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Adolfo Aldana
	Aldana in 2013
Personal information
Full name	Adolfo Aldana Torres
Date of birth	5 January 1966 (age 58)
Place of birth	San Roque, Spain
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Andalusia (coach)
Youth career
	Linense
1984–1985	Real Madrid
Senior career*
Years	Team
1985–1988	Real Madrid B
1988–1992	Real Madrid
1992–1996	Deportivo La Coruña
1996–1998	Espanyol
1998–1999	Mérida
Total
International career
1988	Spain U21
1993–1994	Spain
Managerial career
2007–	Andalusia
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Adolfo Aldana Torres (born 5 January 1966) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a right midfielder.

Over 11 seasons, he amassed La Liga totals of 179 matches and 31 goals, mainly with Real Madrid and Deportivo with which he won a total of nine major titles.

Club career edit

Aldana was born in San Roque, Province of Cádiz, Andalusia. Brought through the ranks of La Liga powerhouse Real Madrid, he found opportunities hard to come by as he was mainly barred in the starting XI by legendary Míchel. However, he still managed to produce with limited playing time at the club – for instance, in the 1989–90 season, in a final league title, he scored five goals in only 13 matches – and left Real with 97 official appearances, a departure which coincided with the signing of Sporting de Gijón's Luis Enrique.^[1]

Aldana signed with up-and-coming Deportivo de La Coruña in 1992, and reached international status at the Galicians while an instrumental figure in the side's lineups, partnering Fran and Mauro Silva in midfield. A serious knee injury would also leave him out of action for the entirety of his second year.^[2]

Aldana closed out his career following two years at RCD Espanyol (which included another campaign away from the pitches due to physical problems) and one with CP Mérida (Segunda División), retiring at the age of 33.^[2]

International career edit

Aldana earned four caps for Spain over a one-year span. His debut came on 24 February 1993 in a 1994 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Lithuania, at Seville: brought from the bench, he scored the last goal in the 5–0 win,^[3] but his injury at Deportivo eventually prevented a selection for the final stages.

After obtaining his coaching degree, Aldana eventually became manager of the Andalusia autonomous team.^[4] His first match in charge was on 27 December 2007, in a 4–1 friendly victory over Zambia at the Estadio Municipal de Chapín.^[5]

International goal edit

Score and result list Spain's goal tally first, score column indicates score after Aldana goal.

International goal scored by Adolfo Aldana
No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	24 February 1993	Benito Villamarín, Seville, Spain	Lithuania	5–0	5–0	1994 World Cup qualification^[3]

Honours edit

Real Madrid

Deportivo

Copa del Rey: 1994–95^[7]
Supercopa de España: 1995

References edit

^ Qué fue de… Adolfo Aldana: Míchel le cerró un camino que halló en el Dépor (What happened to… Adolfo Aldana: Míchel locked him a door he opened at Dépor); 20 minutos, 28 April 2014 (in Spanish)
^ ^a ^b Yo jugué en el Depor: Adolfo Aldana (I played for Depor: Adolfo Aldana); Vavel, 20 June 2013 (in Spanish)
^ ^a ^b La selección repite otro 5–0 en Sevilla (The national team repeat another 5–0 in Seville); Mundo Deportivo, 25 February 1993 (in Spanish)
^ Adolfo Aldana sustituye a José Enrique Díaz como seleccionador de Andalucía (Adolfo Aldana replaces José Enrique Díaz as Andalusia national team manager); ABC, 30 October 2007 (in Spanish)
^ Andalucía, sin piedad ante Zambia (Andalusia, no mercy against Zambia); 20 minutos, 28 December 2007 (in Spanish)
^ ^a ^b El ex deportivista Adolfo Aldana será el nuevo seleccionador andaluz absoluto (Former Deportivo man Adolfo Aldana will be new full Andalusia manager); La Voz de Galicia, 30 October 2007 (in Spanish)
^ Supertítulo (Supertitle); Mundo Deportivo, 28 June 1995 (in Spanish)