Roberto Luis Fresnedoso Prieto (born 15 January 1973), known simply as Roberto, is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Roberto
Personal information
Full name Roberto Luis Fresnedoso Prieto
Date of birth (1973-01-15) 15 January 1973 (age 51)
Place of birth Toledo, Spain
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Atlético Madrid (youth)
Youth career
Girona
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1990–1991 Girona 17 (3)
1991–1993 Hospitalet 60 (11)
1993–1995 Español 69 (8)
1995–2002 Atlético Madrid 139 (13)
1998Espanyol (loan) 16 (1)
2002–2003 Salamanca 40 (10)
2003–2004 Murcia 8 (0)
2004 Rayo Vallecano 10 (1)
2004–2005 Cultural Leonesa 25 (7)
Total 384 (54)
International career
1994–1996 Spain U21 14 (4)
1996 Spain U23 3 (0)
Managerial career
2010– Atlético Madrid (youth)
2013–2015 Atlético Madrid C
2015 Atlético Madrid B
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Spain
UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Runner-up 1996 Spain
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

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Born in Toledo, Castilla–La Mancha, Roberto moved to Catalonia in his teens. He started his football career in the area, first with Girona FC then moving to RCD Español, spending his first years with its farm team CE L'Hospitalet. He made his first appearance with the main squad in the 1992–93 season, in an eventual La Liga relegation.

After solid performances in the following years – this included 36 games with five goals in the 1994–95 campaign, as Espanyol qualified for the UEFA Cup straight out of Segunda División – Roberto signed with Atlético Madrid. Never an undisputed starter in seven years, he did manage 31 matches with three goals scored in his first, where the capital side won the double.[1] He was also loaned in January 1998 to his former club Espanyol.[2]

An all-around midfielder, Roberto retired in 2005 after successive spells with UD Salamanca, Real Murcia,[3] Rayo Vallecano and Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa (the latter in the Segunda División B). In 2010 he returned to Atlético as a manager, being appointed at its youth sides.[4][5][6]

Honours

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Espanyol

Atlético Madrid

Spain U21

References

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