Nano (footballer, born 1984)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Mariano González Maroto | ||
Date of birth | 27 October 1984 | ||
Place of birth | Málaga, Spain | ||
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Left back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | St Joseph's | ||
Number | 11 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2003–2004 | Fuengirola | 12 | (1) |
2004–2006 | Marbella | 51 | (4) |
2006–2007 | Gimnàstic | 5 | (0) |
2006–2007 | → Barcelona B (loan) | 7 | (0) |
2007 | → Córdoba (loan) | 15 | (0) |
2007–2008 | Lleida | 35 | (1) |
2008–2009 | Cartagena | 36 | (4) |
2009–2010 | Cádiz | 25 | (3) |
2010–2012 | Oviedo | 66 | (6) |
2012–2013 | Ponferradina | 41 | (2) |
2013–2016 | Panathinaikos | 87 | (3) |
2016–2019 | Almería | 73 | (0) |
2019–2020 | Recreativo | 25 | (1) |
2020– | St Joseph's | 22 | (7) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 January 2022 |
Mariano González Maroto (born 27 October 1984), commonly known as Nano, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a left back or midfielder for St Joseph's in the Gibraltar National League.
Club career
Spain
Born in Málaga, Andalusia, Nano spent the vast majority of his first six years as a senior in the lower leagues and amateur football, representing UD Fuengirola Los Boliches, UD Marbella, FC Barcelona B, Córdoba CF, UE Lleida and FC Cartagena. The exception to this occurred during the 2005–06 season, when he totalled only 198 minutes in the Segunda División for Gimnàstic de Tarragona to help them promote to La Liga.
Nano returned to the second level in the 2009–10 campaign, being relatively played by Cádiz CF[1] but suffering team relegation. He scored his first goal as a professional on 4 October 2009, in a 1–0 away win against Albacete Balompié.[2]
After two years back in division three, with Real Oviedo,[3] Nano returned to the second tier by signing with SD Ponferradina.[4] He only missed one game in 42 in his first and only season, adding two goals[5][6] to help the club avoid relegation one year after promoting.
Panathinaikos
In the summer of 2013, after refusing to show up for training,[7][8] Nano joined Panathinaikos F.C. from Greece. He made his debut in top-flight football on 18 August of that year, featuring the full 90 minutes in a 2–0 home success over Panetolikos F.C. for the Super League and converting a three-minute penalty kick in the process.[9]
Nano extended his contract to Pana on 8 December 2014, until 2017.[10] During his spell in Athens, he was successively reconverted into a left back.[11]
Return to Spain
On 25 August 2016, Nano signed a two-year contract with Spanish second division club UD Almería.[12]
Honours
Cartagena
Panathinaikos
Individual
- Super League Greece Team of the Season: 2013–14[14]
References
- ^ "Nano y Ogbeche cierran la plantilla" [Nano and Ogbeche complete roster]. Diario de Cádiz (in Spanish). 1 September 2009. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
- ^ Castelo, Luis (5 October 2009). "Nano termina de engrasar la nueva máquina cadista" [Nano finishes oiling the new cadista machine]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 January 2016.
- ^ "El centrocampista del Real Oviedo Nano, en la órbita de la Ponferradina" [Real Oviedo midfielder Nano, targeted by Ponferradina]. Diario de León (in Spanish). 21 June 2012. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
- ^ R. Otero, Francisco (28 June 2012). "Nano es el primer refuerzo en llegar para la División de Plata" [Nano is first addition to arrive for the Silver Division]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 January 2016.
- ^ "El Córdoba suma el primer triunfo fuera" [Córdoba get first away triumph] (in Spanish). Canal Sur. 11 November 2012. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
- ^ "Los bercianos se adueñan de El Molinón" [Bercians take over El Molinón]. Marca (in Spanish). 16 November 2012. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
- ^ "Nano da plantón a la Ponferradina y se debate entre las ofertas del Tenerife y el Panathinaikos" [Nano slams door on Ponferradina and struggles to choose between Tenerife and Panathinaikos] (in Spanish). Bierzo Diario. 10 July 2013. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
- ^ "Nano será sancionado por conducta indisciplinaria" [Nano will be sanctioned por breach of discipline] (in Spanish). El Bierzo Noticias. 11 July 2013. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
- ^ "Παναθηναϊκός – Παναιτωλικός 2–0" [Panathinaikos – Panetolikos 2–0] (in Greek). Panathinaikos F.C. 19 August 2013. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
- ^ "Nano González renueva con el Panathinaikos hasta el verano de 2017" [Nano González renews with Panathinaikos until summer of 2017]. Málaga Hoy (in Spanish). 9 December 2014. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
- ^ "Nano, titular indiscutible en el lateral del Panathinaikos" [Nano, undisputed as Panathinaikos fullback]. La Nueva España (in Spanish). 8 October 2013. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
- ^ "El Almería cierra el fichaje del lateral zurdo Nano, procedente del Panathinaikos" [Almería complete the signing of left back Nano, from Panathinaikos] (in Spanish). UD Almería. 24 August 2016. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
- ^ Papantonopoulou, Vassiliki (26 April 2014). "Berg inspires Panathiakos [sic] to Greek Cup triumph". UEFA. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
- ^ "Οι κορυφαίοι του ΠΣΑΠ". Οι κορυφαίοι του ΠΣΑΠ. Retrieved 2022-01-10.
External links
- 1984 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Málaga
- Spanish footballers
- Association football defenders
- Association football midfielders
- Segunda División players
- Segunda División B players
- Divisiones Regionales de Fútbol players
- UD Fuengirola Los Boliches players
- Marbella FC players
- Gimnàstic de Tarragona footballers
- FC Barcelona B players
- Córdoba CF players
- UE Lleida players
- FC Cartagena footballers
- Cádiz CF players
- Real Oviedo players
- SD Ponferradina players
- UD Almería players
- Recreativo de Huelva players
- Super League Greece players
- Panathinaikos F.C. players
- Gibraltar Premier Division players
- St Joseph's F.C. players
- Spanish expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Greece
- Expatriate footballers in Gibraltar
- Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Greece
- Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Gibraltar
- Gibraltar National League players