Abel Buades

Abel Buades Vendrell (born 11 July 1977) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a midfielder. He is currently the manager of Olímpic Xàtiva.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Buades and the second or maternal family name is Vendrell.

Abel Buades
Personal information
Full name Abel Buades Vendrell
Date of birth (1977-07-11) 11 July 1977
Place of birth Benimodo, Spain
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Olímpic Xàtiva (manager)
Youth career
UD Benimodo
CD L'Alcudia
1993–1995 Albacete
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–1999 Gandía 95 (13)
1999–2002 Onda
2000–2001 → Racing Ferrol (loan) 3 (0)
2002 Calahorra 14 (0)
2002–2003 Castellón 36 (1)
2003–2007 Gimnàstic 119 (8)
2007 Cádiz 10 (1)
2007–2008 Gimnàstic 32 (2)
2008–2009 Alicante 23 (3)
2009–2010 Alzira 13 (1)
2010 Toledo 17 (2)
2010–2011 Barakaldo 9 (0)
2011–2012 Toledo 30 (4)
2012–2014 Arroyo 60 (6)
2014–2015 Almansa 16 (2)
Total 477 (43)
Teams managed
2016 Alzira (youth)
2016–2018 Castellonense
2018–2019 Acero
2019– Olímpic Xàtiva
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

He amassed Segunda División totals of 143 games and 13 goals, over the course of six seasons. He appeared for Gimnàstic in La Liga, in a 20-year senior career.

Club career

Born in Benimodo, Valencian Community, Buades spent his first four seasons as a senior representing CF Gandía, in Tercera División and Segunda División B. He then signed with Villarreal CF, being assigned to its farm team CD Onda and also loaned to Segunda División club Racing de Ferrol.

In the following two seasons, Buades played in the third division with CD Calahorra and CD Castellón. In July 2003 he moved to Gimnàstic de Tarragona,[1] being promoted to the second level at the first attempt and contributing with 26 matches in the process; in 2006 another promotion befell, with the player again as first-choice.

Buades made his La Liga debut on 27 August 2006, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–0 away win against RCD Espanyol.[2] He scored his first and only goal in the competition on 28 October, but in a 1–3 home loss to Real Madrid;[3] the Catalans were ultimately relegated, but he had already left in the January transfer window to Cádiz CF in division two.[4]

Buades played in the second and third divisions until his retirement, with Gimnàstic, Alicante CF, UD Alzira, CD Toledo (two stints), Barakaldo CF and Arroyo CP. From 2009 to 2012, he suffered four consecutive team relegations.

On 18 July 2014, at already 37, Buades moved back to the fourth level, joining UD Almansa.[5] He retired at the end of the season, after appearing sparingly.

Buades started his managerial career in 2016, with former club Alzira's youth setup. On 2 November of that year, he was appointed manager of UD Castellonense in the regional leagues.[6]

Buades was named manager of CD Acero on 3 July 2018.[7]

References
  1. Presentaciones en Tarragona (Presentations in Tarragona); Mundo Deportivo, 19 July 2003 (in Spanish)
  2. El Nastic regresa a lo grande (Nastic make big-time comeback); El Mundo, 27 August 2006 (in Spanish)
  3. Gimnastic de Tarragona 1–3 Real Madrid Archived 29 May 2014 at the Wayback Machine; ESPN FC, 28 October 2006
  4. Abel Buades será el tercer fichaje invernal del Cádiz (Abel Buades will be Cádiz's third winter signing); La Voz Digital, 31 January 2007 (in Spanish)
  5. Buades jugará en el Almansa (Buades will play in Almansa); La Segunda B, 18 July 2014 (in Spanish)
  6. "El Castellonense apuesta por Abel Buades para su banquillo" [Castellonense bet on Abel Buades for their bench] (in Spanish). Golsmedia. 2 November 2016. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
  7. "Abel Buades, nuevo entrenador del Acero en la vuelta a la tercera división" [Abel Buades, new manager of Acero in the return to Tercera División] (in Spanish). Levante-EMV. 3 July 2018. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
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