Antonio Hidalgo (footballer, born 1979)

Antonio Hidalgo Morilla (born 6 February 1979) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a central midfielder, and is the current manager of CE Sabadell FC.

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

Antonio Hidalgo
Hidalgo with AEK Larnaca in 2016
Personal information
Full name Antonio Hidalgo Morilla
Date of birth (1979-02-06) 6 February 1979
Place of birth Granollers, Spain
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Sabadell (manager)
Youth career
1989–1993 Granollers
1993–1997 Barcelona
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997–1999 Barcelona C 43 (10)
1998–2000 Barcelona B 66 (4)
2000–2005 Tenerife 91 (8)
2005–2008 Málaga 109 (28)
2008–2009 Zaragoza 16 (0)
2009 → Osasuna (loan) 12 (0)
2009–2010 Albacete 33 (9)
2010–2011 Tenerife 29 (3)
2012–2015 Sabadell 114 (11)
2015 Cornellà 5 (0)
Total 518 (73)
National team
1997 Spain U17 4 (0)
1997 Spain U18 2 (0)
Teams managed
2016 Granollers
2016–2019 AEK Larnaca (assistant)
2019– Sabadell
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Over 17 seasons as a professional, he appeared in 412 games in Segunda División, scoring 57 goals for six clubs, mainly Tenerife (five years) and Sabadell (four). In La Liga, he represented Tenerife, Málaga and Osasuna.

Playing career

Born in Granollers, Barcelona, Catalonia, Hidalgo began starting professionally with FC Barcelona's reserves, then went on to represent CD Tenerife for five seasons. After being an important element during the team's 2001 promotion, he played ten games in the following campaign's La Liga.

Hidalgo moved to Málaga CF in 2005, appearing in 35 matches as the Andalusia side were eventually relegated from the top division, as last. On 15 June 2008, he scored two goals in a 2–1 victory over former club Tenerife, granting top-flight promotion after a two-year absence at the expense of Real Sociedad;[1] he finished the season with 14 league goals, best in the squad.[2]

Hidalgo would stay in the Segunda División, however, signing a two-year deal with Real Zaragoza.[3] In late January 2009, he joined struggling CA Osasuna on loan until the end of the campaign,[4] and appeared regularly although very rarely as a starter as the Navarrese eventually stayed in the top level.

Upon his return to Aragon, Hidalgo was deemed surplus to requirements. In the dying minutes of the August 2009 transfer window he arranged a 1+1 deal with Albacete Balompié, in the second tier; at the end of his first and only season, the 31-year-old was one of 14 players who were not given a contract extension, being released.[5]

Hidalgo then had a spell at CD Tenerife, suffering relegation in his one full season before joining CE Sabadell FC of his native region in January 2012, shortly before turning 33.[6] In March 2014, the captain extended his link with the Arlequinats for another year.[7] When his contract ended, he played for several weeks with UE Cornellà in Segunda Division B before retiring in November 2015, immediately becoming a youth team coach.[8]

Coaching career

In April 2016, Hidalgo assumed his first senior management job at EC Granollers.[9] He left the Tercera División side at the end of the campaign a month later, joining his compatriot Imanol Idiakez's staff at AEK Larnaca FC in the Cypriot First Division.[10][11]

Hidalgo left his contract on the Mediterranean island a year early in April 2019, tasked with keeping former club Sabadell in the third level with seven games to go.[12] He ended a five-year exile from the second tier on 26 July 2020, with a 2–1 playoff final win over FC Barcelona B.[13]

Managerial statistics
As of match played 7 February 2021
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team Nat From To Record Ref
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Granollers 12 April 2016 25 May 2016 5 2 1 2 7 8 −1 040.00 [14]
Sabadell 2 April 2019 Present 64 26 17 21 74 64 +10 040.63 [15]
Career Total 69 28 18 23 81 72 +9 040.58 —

References
  1. Jiménez, Juan (16 June 2008). "El Málaga vuelve al jardín de los ricos" [Málaga return to garden of Eden]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 May 2011.
  2. Pastor, C.; Malo, José Luis (22 June 2008). "Un gran bloque con el estilete de Antonio Hidalgo" [A solid block with Antonio Hidalgo's signature mark]. Málaga Hoy (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 May 2011.
  3. "Antonio Hidalgo ficha por el Zaragoza para las dos próximas temporadas" [Antonio Hidalgo signs with Zaragoza for the following two seasons]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 1 July 2008. Retrieved 25 October 2012.
  4. "Antonio Hidalgo llega cedido a Osasuna" [Antonio Hidalgo arrives at Osasuna on loan]. Marca (in Spanish). 27 January 2009. Retrieved 18 May 2011.
  5. Castelo, Luis (23 June 2010). "El Albacete da la baja a 14 jugadores, entre ellos a Salva" [Albacete release 14 players, Salva included]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 October 2010.
  6. "El Sabadell hace oficial el fichaje de Antonio Hidalgo" [Sabadell make official the signing of Antonio Hidalgo]. Marca (in Spanish). 9 January 2012. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
  7. "El Sabadell renova el seu capità, Antonio Hidalgo" [Sabadell renew their captain, Antonio Hidalgo]. Ara (in Catalan). 21 March 2014. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
  8. González, José Raúl (9 November 2015). "Se retira Antonio Hidalgo" [Antonio Hidalgo retires] (in Spanish). La Segunda B. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
  9. Macías, Roger (15 April 2016). "Antonio Hidalgo asume las riendas del Granollers" [Antonio Hidalgo takes the reins at Granollers] (in Spanish). Diario La Grada. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
  10. "Antonio Hidalgo no dirigirá al Granollers" [Antonio Hidalgo will not manage Granollers] (in Spanish). Be Soccer. 25 May 2016. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
  11. Puga, Manu (10 February 2019). "¿Qué fue de Antonio Hidalgo?" [¿Qué fue de Antonio Hidalgo?]. La Opinión de Málaga (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 March 2020.
  12. Figueras, Pere (2 April 2019). "Antonio Hidalgo és el nou entrenador del Centre d'Esports Sabadell" [Antonio Hidalgo is the new manager of Centre d’Esports Sabadell]. Diari de Sabadell (in Catalan). Retrieved 11 November 2019.
  13. Montilla, Manel (26 July 2020). "Antonio Hidalgo: "Para algunos jugadores esto es como ganar la Champions"" [Antonio Hidalgo: "For some players this is like winning the Champions"]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  14. "EC Granollers" (in Spanish). Resultados Fútbol. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
  15. "Antonio Hidalgo: Antonio Hidalgo Morilla: Matches 2018–19". BDFutbol. 9 April 2019. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
    "Antonio Hidalgo: Antonio Hidalgo Morilla: Matches 2019–20". BDFutbol. 20 September 2019. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
    "Antonio Hidalgo: Antonio Hidalgo Morilla: Matches 2020–21". BDFutbol. 8 February 2021. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
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