Angel

Angel Martinez Cervera (born 31 January 1986), known simply as Angel, is a Spanish retired professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

He began his career with Espanyol, appearing in 59 competitive games and reaching the 2007 UEFA Cup Final. Subsequently, he played in England, starting out at Blackpool, for whom he signed in 2011.

Club Career

Espanyol

Born in Girona, Catalonia, Angel was a product of RCD Espanyol's youth system. He appeared in seven La Liga matches with the first team during the 2006–07 season, the first on 11 March 2007 in a 1–1 away draw against Racing de Santander. He added two appearances in their runner-up run in the UEFA Cup, winning both games.

In the following campaign, Angel was an important element in the Catalan side, scoring in wins at Sevilla FC (3–2) and CA Osasuna (2–1) and finishing with 28 league appearances. After Mauricio Pochettino's arrival as coach in January 2009, however, he was deemed surplus to requirements: after a loan move had been arranged until the end of the season with Segunda Division club Gimnastic de Tarragona, the deal collapsed as Espanyol did not sign, as originally intended, Argentine midfielder Oscar Ahumada before the 31st deadline.

Angel was loaned to Rayo Vallecano in the second division for 2009–10, in a season-long move. He was a regular for the Madrid outskirts team, as they retained their status.

In late July 2010, still owned by Espanyol, Angel signed with another club in that tier, hometown's Girona FC, sharing teams with his brother Jose. He made his official debut on 28 August, playing 68 minutes in a 4–2 home victory over CD Tenerife, and started in 25 of his league appearances – totalling nearly 2,000 minutes of play – during the season in an eventual 11th-place finish.

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