Ivan Cuellar

Ivan Cuellar Sacristan (born 27 May 1984), nicknamed Pichu, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Sporting de Gijon.

Formed at Atletico Madrid, he spent most of his career with Sporting de Gijon, where he made 211 total appearances.

Club Career

Atletico Madrid

Cuellar was born in Merida, Extremadura, and spent time at Real Madrid before continuing his development at hometown club Merida UD, where he made his senior debut aged 17 in a 1–0 loss away to Granada CF in Segunda Division B. After completing his formation at Atletico Madrid, he made his first appearance for the first team in the last matchday of the 2004–05 season, in a 2–2 draw against neighbours Getafe CF.

In 2006–07, benefitting from the forced absence of starter Leo Franco, Cuellar played a further seven games, including a 0–6 home defeat to FC Barcelona on 20 May 2007.

Sporting Gijon

After a season-long loan at second division club SD Eibar, featuring in all the matches save four, Cuellar was released by Atletico (as another youth graduate in the same position, Ismael Falcon) and joined Sporting de Gijon in August 2008, on a four-year contract.

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