Pablo Blanco

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| fullname = Pablo José Blanco Blanco

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1951|12|15|df=y}}

| birth_place = Seville, Spain

| height = 1.77 m

| position = Centre-back

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| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Círculo Don Bosco

| youthyears2 = 1967–1970 | youthclubs2 = Sevilla

| years1 = 1970–1972 | clubs1 = Sevilla B | caps1 = | goals1 =

| years2 = 1972–1984 | clubs2 = Sevilla | caps2 = 342 | goals2 = 9

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| nationalyears1 = 1975 | nationalteam1 = Spain U23 | nationalcaps1 = 1 | nationalgoals1 = 0

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Pablo José Blanco Blanco (born 15 December 1951) is a Spanish former footballer who played as a central defender.

Club career

Born in Seville, Andalusia, Blanco spent his entire professional career with Sevilla FC after joining the club's academy at the age of 15. He made his debut in La Liga on 5 March 1972, playing 60 minutes in the 1–0 away loss against Sporting de Gijón.{{cite news|url=http://hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/1972/03/06/pagina-10/978689/pdf.html|title=1–0: Un gran gol de Fanjul concretó la superioridad gijonesa sobre el Sevilla|trans-title=1–0: Great Fanjul goal translated Gijón superiority over Sevilla|newspaper=Mundo Deportivo|last=Alonso|first=Maese|language=es|date=6 March 1972|access-date=17 August 2018}} He added a further four appearances during that season, and his team was relegated.

Blanco and Sevilla returned to the top tier after a further three campaigns in the Segunda División. He scored his first goal in the competition on 22 January 1978, but in a 2–1 away defeat to RCD Español.{{cite news|url=http://hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/1978/01/23/pagina-2/1029209/pdf.html|title=2–1: El Español ganó y... ofreció fútbol|trans-title=2–1: Español won and... offered football|newspaper=Mundo Deportivo|language=es|date=23 January 1978|access-date=17 August 2018}} He retired at the end of 1983–84 at 32, having contributed 20 matches to an eight-place finish. Six of his seven UEFA Cup games took place in the 1982–83 edition which ended in the round of 16, his first being on 15 September 1982 in a 3–1 home victory over PFC Levski Sofia where he featured the full 90 minutes.{{cite news|url=http://hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/1982/09/16/pagina-9/1079494/pdf.html|title=3–1: El Sevilla supo reaccionar|trans-title=3–1: Sevilla knew how to react|newspaper=Mundo Deportivo|last=Ríos|first=Ricardo|language=es|date=16 September 1982|access-date=17 August 2018}}

On 16 December 2017, in a league match against Levante UD where he came off the bench, Jesús Navas – also brought up at the Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Stadium – surpassed Blanco's record of 415 competitive matches for the same club.{{cite news|url=https://en.as.com/en/2017/12/16/football/1513434036_291647.html|title=Jesús Navas sets new Sevilla appearances record|newspaper=Diario AS|date=16 December 2017|access-date=17 August 2018}} The latter continued to work with Sevilla after his retirement, as youth system coordinator.{{cite web|url=https://www.laliga.es/noticias/pablo-blanco-en-el-sevilla-no-hay-formacion-sin-competicion-ni-competicion-sin-formacion|title=Pablo Blanco: "En el Sevilla no hay formación sin competición, ni competición sin formación"|trans-title=Pablo Blanco: "There is no development without competition at Sevilla, nor competition without development"|publisher=La Liga|language=es|date=10 July 2016|access-date=17 August 2018}}{{cite news|url=https://www.elconfidencial.com/deportes/futbol/2018-05-30/sevilla-joaquin-caparros-machin-lara-carlos_1570772/|title=Así es el futuro del Sevilla, en manos de los cazatalentos Pablo Blanco y Caparrós|trans-title=Behold the future of Sevilla, in the hands of talent catchers Pablo Blanco and Caparrós|newspaper=El Confidencial|last=García|first=José Manuel|language=es|date=30 May 2018|access-date=17 August 2018}}