Sebastián Alabanda

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Alabanda and the second or maternal family name is Fernández.
Sebastián Alabanda
Personal information
Full name Sebastián Alabanda Fernández
Date of birth (1950-10-31)31 October 1950
Place of birth Posadas, Spain
Date of death 10 June 2014(2014-06-10) (aged 63)
Place of death Seville, Spain
Playing position Midfielder
Youth career
1966–1969 Betis
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1969–1972 Triana Balompié
1972–1980 Betis 194 (16)
1972–1973 → Rayo Vallecano (loan) 7 (0)
1980–1982 Murcia 38 (3)
Total 239 (19)
National team
1976 Spain 1 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

† Appearances (goals)

Sebastián Alabanda Fernández (31 October 1950 – 10 June 2014) was a Spanish professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Club career

Born in Posadas, Province of Córdoba, Alabanda spent his first eight seasons as a senior with Real Betis,[1] except for a loan with Rayo Vallecano.[2][3] With the former club, he made his debut in La Liga on 7 September 1974, starting in a 1–3 away loss against UD Las Palmas.[4]

In 1976–77, Alabanda contributed with 20 games to help the Andalusians finish fifth whilst winning the Copa del Rey, a penalty shootout win against Athletic Bilbao where he missed his attempt after a 2–2 regulation time draw.[5] At the end of the following campaign, however, they suffered relegation.[6]

After leaving Betis in June 1980, with competitive totals of 229 matches and 19 goals,[7] Alabanda signed with fellow league team Real Murcia.[8] He scored three goals in his first year,[9][10][11] but could not help prevent relegation.

International career

Alabanda gained one cap for Spain: on 24 April, he came on as a late substitute in a 1–1 friendly draw with West Germany in Madrid.[12]

Later life and death

After retiring, Alabanda worked in banking. On 29 May 2014, he returned to Betis as a counsellor, but died in his home in Seville on 10 June, at the age of 63.[7][13]

References

  1. ↑ "El Betis comenzó ayer sus entrenamientos" [Betis started training yesterday] (in Spanish). ABC. 28 July 1970. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
  2. ↑ "3–1: La Leonesa cedió al Rayo el «farolillo rojo»" [3–1: Leonesa passed «red lantern» to Rayo] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 26 February 1973. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
  3. ↑ "3–1: Al Valencia le bastó con el primer tiempo" [3–1: Valencia only needed first half] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 1 March 1973. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
  4. ↑ "3–1: Las Palmas terminó apabullando el Betis" [3–1: Las Palmas ended all over Betis] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 8 September 1974. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
  5. ↑ "2–2: Los andaluces remontaron dos ventajas vascas" [2–2: The Andalusians countered Basques' advantage twice] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 26 June 1977. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
  6. ↑ "1–0: El Real Betis, a Segunda" [1–0: Real Betis, to Segunda] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 8 May 1978. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
  7. 1 2 Samuel Silva (11 June 2014). "Alabanda, la sangre verde" [Alabanda, the green blood] (in Spanish). Diario de Sevilla. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
  8. ↑ "Salamanca ya es jugador del Murcia" [Salamanca is already a Murcia player] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 13 July 1980. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
  9. ↑ "0–3: El Murcia le endosó sus negativos al Salamanca" [0–3: Murcia passed their negatives onto Salamanca] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 14 September 1980. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
  10. ↑ "5–4: Ensalada de goles en el Murcia-Athletic" [5–4: Goal salad in Murcia-Athletic] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 20 October 1980. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
  11. ↑ "2–1: Gil, otra vez providencial" [2–1: Gil, essential again] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 9 February 1981. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
  12. ↑ "Los germanos, muy a la defensiva, aprovecharon su oportunidad" [Quite defensive Germans seized their opportunity] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 25 April 1976. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
  13. ↑ "Fallece Sebastián Alabanda, consejero y exfutbolista del Real Betis" [Sebastián Alabanda, counsellor and former Real Betis footballer, dies] (in Spanish). Europa Press. 10 June 2014. Retrieved 10 February 2016.

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