| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Luis Carlos Cuartero Laforga | ||
| Date of birth | (1975-08-17)17 August 1975 (age 50) | ||
| Place of birth | Zaragoza, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Zaragoza | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1992–1995 | Zaragoza B | 77 | (1) |
| 1993–2009 | Zaragoza | 190 | (0) |
| Total | 267 | (1) | |
| International career | |||
| 1991–1992 | Spain U16 | 9 | (0) |
| 1992 | Spain U17 | 4 | (0) |
| 1993–1994 | Spain U18 | 22 | (0) |
| 1995 | Spain U19 | 2 | (0) |
| 1995 | Spain U20 | 6 | (0) |
| 1996–1998 | Spain U21 | 6 | (0) |
| 1997 | Spain U23 | 4 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Luis Carlos Cuartero Laforga (born 17 August 1975) is a Spanish formerfootballer who played as aright-back or acentral defender.
His professional career, hindered by several serious injuries, was devoted to a single club,Real Zaragoza.[1][2]
Cuartero was born inZaragoza,Aragon. He made his senior debut with his hometown clubReal Zaragoza on 20 June 1993 in a 2–2 away draw againstAtlético Madrid, aged 17,[3] and went on to appear in 178La Liga games, plus the2002–03 season in theSegunda División.
From 2006 to 2009, however, Cuartero would total three league appearances, severely hindered byknee injuries.[4][5] Never more than a utility player, his best league output came in the2003–04 campaign, when he featured in 24 matches for a final 12th place; he added seven appearances in avictorious run in theCopa del Rey,[6] including 120 minutes of the 3–2 win againstReal Madrid inthe final.[7]
Cuartero retired aged 33 at the end of2008–09, with the team again in the second tier.[8] He remained connected to Zaragoza until October 2022, mainly asgeneral manager.[9]
Zaragoza
Spain U21