Álex Bergantiños
{{short description|Spanish footballer}}
{{family name hatnote|Bergantiños|García|lang=Spanish}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Álex Bergantiños
| image = Alex Bergantiños Real Club Deportivo de la Coruña.jpg
| caption = Bergantiños with Deportivo in 2022
| full_name = Alejandro Bergantiños García
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1985|6|7|df=y}}
| birth_place = A Coruña, Spain
| height = 1.77 m
| position = Defensive midfielder
| currentclub =
| youthyears1 = 1993–2002 | youthclubs1 = Imperátor OAR
| youthyears2 = 2002–2004 | youthclubs2 = Deportivo La Coruña
| years1 = 2004–2008 | clubs1 = Deportivo B | caps1 = 97 | goals1 = 10
| years2 = 2008–2023 | clubs2 = Deportivo La Coruña | caps2 = 318 | goals2 = 9
| years3 = 2008–2010 | clubs3 = → Xerez (loan) | caps3 = 57 | goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2010–2011 | clubs4 = → Granada (loan) | caps4 = 6 | goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2011 | clubs5 = → Gimnàstic (loan) | caps5 = 22 | goals5 = 1
| years6 = 2017–2018 | clubs6 = → Sporting Gijón (loan) | caps6 = 36 | goals6 = 1
| totalcaps = 536 | totalgoals = 21
}}
Alejandro "Álex" Bergantiños García (born 7 June 1985) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.
He spent his entire career contracted to Deportivo, making 336 official appearances and being loaned to several other teams. He played 118 La Liga games for Deportivo and Xerez and 247 in the Segunda División for those two, Granada, Gimnàstic and Sporting de Gijón.
Career
Bergantiños was born in A Coruña. He had his first professional spell as a footballer in 2008, at already 23: loaned by local club Deportivo de La Coruña, he was an essential midfield figure as Xerez CD achieved a first-ever top flight promotion – 31 games, 21 starts and 2,085 minutes played.{{cite web|url=https://www.granadaenjuego.com/bxx-----Cesion/alex-bergantinos--quinta-cesion-|title=Alex Bergantiños, quinta cesión|trans-title=Alex Bergantiños, fifth loan|publisher=Granada en Juego|language=es|date=14 July 2010|access-date=1 October 2021}}
In very late August 2009, after tying him to the club for four more years, Depor agreed to loan Bergantiños once again to the Andalusians, in another season-long move.{{cite news|url=http://futbol.as.com/futbol/2009/08/27/mas_futbol/1251324017_850215.html|title=Deportivo y Xerez cierran por escrito la cesión de Álex Bergantiños|trans-title=Deportivo and Xerez agree to loan of Álex Bergantiños in writing|newspaper=As|language=es|date=27 August 2009|access-date=16 March 2015}} He made his La Liga debut on 30 August, playing the last 30 minutes in a 2–0 away loss against RCD Mallorca,{{cite news|url=http://www.marca.com/marcador/futbol/2009_10/primera/jornada_1/mal_xer/|title=El Mallorca bautiza al Xerez en Primera|trans-title=Mallorca baptise Xerez in Primera|newspaper=Marca|first=Álvaro|last=Olmedo|language=es|date=30 August 2009|access-date=16 March 2015}} and produced roughly the same numbers than in the previous year as the Andalusians were immediately relegated.{{cite news|url=https://www.laopinioncoruna.es/deportivo/2012/05/15/alex-bergantinos-garcia-ascenso-caro-25007655.html|title=Álex Bergantiños García "El ascenso va a estar más caro que nunca y hay que apretar"|trans-title=Álex Bergantiños García "Promotion is going to be more up for grabs than ever so you have to fire on all cylinders"|newspaper=La Opinión A Coruña|first=Zeltia|last=Regueiro|language=es|date=15 May 2012|access-date=1 October 2021}}
Bergantiños moved on loan to Granada CF for the 2010–11 campaign.{{cite news|url=http://www.marca.com/2010/07/14/futbol/equipos/deportivo/1279098403.html|title=Álex Bergantiños se va cedido al Granada|trans-title=Álex Bergantiños goes on loan to Granada|newspaper=Marca|language=es|date=14 July 2010|access-date=16 March 2015}} He left in January 2011 to begin yet another loan, at Segunda División rivals Gimnàstic de Tarragona.{{cite web|url=http://www.esfutbol.net/?action=read&idnotizia=55692|title=Gimnàstic: llega Álex Bergantiños|trans-title=Gimnàstic: Álex Bergantiños arrives|publisher=esFutbol|language=es|date=11 January 2011|access-date=12 January 2011}}
Bergantiños returned to Galicia in 2011–12, and soon became a regular, appearing in all the league games and helping his team achieve promotion back to the top flight.{{cite news|url=http://www.marca.com/2012/06/15/futbol/equipos/deportivo/1339764926.html|title=Álex Bergantiños confía en sus posibilidades|trans-title=Álex Bergantiños trusts in his possibilities|newspaper=Marca|first=Pepe|last=Torrente|language=es|date=15 June 2012|access-date=2 May 2013}} He scored his first goal in the competition on 20 October 2012, but in a 5–4 home defeat to FC Barcelona.{{cite news|url=http://www.marca.com/eventos/marcador/futbol/2012_13/primera/jornada_8/dep_bar/|title=El partido padre|trans-title=The mother of all matches|newspaper=Marca|first=Pablo|last=Egea|language=es|date=20 October 2012|access-date=16 March 2015}} Weeks later, he extended his contract until 2016, with a buyout clause of €10 million.{{cite news|url=https://www.lavozdegalicia.es/noticia/torremarathon/2012/11/06/alex-bergantinos-club-me-valoro-suficiente-contento-renovar/00031352213695054588510.htm|title=Álex Bergantiños: "El club me valoró lo suficiente y estoy contento por renovar"|trans-title=Álex Bergantiños: "The club valued me enough and I am happy to renew"|newspaper=La Voz de Galicia|language=es|date=7 November 2012|access-date=16 September 2021}}
In September 2015, Bergantiños signed a new deal lasting until 2018.{{cite news|url=https://www.marca.com/2015/09/04/futbol/equipos/deportivo/1441371160.html|title=El Deportivo amplía los contratos de Laure y Álex Bergantiños|trans-title=Deportivo extend the contracts of Laure and Álex Bergantiños|newspaper=Marca|language=es|date=4 September 2015|access-date=16 September 2021}} On 12 December that year, against Barcelona again but at the Camp Nou, he helped the visitors come from behind 2–0 to draw it 2–2 by netting in the 85th minute.{{cite web|url=http://www.espnfc.com/spanish-primera-division/match/433828/barcelona-deportivo-la-coruna/report|title=Barcelona held by Deportivo La Coruna as Lucas fires comeback|publisher=ESPN FC|date=12 December 2015|access-date=13 December 2015}}
On 2 March 2017, in his first league game of the season, Bergantiños had an accidental collision with Fernando Torres, from which the Atlético Madrid striker suffered cranial injuries; he visited the opponent in hospital shortly afterwards.{{cite news|url=http://futbol.as.com/futbol/2017/03/02/primera/1488494202_778200.html|title=Bergantiños visitó a Fernando Torres en el hospital|trans-title=Bergantiños visited Fernando Torres in hospital|newspaper=As|first=Luis|last=De la Cruz|language=es|date=3 March 2017|access-date=15 March 2017}} Ten days later, he scored the winner in a 2–1 victory over reigning champions Barcelona at the Estadio Riazor.{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2017/mar/12/deportivo-la-coruna-barcelona-la-liga-match-report|title=Deportivo La Coruña's Alex Bergantinos brings Barcelona back to earth|newspaper=The Guardian|date=12 March 2017|access-date=15 March 2017}}
On 11 July 2017, shortly after committing himself to another year at Deportivo,{{cite news|url=https://www.elcorreogallego.es/hemeroteca/deportivo-amplia-contrato-alex-bergantinos-cede-sporting-OMCG1064309|title=El Deportivo amplía el contrato de Álex Bergantiños y le cede al Sporting|trans-title=Deportivo extend Álex Bergantiños' contract and loan him to Sporting|newspaper=El Correo Gallego|language=es|date=11 July 2017|access-date=16 September 2021}} Bergantiños was loaned to Sporting de Gijón for one year.{{cite web|url=http://www.realsporting.com/noticia/bergantinos-llega-cedido-por-el-depor|title=Bergantiños llega cedido por el Dépor|trans-title=Bergantiños arrives on loan from Dépor|publisher=Sporting Gijón|language=es|date=11 July 2017|access-date=12 July 2017}} Upon returning home, he became the captain.{{cite news|url=https://as.com/futbol/2018/07/09/segunda/1531134546_524926.html|title=Bergantiños: "Hay que recuperar la unión y eliminar crispación"|trans-title=Bergantiños: "We have to recover our togetherness and eliminate tension"|newspaper=As|first=Luis|last=De la Cruz|language=es|date=9 July 2018|access-date=16 September 2021}}
Bergantiños remained at Deportivo following their historic relegation to Segunda División B in 2020. The 35-year-old skipper signed a new deal on 5 October that year, to last until 2022.{{cite news|url=https://as.com/futbol/2020/10/05/mas_futbol/1601918584_688167.html|title=El Deportivo amplía el contrato del capitán Álex Bergantiños|trans-title=Deportivo extend the contract of captain Álex Bergantiños|newspaper=As|first=Jorge|last=Lema|language=es|date=5 October 2020|access-date=16 September 2021}}
Career statistics
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition{{BDFutbol|9436}}{{Soccerway|alejandro-bergantinos-garcia/60937}} | ||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National cup !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="14"|Deportivo La Coruña
|rowspan="2"|La Liga |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2006–07
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12
|42 | 3 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 43 | 3 | ||
| 2012–13
|La Liga |29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 29 | 1 | ||
| 2013–14
|Segunda División |37 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 38 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15
|rowspan="3"|La Liga |33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 34 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16
|22 | 2 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 24 | 2 | ||
| 2016–17
|8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 9 | 1 | ||
| 2018–19
|rowspan="2"|Segunda División |35 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3{{efn|Appearance(s) in Promotion Playoffs|name=pro}} | 1 | 38 | 2 | |
| 2019–20
|38 | 1 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 39 | 1 | ||
| 2020–21
|21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 23 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22
|rowspan="2"|Primera Federación |33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 34 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23
|20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 21 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!318 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 332 | 10 | |
| rowspan="3"|Xerez (loan)
|Segunda División |31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 32 | 0 | ||
| 2009–10
|La Liga |26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 28 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!57 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 0 | |
| Granada (loan)
|Segunda División |6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 7 | 0 | ||
| Gimnàstic (loan)
|Segunda División |22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 22 | 1 | ||
| Sporting Gijón (loan)
|Segunda División |36 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2{{efn|name=pro}} | 0 | 40 | 1 | |
| colspan="3"|Career total
!439 | 11 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 461 | 12 |
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Honours
References
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External links
- [http://www.canaldeportivo.com/servlet/es.iris.servlets.Equipo?accion=1&ver=2&id_persona=21867&id_equipo=27 Deportivo official profile] {{in lang|es}}
- {{BDFutbol|9436}}
- {{Futbolme profile|11425}}
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Category:Spanish men's footballers
Category:Footballers from A Coruña
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Segunda División players
Category:Segunda División B players
Category:Tercera División players
Category:Primera Federación players
Category:Deportivo Fabril players
Category:Deportivo de La Coruña players
Category:Granada CF footballers
Category:Gimnàstic de Tarragona footballers