Ángel Bernabé Acosta (born 11 August 1987) is a Spanish

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who plays as a

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for Socuéllamos.

Club career

Born in Velada,

Province of Toledo Toledo () is a Province (Spain), province of central Spain, in the western part of the Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Castile–La Mancha. It is bordered by the provinces of Madrid Province, Madrid, Cuenca Province (Spai ...

, Bernabé played for some local clubs before joining

Atlético Madrid Club Atlético de Madrid, S.A.D. (; meaning "Athletic Club of Madrid"), commonly referred to as Atlético Madrid or simply Atlético, is a Spanish professional football club based in Madrid that plays in La Liga. The club play their home game ...

at the age of 18 and going through its various youth levels. In the 2008–09 season he was promoted to the first team due for preseason in

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, but spent the campaign mainly registered with the B-side while having third-choice duties with the main squad, behind established Leo Franco and Grégory Coupet. In June 2009, Bernabé was released by the ''Colchoneros'', joining second division's

UD Salamanca Unión Deportiva Salamanca, S.A.D. () was a historical Spanish football team based in Salamanca, in the autonomous community of Castile and León. Founded on 9 February 1923 and nicknamed ''Los Charros'', the club played in white shirts and black ...

. He played in only seven league games in his first two years combined, with the second ending in relegation; his debut as a professional occurred on 2 September 2009 in a 1–1 home draw against

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for the

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, and he first appeared in the league 18 days later, in a 0–1 home loss to

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International career

Bernabé was part of the Spain under-19 team for the 2006 UEFA European Championship, where the nation emerged victorious.Bueno double gives Spain glory
; UEFA, 29 July 2006 The following year, again as backup, he was selected for the

2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup The 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup was the 16th edition of the FIFA U-20 World Cup (formerly called the FIFA World Youth Championship), hosted by Canada from 30 June to 22 July 2007. Argentina defeated the Czech Republic in the title game by the scor ...

.Empieza la sucesión de Messi (Messi's succession begins)
Mundo Deportivo, 30 June 2007 (in Spanish)

Honours

Spain U19 *

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2006 2006 was designated as the International Year of Deserts and Desertification. Events January * January 1– 4 – Russia temporarily cuts shipment of natural gas to Ukraine during a price dispute. * January 12 – A stampede during t ...

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bernabe, Angel 1987 births Footballers from the Province of Toledo Living people Men's association football goalkeepers Spanish men's footballers Spain men's youth international footballers Atlético Madrid C players Atlético Madrid B players Atlético Madrid footballers UD Salamanca players Cádiz CF players Atlético Sanluqueño CF players UB Conquense footballers CF Talavera de la Reina players Marbella FC players CP Cacereño players UD Socuéllamos players Segunda División players Segunda División B players Tercera División players Segunda Federación players Tercera Federación players 21st-century Spanish sportsmen