Jacobo María Ynclán Pajares (born 4 February 1984), sometimes known simply as Jacobo, is a Spanish former professional
footballer
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who played as a
midfielder
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.
Club career
Born in
Madrid
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, Jacobo played once for
Atlético Madrid
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's first team, coming on as a
substitute for
Luciano Galletti in injury time of a 3–1
La Liga
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away win against
RC Celta de Vigo
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on 14 January 2007, but his career was spent mainly in the lower divisions – he also spent
one season in
Belgium
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loaned to
R.E. Mouscron, before being definitely released by the ''Colchoneros'' on 30 June 2008.
In the following three years, Jacobo represented
Deportivo Alavés
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,
CD Guadalajara
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and
RSD Alcalá
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, the first team in the
second division and the other two in
the third. He appeared in only six matches out of a possible 42 with the former club, with
the campaign also ending in relegation.
Jacobo signed for
Austria
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's
Wolfsberger AC in the summer of 2011.
He scored a career-best 14 goals from 34 appearances in his first year, helping to promotion to the
Austrian Football Bundesliga
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.
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1984 births
Living people
Footballers from Madrid
Spanish men's footballers
Men's association football midfielders
La Liga players
Segunda División players
Segunda División B players
Tercera División players
Atlético Madrid B players
Atlético Madrid footballers
Polideportivo Ejido footballers
UE Lleida players
Deportivo Alavés players
CD Guadalajara (Spain) footballers
RSD Alcalá players
Royal Excel Mouscron players
Austrian Football Bundesliga players
2. Liga (Austria) players
Wolfsberger AC players
Spanish expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium
Expatriate men's footballers in Austria
Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Austria
21st-century Spanish sportsmen