Antonio Guayre

Antonio Guayre Betancor Perdomo (born 23 April 1980), known as Guayre, is a Spanish retired footballer. Comfortable in various attacking positions – mainly winger – his professional career was constantly hindered by injuries,[1][2] and he played mainly for Villarreal after beginning with Las Palmas.

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

Antonio Guayre
Guayre training with Las Palmas in 2009
Personal information
Full name Antonio Guayre Betancor Perdomo
Date of birth (1980-04-23) 23 April 1980
Place of birth Las Palmas, Spain
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Winger / Forward
Youth career
Las Palmas
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2000 Las Palmas B
2000–2001 Las Palmas 31 (8)
2001–2006 Villarreal 137 (17)
2006–2008 Celta 20 (1)
2008–2009 Numancia 6 (0)
2009–2011 Las Palmas 28 (4)
2013 Lugo 2 (0)
Total 224 (30)
National team
2000–2001 Spain U21 9 (2)
2005 Spain 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Over eight seasons, Guayre amassed La Liga totals of 184 matches and 26 goals.[3]

Club career

Guayre was born in Las Palmas. After emerging through hometown UD Las Palmas's academy he made his La Liga debut on 14 October 2000 in a 2–1 home win against Málaga CF,[4] and would contribute greatly to the club's escape from relegation, only missing seven league games.

After that sole season, Guayre went on to represent Villarreal CF (where he would become an important attacking figure in the team's domestic and European consolidation, although never an automatic first-choice)[5] and RC Celta de Vigo.[6] Whilst with the former, he scored one goal in each of their UEFA Intertoto Cup victorious campaigns.

After two injury-ravaged seasons with Celta, Guayre returned to the top division, joining CD Numancia in August 2008. Again troubled by injuries,[7] his maiden appearance for the Sorians took place on 11 January 2009, when he came from the bench in a 2–0 home victory over Getafe CF;[8] he was released from contract at the end of the season.

In July 2009, Guayre returned to his first professional club, reuniting with the coach who gave him his top-flight debut, Sergije Krešić, and players Jorge Larena – another youth product of Las Palmas – and Josico. In his first year he continued to be constantly bothered with physical problems, playing in less than one half of the matches; the Canary Islands side also finished in 17th position, just one point above the relegation zone.

Guayre returned to active in January 2013 after more than one year out of football, signing with Segunda División team CD Lugo after a two-month trial.[9] He retired for good in the summer, aged 33.

International career

Guayre won his sole cap for Spain on 9 February 2005, featuring 15 minutes in a 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifier 5–0 defeat of San Marino in Almería.[10][11]

Honours

Villarreal

References
  1. Cuando Guayre encontró a Guayre (When Guayre found Guayre); La Provincia, 8 November 2009 (in Spanish)
  2. Guayre, un fenómeno masacrado por las lesiones (Guayre, star done in by injuries); Vavel, 27 September 2012 (in Spanish)
  3. Guayre, una década en la élite (Guayre, one decade in the elite); La Provincia, 14 October 2010 (in Spanish)
  4. Las Palmas logra su primera victoria tras remontar al Málaga en los últimos minutos (Las Palmas get first win after coming from behind against Málaga in the last minutes); El Mundo, 15 October 2000 (in Spanish)
  5. "Txomin Nagore se va al Atlético de Madrid y Guayre al Villarreal" [Txomin Nagore goes to Atlético de Madrid and Guayre to Villarreal] (in Spanish). ABC. 29 July 2001. Archived from the original on 12 April 2013. Retrieved 15 January 2014.
  6. Guayre to aid Celta challenge; UEFA, 3 June 2006
  7. "Breve enciclopedia numantina" [Brief numantina encyclopedia] (in Spanish). Desde Soria. 29 May 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
  8. Numancia 2–0 Getafe; ESPN Soccernet, 11 January 2009
  9. El Lugo da ficha a Antonio Guayre tras dos meses a prueba (Lugo make room for Antonio Guayre after two-month trial); La Voz de Galicia, 16 January 2013 (in Spanish)
  10. De la Peña in line for debut; UEFA, 4 February 2005
  11. España le enseña la manita a San Marino (Spain show open hand to San Marino); El País, 9 February 2005 (in Spanish)
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