Cundi (footballer)

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Cundi

| image =

| fullname = Secundino Suárez Vázquez

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1955|4|13|df=y}}

| birth_place = Sotrondio, Spain

| death_date =

| death_place=

| height = 1.70 m

| position = Left-back

| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Ensidesa

| youthyears2 = | youthclubs2 = Sporting Gijón

| years1 = 1975–1989 | clubs1 = Sporting Gijón | caps1 = 310 | goals1 = 9

| years2 = 1976–1977 | clubs2 = → Poblense (loan) | caps2 = | goals2 =

| totalcaps = | totalgoals =

| nationalyears1 = 1976 | nationalteam1 = Spain amateur | nationalcaps1 = 1 | nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalyears2 = 1981 | nationalteam2 = Spain B | nationalcaps2 = 3 | nationalgoals2 = 0

| nationalyears3 = 1978–1981 | nationalteam3 = Spain | nationalcaps3 = 9 | nationalgoals3 = 0

}}

Secundino Suárez Vázquez (born 13 April 1955), known as Cundi, is a Spanish former footballer who played as a left-back.

His professional career was intimately connected with Sporting de Gijón, which he represented for 15 years.{{cite web|url=https://www.laliga.com/noticias/que-fue-de-cundi|title=Qué fue de... Cundi|trans-title=What happened to... Cundi|publisher=La Liga|language=es|date=11 November 2013|access-date=11 October 2019}}

Club career

Born in Sotrondio, Asturias, Cundi spent his professional career almost entirely with local powerhouse Sporting de Gijón, save for a one-year loan spell with UD Poblense due to compulsory military service.{{cite news|url=http://sporting.elcomercio.es/noticias/2011-06-22/sporting-debe-tener-prisa-20110622.html|title=«El Sporting no debe tener prisa con Canella y Cote»|trans-title="Sporting must not hurry with Canella and Cote"|newspaper=El Comercio|language=es|date=22 June 2011|access-date=30 November 2017|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141218190015/http://sporting.elcomercio.es/noticias/2011-06-22/sporting-debe-tener-prisa-20110622.html|archive-date=18 December 2014}} From the age of 20 onwards he was an undisputed starter for the La Liga club, appearing in 406 competitive games during his 15-year spell.{{cite news|url=https://www.elcomercio.es/sporting/cundi-lateral-zurdo-lujo-20230413015357-nt.html|title=Cundi, un lateral zurdo de lujo|trans-title=Cundi, deluxe left-back|newspaper=El Comercio|first=Manuel|last=Rosety|language=es|date=13 April 2023|access-date=22 April 2025}}

In the 1986–87 season, Cundi played 41 matches (3,549 minutes) for an eventual fourth-place finish. He did not receive one single red card during his career.

International career

Cundi earned nine caps for the Spain national team in two and a half years, and was selected for UEFA Euro 1980. His debut came on 4 October 1978 in a Euro 1980 qualifier against Yugoslavia (2–1 loss in Zagreb).{{cite news|url=https://elpais.com/diario/1978/10/05/deportes/276390005_850215.html|title=Suertes y buen fútbol de la selección en Zagreb|trans-title=Fortunes and good football by the national team in Zagreb|newspaper=El País|first=Juan José|last=Fernández|language=es|date=5 October 1978|access-date=22 April 2025}}

Personal life

Cundi's son, Rubén, was also a footballer. An attacking midfielder, he also started out at Sporting de Gijón.{{cite web|url=http://www.notasdefutbol.com/personajes/ruben-suarez-un-debut-tardio|title=Ruben Suárez, un debut tardío|trans-title=Ruben Suárez, a late debut|publisher=Notas de Fútbol|language=es|date=8 September 2010|access-date=21 December 2012}}{{cite news|url=https://as.com/futbol/2010/09/25/mas_futbol/1285396030_850215.html|title=Rubén, el hijo de Cundi, es la estrella|trans-title=Rubén, the son of Cundi, is the star|newspaper=Diario AS|language=es|date=25 September 2010|access-date=30 November 2017}}