Jerónimo Figueroa Cabrera (born 15 July 1982), known as Momo, is a Spanish former professional

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who played as a winger.

Club career

Born in

Las Palmas Las Palmas (, ; ), officially Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, is a Spanish city and capital of Gran Canaria, in the Canary Islands, in the Atlantic Ocean. It is the capital city of the Canary Islands (jointly with Santa Cruz de Tenerife) and the m ...

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, Momo was signed from hometown's

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in 2004 by

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. Rarely used at ''Depor'', he served three loans in four years:

Albacete Balompié Albacete Balompié is a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football team based in Albacete, in the autonomous community of Castile–La Mancha. Founded on 5 July 1939, it currently plays in Segunda División, the second tier of Spanish foo ...

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and

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side

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. His

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debut came on 29 August 2004 as he played 33 minutes for Albacete in a 1–0 away loss to

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, and all of his five league appearances for the

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came during the following season, four of them also from the bench; he was definitely released in August 2008. For the 2008–09 campaign, already a

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, Momo remained at Xerez, being instrumental in the

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ns' first-ever promotion to the top flight by scoring 17 goals in the league alone (fifth-best in the competition). His attacking production decreased significantly the following year as he only found the net on two occasions, both against

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on 7 March 2010 in a 4–2 away win; he put his team ahead in the fifth minute, then volleyed home the rebound after his

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had been saved by

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with 18 minutes to go. In late June 2010, after the club's relegation, Momo signed with neighbouring

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, which in turn had failed to promote.Mercado: Es oficial, el Betis cierra los fichajes de Momo y Jorge Molina (Market: It's official, Betis close deals for Momo and Jorge Molina)

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, 30 June 2010 (in Spanish) He appeared in 18 games during the season – 13 starts, 980 minutes of action – as this time the goal was achieved, as champions.

Honors

Xerez *

: 2009–10

References

External links

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Momo 1982 births Living people Spanish men's footballers Footballers from Las Palmas Men's association football wingers La Liga players Segunda División players Tercera División players UD Las Palmas Atlético players UD Las Palmas players Deportivo de La Coruña players Albacete Balompié players Racing de Santander players Xerez CD footballers Real Betis players 21st-century Spanish sportsmen