Ricardo Perez de Zabalza

Richi
Personnel
Surname	Ricardo Pérez de Zabalza Goytre
birthday	April 14, 1977
place of birth	Madrid ,  Spain
size	187 cm
position	Midfield / storm
Men's
Years	station	Games (goals) 1
2000-2001	Rayo Majadahonda	? 0(?)
2001-2002	Atlético Madrid B	? 0(?)
2002-2008	Real Murcia	215 (27)
2008–	CD Tenerife	52 0(7)
1 Only league games are given. As of March 14, 2010

Ricardo Pérez de Zabalza Goytre , called Richi (born April 14, 1977 in Madrid ) is a Spanish football player who plays for CD Tenerife in the Spanish Segunda División .

Player career

The beginnings

Richi started his career as a footballer in the Tercera División at Rayo Majadahonda , a suburb of his hometown Madrid . In 2001 he went to the B-team of Atletico Madrid with whom he in the Segunda División B played. There he became an important part of the team, but left it again after only one season in 2002.

Real Murcia

In the summer of 2002, Richi, who is actually a trained striker, signed with the second division Real Murcia , where he made his debut on September 22, 2002 in a 1-0 defeat against Real Zaragoza . In his first season he became a regular player and played a significant role in the rise of his team. Richi played a decent season in 2003/2004, but Murcia was relegated again. In the following second division season Richi had ensured that his club avoided relegation with ten goals this season. 2006/2007 succeeded the long-awaited return to the first division, but this was followed by direct relegation in the 2007/08 season. Richi was deleted from the squad by the new coach Javier Clemente and then left the club. He switched to CD Tenerife.

successes

• 2002/2003 and 2006/07 - promotion to the Primera División with Real Murcia

Web links

• Player profile at elmundo (es)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ José Otón, Richi: "El club debería cuidar las formas con ciertos iconos" , La Verdad (Murcia) online, August 13, 2008 (Spanish)