Sisinio González Martínez (; born 22 April 1986), commonly known as Sisi , is a Spanish former professional
footballer
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who played as a
left winger
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.
Club career
Sisi was born in
Albacete
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Lying in the south-east of the Iberian Peninsula, the area around the city is known as Los Llan ...
,
Castilla–La Mancha
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. A product of
Valencia CF
Valencia Club de Fútbol, S. A. D. (; ), commonly referred to as Valencia CF or simply Valencia, is a Spanish professional Association football, football club based in Valencia, Spain, that currently plays in La Liga, the top tier of the Spani ...
's youth system – he arrived aged 15 from his hometown side
Albacete Balompié
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– he first served loan stints in the
Segunda División
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, with
Hércules CF
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and
Real Valladolid
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The club ...
, with a
2007 top-flight promotion with the latter (he also appeared in the
Segunda División B
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with the former). Whilst playing with Valladolid, the football site ''
Goal.com'' mentioned him as one of the emergent talents in Spain.
In July 2008, Sisi was sold by Valencia to
La Liga
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club
Recreativo de Huelva
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. Midway through his
only season he was diagnosed with
hepatitis A
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, being rendered unavailable for two months; he made his return as a
substitute on 4 April 2009, in a 0–1 home loss against
Andalusia
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neighbours
Sevilla FC
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.
On 24 August 2009, after ''Recres relegation, Sisi returned to Valladolid, signing a three-year contract. He scored on his debut in a 2–1 win at
Real Zaragoza
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, but was injured through most of
the campaign and suffered relegation for the second consecutive time.
Sisi scored a career-best five goals in
2011–12 (from 36 appearances) as the
Castile and León
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side returned to the top flight after two years. In the subsequent off-season he joined
CA Osasuna
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, being hindered by two severe knee injuries during his spell, the last one contracted after only five minutes of the home fixture against
FC Barcelona
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.
In the summer of 2015, aged 29, Sisi moved abroad for the first time, joining
Suwon FC
Suwon FC (; Hanja: 水原 FC) is a South Korean professional football club based in Suwon, that competes in the K League 1, the South Korea's top professional league. They play their home games at Suwon Stadium.
History Early years: semi-profes ...
in the
K League Challenge
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History
In 2011, the or ...
. In the following
transfer window
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, he reunited with former Osasuna boss
Jan Urban
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His professional career was closely associated to Górnik Za ...
at
Lech Poznań
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...
after agreeing to a six-month deal.
On 25 August 2016, Sisi signed a one-year contract with
Veria FC. Until his retirement, he competed exclusively in Japan's
J2 League
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.
International career
In the
2003 FIFA U-17 World Championship
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, Sisi was a key element for
Spain
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, who finished runners-up to
Brazil
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(1–0).
FIFA
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described him in their technical report as a "...well-developed technique and ball control, fast and agile", as he was listed amongst the nation's ''Talented Players'' list.
Two years later, Sisi appeared against
France
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in the
2005 UEFA European Under-19 Championship
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Venues
Qualifications
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1. 2005 UEFA European Under-19 C ...
, as the
national team
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failed to qualify for the final stages in
Northern Ireland
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, losing 1–0 in the elite round. In 2007, he progressed to the
under-21s.
Career statistics
Notes
Honours
Valladolid
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Segunda División
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:
2006–07
References
External links
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1986 births
Living people
21st-century Spanish sportsmen
Spanish men's footballers
Footballers from Albacete
Men's association football wingers
La Liga players
Segunda División players
Segunda División B players
Valencia CF Mestalla footballers
Hércules CF players
Real Valladolid players
Recreativo de Huelva players
CA Osasuna players
K League 2 players
Suwon FC players
Ekstraklasa players
Lech Poznań players
Super League Greece players
Veria F.C. players
J2 League players
FC Gifu players
Tokushima Vortis players
Ehime FC players
Spain men's youth international footballers
Spain men's under-21 international footballers
Spanish expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in South Korea
Expatriate men's footballers in Poland
Expatriate men's footballers in Greece
Expatriate men's footballers in Japan
Spanish expatriate sportspeople in South Korea
Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Poland
Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Greece
Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Japan