Alves joins the Celtics who have never made their debut

Two and a half years later, Celtic adds a new member to the list of players who were owned by the club, but who did not debut for the first team even though they signed for it. Diego Alves yesterday officially became a new case like the one he starred in in October 2020 Alvaro Vadillo — although in different circumstances; The Brazilian is injured. This is not a common situation, but in recent history there are a few more cases.

In recent history, this happened to two goalkeepers. Manuel Almunia He arrived in Vigo in July 2001 from Osasuna, although the previous season he played for Sabadell, in Segunda B, and signed for five seasons. A month later, his loan to Eibar was announced, where he was the goalkeeper with the fewest goals scored in the Second League for the second season in a row, having also achieved this in the Catalan club. The following year, Celta loaned him again, this time to Recreativ, in the First League. Then he went to Albacete, also on loan. In 2004, he ended the relationship and went to Arsenal.

Luis Garcia

Another goalkeeper who never played an official match was Luis García Conde, who was on loan from Getafe to Celta in the 2007/2008 season, in which Esteban and José Manuel Pinto shared minutes with the four coaches the team had that season. In the following campaign, the Madrid club loaned him to Tenerife.

In the same market where he arrived and left Marko Pantelić. The Serbian striker was a new signing in the summer of 1999, a year in which he did pre-season under Víctor Fernández and played a few friendlies. But later the skilful coach cut him off and he went on loan to Switzerland’s Lausanne Sport. Although he had a contract, he never returned.

Vadillo, Vela and more

It happened recently Alvaro Vadillo, who came to register a call-up, but had no minutes before going on loan to Espanyol without a return ticket. It was definitively cut at the end of the season, less than a year later.

The list is completed with Carlos candlewho spent the 2005/2006 season in Vigo without a file; Zoran Djorovicwhich did not go beyond the summer friendly matches in the 1997/1998 season mikel antiathe failed bet of the summer of 1994.