Cundi (footballer)

Secundino Suárez Vázquez (born 13 April 1955), known as Cundi, is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a left back.

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

Cundi
Personal information
Full name Secundino Suárez Vázquez
Date of birth (1955-04-13) 13 April 1955
Place of birth Sotrondio, Spain
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Left back
Youth career
Ensidesa
Sporting Gijón
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1975–1989 Sporting Gijón 310 (9)
1976–1977 → Poblense (loan)
National team
1976 Spain amateur 1 (0)
1981 Spain B 3 (0)
1978–1981 Spain 9 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

His professional career was intimately connected with Sporting de Gijón, which he represented for 15 years.[1]

Club career

Born in Sotrondio, Asturias, Cundi spent his professional career almost entirely with local powerhouse Sporting de Gijón, save for a one-year loan spell with UD Poblense due to compulsory military service.[2] From the age of 20 onwards he was an undisputed starter for the La Liga club, appearing in nearly 400 competitive games during his 15-year spell.[1]

In the 1986–87 season, Cundi played 41 matches (3,549 minutes) for an eventual fourth-place finish. He did not receive one single red card during his career.

International career

Cundi earned nine caps for the Spain national team in two and a half years,[1] and was selected for UEFA Euro 1980. His debut came on 4 October 1978 in a Euro 1980 qualifier against Yugoslavia (1–2 loss, in Zagreb).

Personal life

Cundi's son, Rubén, was also a footballer. An attacking midfielder, he also started out at Sporting de Gijón.[3][4]

References
  1. "Qué fue de... Cundi" [What happened to... Cundi] (in Spanish). La Liga. 11 November 2013. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
  2. "«El Sporting no debe tener prisa con Canella y Cote»" [«Sporting must not hurry with Canella and Cote»]. El Comercio (in Spanish). 22 June 2011. Archived from the original on 18 December 2014. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
  3. "Ruben Suárez, un debut tardío" [Ruben Suárez, a late debut] (in Spanish). Notas de Fútbol. 8 September 2010. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
  4. "Rubén, el hijo de Cundi, es la estrella" [Rubén, the son of Cundi, is the star]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 25 September 2010. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
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