. A product of hometown RCD Mallorca's youth ranks, he first appeared officially with the first team on 17 April 2005 in a 0–0

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home draw against

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, and established himself as a useful attacking player in the following seasons. In the second half of 2007–08 campaign, Casadesús served a six-month loan at Segunda División club Real Sociedad, scoring regularly during his stint but not being able to help the Basques ultimately promote to the top flight. He returned subsequently to the Balearic Islands but, in August 2008 was again loaned, to

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also in the second tier, being again recalled after netting a career-high 13 goals. In 2009–10, Casadesús found himself backing up in-form

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, and appeared more prominently in the

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. On 14 January 2010, he helped the team come from behind against

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with a brace for an eventual 3–1 home win (4–3 aggregate), but had to be stretchered off with a broken

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. In the league, the side finished fifth – fourth until the last minute of the last matchday – and qualified for the

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, with the player contributing four goals. Casadesús alternated between divisions one and two after leaving Mallorca in January 2014, with Levante UD,

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and

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. The 34-year-old moved to down to the Segunda División B in summer 2019, signing for FC Andorra.

International career

Casadesús appeared for

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at the

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, scoring for the eventual champions in the 2–2 semi-final draw with

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(

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victory after 120 minutes).

Honours

Levante * Segunda División: 2016–17 Spain U19 *

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: 2004Spain shine in Switzerland
UEFA, 26 July 2004

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* * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Casadesus, Victor 1985 births Living people Spanish men's footballers Footballers from Mallorca Men's association football forwards La Liga players Segunda División players Segunda División B players RCD Mallorca B players RCD Mallorca players Real Sociedad footballers Gimnàstic de Tarragona footballers Levante UD footballers CD Tenerife players AD Alcorcón footballers FC Andorra players Primera Divisió players Inter Club d'Escaldes players Atlètic Club d'Escaldes players Spain men's youth international footballers Spanish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Andorra Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Andorra