Nacho Conte

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Nacho Conte

| image =

| fullname = Ignacio Conte Crespo{{WorldFootball.net|conte}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1969|2|21|df=y}}

| birth_place = Zaragoza, Spain

| height = 1.80 m

| position = Midfielder

| currentclub =

| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Betis

| years1 = 1986–1989 | clubs1 = Betis B | caps1 = 59 | goals1 = 9

| years2 = 1989–1993 | clubs2 = Sevilla | caps2 = 114 | goals2 = 18

| years3 = 1993–1997 | clubs3 = Tenerife | caps3 = 88 | goals3 = 7

| years4 = 1997–1998 | clubs4 = Racing Santander | caps4 = 27 | goals4 = 0

| years5 = 1998–2000 | clubs5 = Hércules | caps5 = 47 | goals5 = 8

| years6 = 2004–2005 | clubs6 = Laguna | caps6 = 17 | goals6 = 1

| totalcaps = 352 | totalgoals = 43

| nationalyears1 = 1984–1985 | nationalteam1 = Spain U16 | nationalcaps1 = 9 | nationalgoals1 = 4

| nationalyears2 = 1990 | nationalteam2 = Spain U21 | nationalcaps2 = 2 | nationalgoals2 = 0

| nationalyears3 = 1991 | nationalteam3 = Spain | nationalcaps3 = 1 | nationalgoals3 = 0

}}

Ignacio 'Nacho' Conte Crespo (born 21 February 1969) is a Spanish former footballer who played as a midfielder.

He achieved La Liga totals of 229 games and 25 goals over nine seasons, with Sevilla, Tenerife and Racing de Santander. He won one cap for Spain.

Club career

=Sevilla=

Conte was born in Zaragoza, Aragon.{{cite news|url=https://sevilla.abc.es/orgullodenervion/noticias-sevilla-fc/sevi-conte-y-carvajal-del-eterno-rival-a-nervion-para-golear-a-un-betis-colista-201311190317_noticia.html|title=Conte y Carvajal, del eterno rival a Nervión para golear a un Betis colista|trans-title=Conte and Carvajal, from eternal rivals to Nervión to thrash bottom-placed Betis|newspaper=ABC|first=Fran|last=Montes de Oca|language=es|date=19 November 2013|access-date=14 August 2022}} He started out in Real Betis's academy, but local rivals Sevilla FC signed him in 1989 after the former's reserves suffered relegation from Segunda División B.{{cite web|url=https://www.eldesmarque.com/sevilla/sevilla-futbol-club/1209434-familias-divididas-por-elgran-derbi|title=Familias divididas por ElGranDerbi|trans-title=Families divided by TheGreatDerby|publisher=El Desmarque|first=Álvaro|last=Borrego|language=es|date=11 June 2020|access-date=26 April 2023}}

Conte made his La Liga debut for the club in the 1989–90 season, under manager Vicente Cantatore.{{cite news|url=https://www.estadiodeportivo.com/sevilla/2021/01/15/bonitos-recuerdos-unzue-prieto-conte/314719.html|title=Los bonitos recuerdos de Unzué, Prieto y Conte sobre Cantatore|trans-title=Unzué, Prieto and Conte's beautiful memories of Cantatore|newspaper=Estadio Deportivo|language=es|date=15 January 2021|access-date=14 August 2022}} He scored his first competitive goal on 20 September in a 4–1 home win against RCD Español in the Copa del Rey,{{cite news|url=http://hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/1989/09/21/pagina-14/1203952/pdf.html|title=El Sevilla, intratable|trans-title=Sevilla, just too much to handle|newspaper=Mundo Deportivo|first=Rogelio|last=Román|language=es|date=21 September 1989|access-date=14 August 2022}} adding six in the league to help his team to finish sixth and qualify for the UEFA Cup.{{cite web|url=http://www.sevillismoenvena.com/2015/09/la-importancia-del-gol.html|title=Los registros goleadores del Sevilla|trans-title=Sevilla's scoring records|publisher=Sevillismo en Vena|language=es|date=10 September 2015|access-date=26 April 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://www.muchodeporte.com/sevilla_fc/49174/un_inolvidable_30_de_diciembre_de_1989/|title=Un inolvidable 30 de diciembre de 1989|trans-title=Unforgettable 30 December 1989|publisher=Mucho Deporte|first=José Antonio|last=Jiménez|language=es|date=30 December 2019|access-date=14 August 2022}}

=Tenerife=

In summer 1993, Conte joined CD Tenerife.{{cite news|url=http://hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/1993/07/16/pagina-21/1282948/pdf.html|title=Ofensiva final por Conte|trans-title=Final push for Conte|newspaper=Mundo Deportivo|first=José|last=Méndez|language=es|date=16 July 1993|access-date=14 August 2022}}{{cite news|url=https://elpais.com/diario/1993/07/17/deportes/742860013_850215.html|title=Gálvez, al Valencia, y Conte, al Tenerife|trans-title=Gálvez, to Valencia, and Conte, to Tenerife|newspaper=El País|language=es|date=17 July 1993|access-date=26 April 2023}} He was part of the squad that participated in the 1993–94 UEFA Cup – a first-ever for the Canarians – helping in their third-round run.{{cite news|url=https://www.atlanticohoy.com/sin-categoria/los-heroes-de-auxerre_1017171_102.html|title=Los héroes de Auxerre|trans-title=Heroes of Auxerre|newspaper=Atlántico Hoy|first=Luis|last=Padilla|language=es|date=14 October 2018|access-date=26 April 2023}}{{cite news|url=https://tiempodecanarias.com/noticia/deportes/un-tenerife-de-epoca|title=Un Tenerife para la historia|trans-title=Tenerife for the ages|newspaper=Tiempo de Canarias|first=Kevin|last=Martín|language=es|date=12 August 2022|access-date=26 April 2023}}

A starter in his first two years at the Estadio Heliodoro Rodríguez López, Conte was much less played after the arrival of new coach Jupp Heynckes.{{cite news|url=http://hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/1997/01/04/pagina-26/369865/pdf.html#&mode=fullScreen|title=Javier Pérez viaja a por Denilson|trans-title=Javier Pérez abroad to get Denilson|newspaper=Mundo Deportivo|first=Álvaro|last=Castañeda|language=es|date=4 January 1997|access-date=27 April 2023}}{{cite news|url=http://hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/1997/05/04/pagina-28/374180/pdf.html#&mode=fullScreen|title=Objetivos diferentes para Rayo y Tenerife|trans-title=Different goals for Rayo and Tenerife|newspaper=Mundo Deportivo|first1=J.|last1=Soler|first2=Álvaro|last2=Castañeda|language=es|date=4 May 1997|access-date=27 April 2023}}

=Later career=

Conte retired from professional football aged 31, after one season with Racing de Santander (top flight){{cite news|url=http://hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/1997/07/23/pagina-21/379568/pdf.html#&mode=fullScreen|title=Conte, fichado por tres años|trans-title=Conte, signed for three years|newspaper=Mundo Deportivo|first=Ernesto|last=Vicario|language=es|date=23 July 1997|access-date=26 April 2023}} and two with Hércules CF (both Segunda División and third tier).{{cite news|url=http://hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/1998/07/11/pagina-33/396973/pdf.html#&mode=fullScreen|title=Tevenet, en la órbita alicantina|trans-title=Tevenet, targeted by Alicante side|newspaper=Mundo Deportivo|first=Pedro|last=López|language=es|date=11 July 1998|access-date=26 April 2023}}{{cite news|url=https://www.informacion.es/hercules-cf/2020/10/06/chorro-tano-internacionales-hercules-16103939.html|title=Del Chorro al Tano, los internacionales del Hércules y su contexto histórico|trans-title=From Chorro to Tano, Hércules internationals and their historical context|newspaper=Diario Información|first=Enrique|last=Moscat|language=es|date=6 October 2020|access-date=26 April 2023}}

International career

Conte represented Spain at under-21 and full level. His only match for the latter was on 13 November 1991, when he came on as a 60th-minute substitute for Gabriel Moya in a meaningless 2–1 victory over Czechoslovakia for the UEFA Euro 1992 qualifiers.{{cite news|url=http://hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/1991/11/14/pagina-3/1243555/pdf.html|title=España, de penalty y regalado|trans-title=Spain, from a gifted penalty|newspaper=Mundo Deportivo|first=Rogelio|last=Román|language=es|date=14 November 1991|access-date=26 April 2023}}