Andrés Palop

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Andrés Palop

Full name	Andrés Palop Cervera
Date of birth	October 22, 1973 (1973-10-22) (age 34)
Place of birth	Valencia, Spain
Height	1.84 m (6 ft +¹⁄₂ in)
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club	Sevilla FC
Number	1
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1995–1997 1997–1999 1999–2005 2005–	Valencia CF B Villarreal CF Valencia CF Sevilla FC	68 (0) 74 (0) 43 (0) 71 (1)
National team²
2008–	Spain	00 (0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of August 26 2007. ² National team caps and goals correct as of June 6 2008. * Appearances (Goals)

Andrés Palop Cervera (born October 22, 1973, in L'Alcúdia (Valencia)) is a Spanish football goalkeeper.

He was understudy to Santiago Cañizares at Valencia for a number of years, and is currently the number one goalkeeper at La Liga team Sevilla FC.

On March 15, 2007, he made headlines when he scored an injury-time equalising goal for Sevilla in their UEFA Cup last-16 tie against Shakhtar Donetsk, forcing extra time as a result. Sevilla went on to win the match 3-2 in extra time, putting them through to the next round. Palop had a key role in the UEFA Cup final against RCD Espanyol stopping 3 of 4 penalty kicks.^[1]

1 Antonio Puerta Tragedy
2 Honours
- 2.1 Valencia
- 2.2 Sevilla
3 Playing career
4 References

[edit] Antonio Puerta Tragedy

Andrés Palop was metres away from Antonio who collapsed due to a cardiac arrest. Ivica Dragutinović and Andrés ran to him cautiously and noticed very quickly he needed urgent assistance and the club medical staff.

[edit] Honours

[edit] Valencia

Spanish La Liga: 2002, 2004
UEFA Cup: 2004
European Super Cup: 2004

[edit] Sevilla

[edit] Playing career

1995-1997 : Valencia B
1997-1999 : Villarreal CF
1999-2005 : Valencia CF
2005- : Sevilla FC

[edit] References

^ "Sevilla saved by last gasp Palop", uefa.com, 2007-03-15. Retrieved on 2007-04-05.

v • d • e Sevilla FC – current squad

1 Palop • 2 J. Navarro • 3 Drago • 4 Dani Alves • 5 Duda • 6 Adriano • 7 J. Navas • 8 Poulsen • 10 Luís Fabiano • 11 Renato • 12 Kanouté • 13 De Sanctis • 14 Escudé • 15 Mosquera • 17 D. Capel • 19 Chevantón • 20 de Mul • 22 Koné • 23 Boulahrouz • 25 Maresca • 26 Crespo • 27 Alfaro • 28 Fazio • Coach: Manolo Jiménez

v • d • e Spain squad - UEFA Euro 2008

1 Casillas • 2 Albiol • 3 Navarro • 4 Marchena • 5 Puyol • 6 Iniesta • 7 David Villa • 8 Xavi • 9 F. Torres • 10 Fàbregas • 11 Capdevila • 12 Cazorla • 13 Palop • 14 Xabi Alonso • 15 Sergio Ramos • 16 Sergio García • 17 Dani Güiza • 18 Arbeloa • 19 Senna • 20 Juanito • 21 David Silva • 22 de la Red • 23 Reina • Coach: Aragonés