Samuel Llorca
Encyclopedia
Samuel Llorca Ripoll simply Samuel, is a Spanish
professional footballer who plays for Hércules CF
as a central defender.
, with its reserves. In 2005, he moved to amateur neighbours CD Alone de Guardamar, being an important unit as it eventually retained its fourth division
status.
Samuel stayed in the region for the following season, as he signed with Elche CF Ilicitano, also in that category. On 9 June 2007, courtesy of manager David Vidal
, he made his debut with the first team, Elche CF
, starting in a 1–0 home win against CD Castellón
. He consolidated his position in 2007–08, with the club also in the second level
, and received abroad offers from England
's Sheffield United
and Fulham
, which eventually died down.
Spain
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professional footballer who plays for Hércules CF
Hércules CF
Hércules Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. is a Spanish football team based in Alicante, in the autonomous community of Valencia. Founded in 1922, it currently plays in the Spanish second division, and holds home games at the Estadio José Rico Pérez, which seats 30,000 spectators.-History:After first...
as a central defender.
Football career
Samuel started his senior career at Hércules CFHércules CF
Hércules Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. is a Spanish football team based in Alicante, in the autonomous community of Valencia. Founded in 1922, it currently plays in the Spanish second division, and holds home games at the Estadio José Rico Pérez, which seats 30,000 spectators.-History:After first...
, with its reserves. In 2005, he moved to amateur neighbours CD Alone de Guardamar, being an important unit as it eventually retained its fourth division
Tercera División
Tercera División is the fourth level of the Spanish football league system. The top three are the Primera División, often referred to as "La Liga" in English, the Segunda División, and Segunda División B.-Current Format:...
status.
Samuel stayed in the region for the following season, as he signed with Elche CF Ilicitano, also in that category. On 9 June 2007, courtesy of manager David Vidal
David Vidal
David Vidal Tomé is a Spanish football manager.-Managerial career:After an unassuming playing career , Vidal took up coaching in 1982, first with Cádiz CF, his adopted city, where he had hung up his boots.He began with the Andalusians' youth sides,...
, he made his debut with the first team, Elche CF
Elche CF
Elche Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. is a Spanish football team based in Elche, Alicante, in the Valencian Community. Founded in 1923, it currently plays in the Spanish second division, holding home matches at Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero, with a capacity of 38,750 seats.-Recent seasons:-Season to...
, starting in a 1–0 home win against CD Castellón
CD Castellón
Club Deportivo Castellón, S.A.D. is a Spanish football team based in Castellón de la Plana, in the Valencian Community. Founded in 1922, it currently plays in Tercera División – Group 6, holding home games at Nou Estadi Castalia, which has a capacity of 16,000.-History:Football first appeared in...
. He consolidated his position in 2007–08, with the club also in the second level
Segunda División
The Segunda División is the lower tier of the two professional football leagues in Spain. From the season 2008-09 onwards, the name of the league is Liga Adelante.-History:...
, and received abroad offers from England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
's Sheffield United
Sheffield United F.C.
Sheffield United Football Club is a professional English football club based in the city of Sheffield, South Yorkshire.They were the first sporting team to use the name 'United' and are nicknamed 'The Blades', thanks to Sheffield's worldwide reputation for steel production...
and Fulham
Fulham F.C.
Fulham Football Club is a professional English Premier League club based in southwest London Fulham, in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. Founded in 1879, they play in the Premier League, their 11th current season...
, which eventually died down.