Ander Murillo

Ander Murillo

Murillo as an Athletic Bilbao player (2008)
Personal information
Full name Ander Murillo García
Date of birth (1983-07-26) 26 July 1983
Place of birth San Sebastián, Spain
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current team
 AEK Larnaca
Number 18
Youth career
1998–1999 Antiguoko
1999–2001 Athletic Bilbao
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2001–2002 Bilbao Athletic 14 (0)
2001–2010 Athletic Bilbao 132 (1)
2009–2010 → Salamanca (loan) 37 (0)
2010–2011 Celta 23 (0)
2011– AEK Larnaca 106 (1)
National team
2001 Spain U17 2 (0)
2001–2002 Spain U19 7 (2)
2003 Spain U20 2 (0)
2003–2005 Spain U21 11 (0)
2006– Basque Country 1 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 March 2016.

† Appearances (goals)
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Murillo and the second or maternal family name is García.

Ander Murillo García (born 26 July 1983) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Cypriot club AEK Larnaca F.C. as a defender.

He spent most of his career with Athletic Bilbao and AEK Larnaca, appearing in 157 competitive games with the former during nine seasons.

Football career

Murillo was born in San Sebastián, Gipuzkoa. A product of Athletic Bilbao's prolific youth system, he made his debut for its first team on 24 November 2001 in a 2–1 away win against FC Barcelona. He played in a further 18 La Liga games in the following season, after breaking his leg during preseason.[1]

From 2004 to 2007 Murillo would be an important defensive element for the Lions, playing as a right back or in the middle, but he suffered greatly with injuries subsequently. On 21 December 2008, after nearly a year without competitive appearances, he started in a 1–0 win at Real Betis, only to leave the pitch before half-time injured.[2]

On 11 August 2009, after only playing two matches during the 2008–09 campaign, Murillo moved to second division's UD Salamanca, in a season-long move.[3] In late August 2010 he rescinded his Athletic link and left the club after 11 years, moving to Celta de Vigo also in the second level.[4]

Club statistics

As of 14 September 2015
Club Season League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Athletic Bilbao 2001–02[5] La Liga 11060—170
2002–03[5] La Liga 18000—180
2003–04[5] La Liga 4010—50
2004–05[5] La Liga 310507[lower-alpha 1]0430
2005–06[5] La Liga 26030—290
2006–07[5] La Liga 34120—361
2007–08[5] La Liga 6010—70
2008–09[5] La Liga 2000—20
Total 1321180701571
Salamanca (loan) 2009–10[5] Segunda División 37030—400
Celta 2010–11[5] Segunda División 23010—240
AEK Larnaca 2011–12[6] Cypriot First Division 240605[lower-alpha 2]0350
2012–13[6] Cypriot First Division 23030—260
2013–14[6] Cypriot First Division 29040—330
2014–15[6] Cypriot First Division 25150—301
Total 1011180501241
Career total 29324001203452
  1. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Cup
  2. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honours

Spain U19

References

  1. ↑ Stefanovic move completed; UEFA.com, 28 July 2003
  2. ↑ Real Betis 0–1 Athletic Bilbao; ESPN Soccernet, 21 December 2008
  3. ↑ Ander Murillo llega cedido al Salamanca (Ander Murillo arrives to Salamanca on loan); Diario AS, 11 August 2009 (Spanish)
  4. ↑ Ander Murillo ficha por el Celta (Ander Murillo signs for Celta); Canal Athletic, 19 August 2010 (Spanish)
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Ander Garcia Murillo". Footballdatabase. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
  6. 1 2 3 4 "Ander Murillo". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 March 2015.

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