Geni (footballer)

Geni
Personal information
Full name	Eugenio Suárez Santos
Date of birth	4 February 1980 (age 44)
Place of birth	Gijón, Spain
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
	Avilés
	Oviedo
Senior career*
Years	Team
1998–2000	Oviedo B
1999–2003	Oviedo
2003–2006	Rayo Vallecano
2006–2009	Jaén
2009–2012	Alavés
2012–2015	Avilés
2015–2017	Marino
Total
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Eugenio Suárez Santos (born 4 February 1980), known as Geni, is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a forward.

Club career

Born in Gijón, Asturias, Geni emerged through neighbours Real Oviedo's youth system, making his first-team debut not yet aged 19 as the club was then in La Liga.^[1] Definitely promoted to the main squad in 2000, he would see them drop two tiers in only two years.^[2]

Geni then moved to Rayo Vallecano of Segunda División, playing 30 total games without scoring in his first season, which ended in another relegation,^[3] and leaving in 2006 to another side in the Segunda División B, Real Jaén, where he appeared and scored regularly.^[4]

In summer 2009, Geni signed for Deportivo Alavés, with the Basques in division three.^[4] He continued competing there until the end of the 2014–15 campaign, also representing Real Avilés CF.^[5]

Personal life

Geni's younger brother, Alberto, was also a footballer. He spent the vast majority of his career in the third tier.^[6]

References

^ "El Carlos Tartiere es un seguro frente al Numancia" [The Carlos Tartiere an insurance against Numancia]. La Voz de Asturias (in Spanish). 21 November 2017. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
^ "Geni: "Si me pagan, me quedo encantado"" [Geni: "If they pay me, I'll stay with a smile on my face"]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 26 June 2003. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
^ Menor, Santy (3 April 2013). ""En el Rayo disfruté del fútbol y pasé grandes años"" ["At Rayo I enjoyed football and I had some great years"]. El Comercio (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 July 2023.
^ ^a ^b Contreras, Miguel Ángel (31 July 2009). "Geni ya es Historia" [Geni is already History]. Ideal (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 July 2023.
^ Rodríguez Sirgo, Javier (7 July 2015). "Geni se compromete con el Marino" [Geni commits to Marino]. Asturias Hoy (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
^ Chico, Fernando (13 August 2008). "Alberto Suárez, nuevo refuerzo para la delantera del Real Jaén" [Alberto Suárez, new addition for Real Jaén forward lines]. Ideal (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 September 2017.

External links

Geni at BDFutbol
Geni at Futbolme (in Spanish)
Geni at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
Geni at Soccerway

[1] "El Carlos Tartiere es un seguro frente al Numancia" [The Carlos Tartiere an insurance against Numancia]. La Voz de Asturias (in Spanish). 21 November 2017. Retrieved 24 July 2023.

[2] "Geni: "Si me pagan, me quedo encantado"" [Geni: "If they pay me, I'll stay with a smile on my face"]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 26 June 2003. Retrieved 24 July 2023.

[3] Menor, Santy (3 April 2013). ""En el Rayo disfruté del fútbol y pasé grandes años"" ["At Rayo I enjoyed football and I had some great years"]. El Comercio (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 July 2023.

[HISTORY-4] Contreras, Miguel Ángel (31 July 2009). "Geni ya es Historia" [Geni is already History]. Ideal (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 July 2023.

[5] Rodríguez Sirgo, Javier (7 July 2015). "Geni se compromete con el Marino" [Geni commits to Marino]. Asturias Hoy (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 27 September 2017.

[6] Chico, Fernando (13 August 2008). "Alberto Suárez, nuevo refuerzo para la delantera del Real Jaén" [Alberto Suárez, new addition for Real Jaén forward lines]. Ideal (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 September 2017.

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