Armando Lozano
{{short description|Spanish footballer}}
{{family name hatnote|Lozano|Sánchez|lang=Spanish}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2021}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Armando
| image = Armando Lozano.JPG
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| caption = Armando with the NY Red Bulls
| fullname = Armando Lozano Sánchez{{WorldFootball.net|armando_4}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1984|12|16|df=y}}
| birth_place = Motril, Spain
| position = Centre-back
| currentclub =
| clubnumber =
| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Motril
| youthyears2 = 2002–2003 | youthclubs2 = Málaga
| years1 = 2002 | clubs1 = Motril | caps1 = 7 | goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2003–2006 | clubs2 = Málaga B | caps2 = 62 | goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2003–2004 | clubs3 = → Los Palacios (loan) | caps3 = 15 | goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2006–2007 | clubs4 = Málaga | caps4 = 25 | goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2007–2008 | clubs5 = Levante B | caps5 = 12 | goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2008 | clubs6 = Levante | caps6 = 12 | goals6 = 0
| years7 = 2008–2009 | clubs7 = Cartagena | caps7 = 28 | goals7 = 2
| years8 = 2009–2012 | clubs8 = Barcelona B | caps8 = 51 | goals8 = 2
| years9 = 2012 | clubs9 = Veracruz | caps9 = 4 | goals9 = 1
| years10 = 2013–2014 | clubs10 = Córdoba | caps10 = 27 | goals10 = 2
| years11 = 2014 | clubs11 = New York Red Bulls | caps11 = 19 | goals11 = 0
| years12 = 2015–2017 | clubs12 = Elche | caps12 = 46 | goals12 = 5
| years13 = 2017–2018 | clubs13 = Fuenlabrada | caps13 = 23 | goals13 = 0
| years14 = 2018–2019 | clubs14 = Salamanca | caps14 = 29 | goals14 = 0
| totalcaps = 360 | totalgoals = 12
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Armando Lozano Sánchez (born 16 December 1984), known simply as Armando, is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a central defender.
A veteran of 192 Segunda División matches over nine seasons, he totalled eight goals for Málaga B, Málaga, Barcelona B, Córdoba and Elche. He also played in Mexico and the United States.
Club career
Born in Motril, Province of Granada, Armando began playing football in his hometown with Motril. In 2002, he moved to Andalusia neighbours Málaga to finish his development, spending his first two professional seasons with its B side in the Segunda División.[https://www.sportaragon.com/capitan-del-rival-armando-lozano/ El capitán del rival: Armando Lozano (The rivals' captain: Armando Lozano)]; Sport Aragon, 24 February 2017 (in Spanish)
Armando was definitely promoted to the first team in 2006–07, appearing regularly as they were also in the second division. For the following campaign he moved to La Liga with Levante,[https://web.levanteud.com/es/info/armando-se-incorpora-al-levante-ud-b Armando se incorpora al Levante UD B (Armando added to Levante UD B)]; Levante UD, 13 August 2007 (in Spanish) making his competition debut on 17 February 2008 in a 2–1 home win against Osasuna;[https://elpais.com/deportes/2008/02/17/actualidad/1203236525_850215.html El Levante se agarra a la épica ante Osasuna (Levante cling on to epics against Osasuna)]; El País, 17 February 2008 (in Spanish) in the middle of a serious financial crisis, the Valencian club would also be relegated.[https://www.levante-emv.com/deportes/2008/04/27/descenso-consumado-13442943.html Descenso consumado (Relegation confirmed)]; Levante-EMV, 27 April 2008 (in Spanish)
After a spell with Cartagena, which he helped promote to division two, Armando stayed nonetheless in the Segunda División B, signing with Barcelona's reserves.[http://www.laverdad.es/murcia/20090718/deportes_murcia/cartagena/armando-acaba-barca-miki-20090718.html Armando acaba en el Barça B y Miki Roqué jugará en el filial del Real Betis (Armando ends in Barça B and Miki Roqué will play in Real Betis' reserves)]; La Verdad, 18 July 2009 (in Spanish) He was only played regularly in the last season of his three-year spell, starting in all 23 of his appearances under the guidance of new manager Eusebio Sacristán.[http://www.marca.com/2012/04/28/futbol/2adivision/1335647137.html Gran reacción para seguir vivo en la pelea por el ascenso directo (Great reaction to stay alive in fight for direct promotion)]; Marca, 28 April 2012 (in Spanish)[https://www.eldiadecordoba.es/deportes/ataque-defensa_0_603240002.html Tras el ataque, la defensa (After the attack, the defence)]; El Día de Córdoba, 4 July 2012 (in Spanish)
On 18 December 2012, after an unassuming spell in Mexico with Veracruz,[http://www.goal.com/es/news/21/fichajes/2012/07/09/3230237/armando-lozano-ficha-por-los-tiburones-rojos-de-veracruz Armando Lozano ficha por los Tiburones Rojos de Veracruz (Armando Lozano signs for Tiburones Rojos de Veracruz)]; Goal, 9 July 2012 (in Spanish) Armando returned to his country and joined Córdoba in the second division, penning a two-and-a-half-year contract.[http://www.marca.com/2012/12/18/futbol/equipos/cordoba/1355831508.html El Córdoba ficha al defensa Armando Lozano (Córdoba sign defender Armando Lozano)]; Marca, 18 December 2012 (in Spanish) He made his official debut on 10 January of the following year, featuring the full 90 minutes of the 5–0 away loss to his former team Barcelona in the Copa del Rey,[http://www.marca.com/eventos/marcador/futbol/2012_13/copa/octavos/vuelta/bar_cor/ Noche de reivindicaciones (Claiming night)]; Marca, 10 January 2013 (in Spanish) and appeared regularly during the second half of the league campaign, forming a solid partnership with Kiko.[http://www.vavel.com/es/futbol/liga-adelante/cordobacf/215876-armando-y-kiko-olivas-la-pareja-que-necesitaba-el-cordoba.html Armando y Kiko Olivas la pareja que necesitaba el Córdoba (Armando and Kiko Olivas the pair that Córdoba needed)]; Vavel, 7 February 2013 (in Spanish)
On 23 January 2014, Armando signed with the New York Red Bulls from Major League Soccer.[https://www.newyorkredbulls.com/news/red-bulls-sign-defender-armando Red Bulls sign defender Armando]; New York Red Bulls, 23 January 2014[http://www.diariocordoba.com/noticias/deportes/armando-despide-porque-es-una-oportunidad-unica-jugar-new-york_856160.html Armando se despide porque es "una oportunidad única jugar con el New York" (Armando bids farewell because it is "a unique opportunity to play with New York")]; Diario Córdoba, 23 January 2014 (in Spanish) He appeared in 25 competitive matches in his only season, being waived in early March 2015.[https://www.newyorkredbulls.com/news/new-york-red-bulls-sign-dane-richards-waive-armando New York Red Bulls sign Dane Richards, waive Armando]; New York Red Bulls, 7 March 2015
On 8 August 2015, Armando agreed to a two-year deal at second-tier Elche.[https://as.com/futbol/2015/08/08/segunda/1439036648_817029.html El Elche incorpora a su plantilla al central Armando Lozano (Elche add stopper Armando Lozano to their squad)]; Diario AS, 8 August 2015 (in Spanish) He scored his first goal for his new team on the 30th, helping to a 2–1 home win over Bilbao Athletic.[http://www.eitb.eus/es/deportes/futbol/athletic/detalle/3439890/elche-2-armando-sergio-leon-bilbao-athletic-1-unai-lopez/ El Bilbao Athletic se deja remontar en Elche (2–1) (Bilbao Athletic allow comeback in Elche (2–1))]; EITB, 31 August 2015 (in Spanish)
Armando retired in 2019 at age 34, following spells in the third division with Fuenlabrada[https://ondafuenlabrada.es/armando-lozano-nuevo-jugador-del-cf-fuenlabrada/ Armando Lozano es nuevo jugador del C.F. Fuenlabrada (Armando Lozano is a new C.F. Fuenlabrada player)]; Onda Fuenlabrada, 30 August 2017 (in Spanish)[https://www.elmundo.es/deportes/futbol/2017/10/26/59f0db9c46163f1a1c8b464e.html El central más 'hot' del Fuenlabrada (Fuenlabrada's hottest stopper)]; El Mundo, 26 October 2017 (in Spanish) and Salamanca UDS.[https://www.elnortedecastilla.es/salamanca/central-armando-lozano-20180831123400-nt.html El central Armando Lozano, último fichaje del CF Salmantino para esta campaña (Centre-back Armando Lozano, last CF Salmantino signing for this campaign)]; El Norte de Castilla, 31 August 2018 (in Spanish)
Career statistics
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|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | |||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="2"|League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|Europe !colspan="2"|OtherIncludes other competitive competitions, including the Supercopa de España, UEFA Super Cup, FIFA Club World Cup and MLS Cup playoffs. !colspan="2"|Total | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps
!Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals | |||||||||
| Motril
|7 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 7 | 0 | |||
| Málaga B
|3 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 3 | 0 | |||
| Los Palacios
|15 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 15 | 0 | |||
| rowspan="3"|Málaga B
|23 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 23 | 0 | |||
| 2005–06
|36 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 36 | 0 | |||
| Total
!62 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 62 | 0 | |||
| Málaga
|25 | 0 | 4 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 29 | 0 | ||
| Levante B
|12 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 12 | 0 | |||
| Levante
|12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 13 | 0 | ||
| Cartagena
|28 | 2 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 28 | 2 | |||
| rowspan="4"|Barcelona B
|16 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 16 | 1 | |||
| 2010–11
|12 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 12 | 0 | |||
| 2011–12
|23 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 23 | 1 | |||
| Total
!51 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 51 | 2 | |||
| Veracruz
|4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 8 | 1 | ||
| rowspan="3"|Córdoba
|19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 20 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14
|8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 8 | 1 | ||
| Total
!27 | 2 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 28 | 2 | ||
| New York Red Bulls
|2014 |19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| Elche
|31 | 4 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 32 | 4 | ||
| colspan="2"|Career total
!293 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 310 | 11 |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{BDFutbol|4134|Armando}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lozano, Armando}}
Category:21st-century Spanish sportsmen
Category:Spanish men's footballers
Category:Footballers from the Province of Granada
Category:Men's association football central defenders
Category:Segunda División players
Category:Segunda División B players
Category:Atlético Malagueño players
Category:Atlético Levante UD players
Category:Levante UD footballers
Category:FC Cartagena footballers
Category:FC Barcelona Atlètic players
Category:CF Fuenlabrada footballers
Category:Salamanca CF UDS players
Category:C.D. Veracruz footballers
Category:Major League Soccer players
Category:New York Red Bulls players
Category:Spanish expatriate men's footballers
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico
Category:Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
Category:Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Mexico
Category:Spanish expatriate sportspeople in the United States