Víctor Vázquez Rosales (born 17 October 1989), sometimes known as Churre, is a Spanish

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who plays for

Pontevedra CF Pontevedra Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. is a Spanish football team in Pontevedra, in the autonomous community of Galicia. Founded on 16 October 1941 it currently plays in , holding home matches at '' Estadio Municipal de Pasarón'', with a capacity o ...

as a

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Club career

Born in

Marín, Pontevedra Marín is a town and municipality in Galicia (Spain), Galicia, Spain in the province of Pontevedra (province), Pontevedra. It is located on the southern shore of the ria of Pontevedra, in the Comarcas of Galicia, comarca of O Morrazo. This town i ...

, Vázquez graduated from local

RC Celta de Vigo Real Club Celta de Vigo (; ), commonly known as Celta Vigo, is a Spanish professional football club based in Vigo, Galicia, that competes in La Liga, the top tier of Spanish football. Nicknamed ''Os Celestes'' (The Sky Blues), the club was fou ...

's youth system, making his senior debut with the reserves in 2007–08, in

Segunda División B Segunda División B (English: second division B) was the third tier of the Spanish football league system containing 102 teams divided into five groups, until it was replaced by the new structure in 2021. It was administered by the Royal Spanish ...

. On 31 January 2009, after not featuring whatsoever in the first half of the season, he joined Galician neighbours Portonovo SD on loan. Vázquez played his first game as a professional on 6 January 2010, starting for Celta in a 1–1 home draw against

Villarreal CF Villarreal Club de Fútbol, Sociedad Anónima Deportiva, S.A.D., usually abbreviated to Villarreal CF, is a Spanish professional association football, football club based in Villarreal, in the Province of Castellón, Castellón province of easte ...

in that campaign's

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. His league debut came on 19 June, in a 0–1 loss to

SD Huesca Sociedad Deportiva Huesca, S.A.D., is a Spanish football club based in Huesca, in the autonomous community of Aragon. Founded in 1910, the club competes in the Segunda División, having played in the Spanish top division for the first time in th ...

in the

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also at Balaídos. On 11 July 2013, Vázquez left Celta B and joined

Racing de Ferrol Racing Club de Ferrol, commonly known as Racing de Ferrol, is a Spanish football team based in Ferrol, Province of A Coruña, in the autonomous community of Galicia. Founded in 1919, the club currently plays in , holding home games at '' E ...

, also in his native region and the third tier. He scored his first goal for the club on 10 November against his former team, which was also the 5,000th in Racing's history. Vázquez continued to play in division three (but also lower) until his retirement, having signed for

in July 2018."Churre" jugará en el Pontevedra ("Churre" will play in Pontevedra)

Faro de Vigo ''Faro de Vigo'' is a daily newspaper from the town of Vigo, in Galicia, Spain. It is the oldest Spanish newspaper in circulation. The word "faro" means lighthouse. History and profile ''Faro de Vigo'' was published for the first time on Novemb ...

, 11 July 2018 (in Spanish)

References

External links

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Celta de Vigo biography
* 1989 births Living people 21st-century Spanish sportsmen Spanish men's footballers Footballers from Marín, Pontevedra Men's association football central defenders Segunda División players Segunda División B players Tercera División players Primera Federación players Segunda Federación players RC Celta Fortuna players Portonovo SD players RC Celta de Vigo players Racing de Ferrol footballers Pontevedra CF footballers {{Spain-footy-defender-stub