Víctor Laguardia Cisneros (born 5 November 1989) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a central defender.

Club career

Zaragoza

Laguardia was born in Zaragoza,

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. After emerging through hometown Real Zaragoza's youth system he made his first-team – and La Liga – debut on 29 August 2009 in a 1–0 home win against CD Tenerife, but spent the vast majority of his first three seasons as a senior, however, registered with the B side in the Tercera División. In the summer of 2011, Laguardia was loaned to UD Las Palmas of the

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, in a season-long move. More of the same befell in the following campaign, with AD Alcorcón.

Alavés

Laguardia continued competing in division two the following years, with Zaragoza and Deportivo Alavés. He achieved promotion to the top flight with the latter in

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, appearing in 39 matches and scoring once. Laguardia scored his first goal in the Spanish top tier on 1 October 2016, but in a 2–1 away loss to Sevilla FC. During that season he appeared in 31 competitive games for a side that finish ninth and also

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the final of the Copa del Rey for the first time ever, but also suffered a severe knee injury that sidelined him for eight months. Laguardia left Alavés after his contract expired in July 2022, but returned to the club on 4 October after agreeing to a two-year-deal. On 16 July 2023, after being a backup option as the club returned to the top tier, he announced his retirement at the age of 33.

Career statistics

Honours

Alavés *

: 2015–16 Spain U20 *

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Laguardia, Victor 1989 births Living people Spanish men's footballers Footballers from Zaragoza Men's association football central defenders La Liga players Segunda División players Tercera División players Deportivo Aragón players Real Zaragoza players UD Las Palmas players AD Alcorcón footballers Deportivo Alavés players Spain men's youth international footballers Spain men's under-21 international footballers Competitors at the 2009 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games medalists in football Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Spain