David Prieto

{{short description|Spanish professional footballer (born 1983)}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = David Prieto

| image =

| fullname = David Prieto Gálvez{{cite news|url=https://www.elmundo.es/elmundodeporte/envivos/fichas/1/084/4180.html|title=DAVID PRIETO Gálvez|newspaper=El Mundo|language=es|access-date=1 April 2020}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1983|1|2|df=y}}

| birth_place = Seville, Spain

| height = {{convert|1.85|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}}

| position = Centre-back

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| youthclubs1 = Sevilla

| years1 = 2002–2008

| years2 = 2002–2003

| years3 = 2005–2011

| years4 = 2006–2007

| years5 = 2009–2010

| years6 = 2010–2011

| years7 = 2011–2012

| years8 = 2012–2013

| years9 = 2014

| years10 = 2014–2015

| years11 = 2015–2017

| years12 = 2017–2019

| years13 = 2019–2020

| clubs1 = Sevilla B

| clubs2 = → Jerez (loan)

| clubs3 = Sevilla

| clubs4 = → Xerez (loan)

| clubs5 = → Xerez (loan)

| clubs6 = → Tenerife (loan)

| clubs7 = Córdoba

| clubs8 = Xerez

| clubs9 = Lugo

| clubs10 = Murcia

| clubs11 = Atlético Baleares

| clubs12 = Mirandés

| clubs13 = Fuenlabrada

| caps1 = 121

| caps2 = 28

| caps3 = 30

| caps4 = 39

| caps5 = 21

| caps6 = 20

| caps7 = 22

| caps8 = 26

| caps9 = 4

| caps10 = 31

| caps11 = 55

| caps12 = 35

| caps13 = 34

| totalcaps = 466

| goals1 = 5

| goals2 = 1

| goals3 = 0

| goals4 = 1

| goals5 = 0

| goals6 = 0

| goals7 = 1

| goals8 = 3

| goals9 = 0

| goals10 = 1

| goals11 = 1

| goals12 = 2

| goals13 = 1

| totalgoals = 16

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David Prieto Gálvez (born 2 January 1983) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a central defender.

Formed at Sevilla, he also represented Xerez in La Liga, making 51 total top-flight appearances. He played 163 Segunda División matches for seven clubs, as well as 252 games in Segunda División B at both ends of his career.

Club career

=Sevilla=

Born in Seville, Andalusia, Prieto was a product of Sevilla FC's youth system, and made his first-team debut on 6 February 2005, playing the full 90 minutes in a 3–0 away win against Levante UD.{{cite news|url=http://www.elmundo.es/elmundodeporte/2005/02/06/liga/1107719072.html|title=El Sevilla derrota a un desordenado Levante|trans-title=Sevilla beat disorganised Levante|newspaper=El Mundo|language=es|date=6 February 2005|access-date=12 October 2017}} Appearing in four La Liga games that season and adding another four the following, he would alternate between the first and the second teams in the next years.{{cite web|url=http://www.sevillismoenvena.com/2015/11/que-fue-de-los-integrantes-del-sevilla.html|title=¿Qué fue de los integrantes del Sevilla Atlético de Segunda división?|trans-title=What happened to members of Sevilla Atlético of Segunda división?|publisher=Sevillismo en Vena|language=es|date=5 November 2015|access-date=29 May 2019}}

In the 2006–07 campaign, as Sevilla Atlético reached the Segunda División for the first time ever, Prieto served a loan in another team from Andalusia and that level, Xerez CD. The following season he appeared in eight league matches with the main squad and started in seven of those, due to the absences of Javi Navarro (knee, entire season missed) and Julien Escudé (pubis, less than half of possible games),{{cite news|url=http://www.diariodesevilla.es/deportes/Escude-Javi-Navarro-cara-cruz_0_168583555.html|title=Escudé y Javi Navarro, la cara y la cruz|trans-title=Escudé and Javi Navarro, heads and tails|newspaper=Diario de Sevilla|language=es|date=16 July 2008|access-date=12 October 2017}} as the team finished fifth and qualified for the UEFA Cup.

After the death of Antonio Puerta in the fall of 2007, Sevilla wanted to retire the player's number 16 shirt.{{cite news|url=http://www.marca.com/edicion/marca/futbol/1a_division/sevilla/es/desarrollo/1031086.html|title=Del Nido anuncia que el Sevilla retirará el dorsal '16'|trans-title=Del Nido announces Sevilla will retire number 16|newspaper=Marca|language=es|date=1 September 2007|access-date=1 September 2007}} Due to the Spanish League's strict rules on squad registration a retirement was impossible, and Puerta's shirt number was handed to Prieto, something he took great pride in.{{cite news|url=http://futbol.as.com/futbol/2008/07/22/mas_futbol/1216677606_850215.html|title=David Prieto llevará el "16" de Puerta|trans-title=David Prieto will wear Puerta's "16"|newspaper=Diario AS|language=es|date=22 July 2008|access-date=18 December 2014}}

On 18 August 2009, after having made 13 appearances in 2008–09, Prieto was once again loaned to recently promoted Xerez in a season-long move, without any buying option at the end.{{cite web|url=http://www.xerezcd.com/noticias.php?id=4272|title=Comunicado oficial|trans-title=Official announcement|publisher=Xerez CD|language=es|date=18 August 2009|access-date=18 August 2009}} He contributed relatively as the club was immediately relegated, and moved in August 2010 to CD Tenerife – also dropped from the top flight – in the same situation.{{cite news|url=https://sevilla.abc.es/deportes/futbol/sevi-cara-y-varias-cruces-cedidos-201005270300-140206192644_noticia.html|title=Una cara y varias cruces en los cedidos|trans-title=One head and several tails in loanees|newspaper=ABC|language=es|date=27 May 2010|access-date=7 December 2022}}{{cite news|url=https://as.com/futbol/2010/07/28/mas_futbol/1280268051_850215.html|title=El defensa David Prieto se va cedido al Tenerife|trans-title=Defender David Prieto goes to Tenerife on loan|newspaper=Diario AS|language=es|date=28 July 2010|access-date=7 December 2022}}

=Later career=

In July 2011, Prieto left Sevilla, signing for one year at neighbours Córdoba CF in division two.{{cite news|url=https://www.diariocordoba.com/noticias/deportes/david-prieto-firma-precontrato-llegar-equipo-paco-jemez_653253.html|title=David Prieto firma el precontrato para llegar al equipo de Paco Jémez|trans-title=David Prieto signs the pre-contract to arrive at Paco Jémez' team|newspaper=Diario Córdoba|first1=Ignacio|last1=Luque|first2=Juan Jesús|last2=Pedrajas|language=es|date=21 July 2011|access-date=27 December 2019}} He was sent off twice during the season, including a sixth-minute red card on 14 January in a 2–1 loss at Real Murcia CF for fouling Cristian García in the penalty box.{{cite news|url=https://as.com/futbol/2012/01/14/mas_futbol/1326495634_850215.html|title=El Córdoba acaricia el empate y el Murcia sufre|trans-title=Córdoba caress draw and Murcia suffer|newspaper=Diario AS|language=es|date=14 January 2012|access-date=27 December 2019}}

At the end of his contract in Córdoba, Prieto returned to Xerez on a two-year deal with the option of a third in July 2012.{{cite news|url=https://www.marca.com/2012/07/24/futbol/equipos/xerez/1343139455.html|title=El Xerez se refuerza con David Prieto|trans-title=Xerez strengthen with David Prieto|newspaper=Marca|language=es|date=24 July 2012|access-date=27 December 2019}} The following 14 April, he received his marching orders late on in a 2–1 away defeat to Elche CF and kicked a dugout, breaking it;{{cite news|url=https://www.marca.com/2013/04/14/futbol/2adivision/1365958676.html|title=Agónico triunfo de Primera del Elche ante el Xerez|trans-title=Agonising Primera triumph for Elche against Xerez|newspaper=Marca|first=David|last=Marín|language=es|date=14 April 2013|access-date=27 December 2019}} the campaign ended with relegation again.

In February 2014, Prieto joined CD Lugo on a free transfer to replace the late departure of Miguel Ángel Tena to Cádiz CF.{{cite news|url=https://www.marca.com/2014/02/04/futbol/equipos/lugo/1391514078.html|title=El Lugo contrata a David Prieto|trans-title=Lugo hire David Prieto|newspaper=Marca|language=es|date=4 February 2012|access-date=27 December 2019}} Seven months later, he dropped back to the third tier for the first time since his Sevilla reserve days, at Murcia.{{cite news|url=https://www.laverdad.es/realmurcia/noticias/201409/02/cuatro-refuerzos-sobre-bocina-20140902011113-v.html|title=Cuatro refuerzos sobre la bocina|trans-title=Four last-moment additions|newspaper=La Verdad|first=José|last=Otón|language=es|date=2 September 2014|access-date=27 December 2019}}

Having reached the play-offs in his one season at the Estadio Nueva Condomina, Prieto joined Atlético Baleares in July 2015.{{cite news|url=https://www.diariodemallorca.es/deportes/2015/07/08/baleares-presenta-fichaje-estrella-david-prieto/1037696.html|title=El Baleares presenta a su fichaje estrella David Prieto|trans-title=Baleares present their star signing David Prieto|newspaper=Diario de Mallorca|first=Juan|last=Muñoz Palma|language=es|date=8 July 2015|access-date=27 December 2019}} He signed a one-year deal with the club from Palma de Mallorca but stayed for two, qualifying for the post-season again in 2017 and scoring a late own goal in the second round against Albacete Balompié 11 June which qualified the opposition 3–2 on aggregate.{{cite news|url=https://as.com/futbol/2017/06/10/segunda/1497102745_501118.html|title=Un gol en propia de David da el pase al Albacete en el 117|trans-title=David own goal sends Albacete through on 117|newspaper=Diario AS|first=Juan Manuel|last=Sevilla|language=es|date=11 June 2017|access-date=1 April 2020}}

Remaining in the third division, Prieto signed to CD Mirandés for one year in July 2017.{{cite web|url=https://www.cdmirandes.com/noticia/david-prieto-defendera-la-camiseta-del-c-d-mirandes-la-proxima-temporada|title=David Prieto defenderá la camiseta del C.D. Mirandés la próxima temporada|trans-title=David Prieto will defend the jersey of C.D. Mirandés next season|publisher=CD Mirandés|language=es|date=24 July 2017|access-date=27 December 2019}} The team won their group before losing in the play-off semi-finals to Extremadura UD,{{cite news|url=https://www.hoy.es/deportes/futbol/liga-segunda-b/extremadura-final-20180609205217-nt.html|title=El Extremadura está en la final|trans-title=Extremadura are in the final|newspaper=Hoy|first=Raúl|last=Peña|language=es|date=10 June 2018|access-date=1 April 2020}} and in February 2019 he moved to CF Fuenlabrada a month after severing his link.{{cite web|url=https://www.cffuenlabrada.es/noticia-cffuenlabrada/el-cf-fuenlabrada-ficha-a-david-prieto-2413.aspx|title=El CF Fuenlabrada ficha a David Prieto|trans-title=CF Fuenlabrada sign David Prieto|publisher=CF Fuenlabrada|language=es|date=15 February 2019|access-date=27 December 2019|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191227172042/https://www.cffuenlabrada.es/noticia-cffuenlabrada/el-cf-fuenlabrada-ficha-a-david-prieto-2413.aspx|archive-date=27 December 2019}}

After playing 12 games to help the Madrid outskirts side gain their first ever promotion to the second division, 36-year-old Prieto was given a new one-year contract in July.{{cite news|url=https://www.marca.com/futbol/fuenlabrada/2019/07/11/5d2668e1e2704ed74e8b469b.html|title=El veterano central David Prieto se queda en Fuenlabrada|trans-title=Veteran stopper David Prieto stays in Fuenlabrada|newspaper=Marca|first=Antonio|last=Fuentes|language=es|date=11 July 2019|access-date=27 December 2019}} Three months later, he suffered a fractured jaw in a collision with the elbow of Sporting de Gijón's Nacho Méndez, sidelining him for at least a month.{{cite web|url=https://es.besoccer.com/noticia/la-fractura-de-mandibula-dejara-k-o-a-david-prieto-al-menos-un-mes-722795|title=La fractura de mandíbula dejará k.o. a David Prieto al menos un mes |trans-title=Fractured jaw will leave David Prieto k.o. for at least a month|publisher=Be Soccer|language=es|date=8 October 2019|access-date=27 December 2019}}