Andrés Túñez

Andrés Túñez

Personal information
Full name	Andrés José Túñez Arceo
Date of birth	(1987-03-15) 15 March 1987 (age 25)
Place of birth	Caracas, Venezuela
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position	Centre back
Club information
Current club	Celta
Number	5
Youth career
1997–2002	Rosalia de Castro
2002–2004	Compostela
2004–2006	Celta
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2006–2010	Celta B	73	(0)
2010–	Celta	25	(2)
National team‡
2011–	Venezuela	2	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 September 2011. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 2 September 2011

Andrés José Túñez Arceo (born 15 March 1987) is a Spanish-Venezuelan professional footballer who plays for Celta de Vigo as a central defender.

Early years

Túñez was born in Caracas, Venezuela to José "Pepe" Túñez and Margarita Arceo, a family of Spanish immigrants from Galicia.^[1] Aged 7, his family would return back to their hometown of Bertamirans, Ames.

Football career

Túñez began playing football at Colegio La Salle primary school, in the nearby city of Santiago de Compostela. Three years later, aged 10, he would continue his development by joining a football school - Escuela de Fútbol de Rosalia de Castro - where he would play in their youth teams for the following five years. After another youth spell at SD Compostela, he joined neighbours Celta de Vigo's Juvenil team.

In February 2010, following Jordi's transfer to FC Rubin Kazan, Túñez was promoted to the first team. On the 24th, it was reported in the local papers that the Venezuela national football team had approached the player's agent with an offer to play for them.^[2]

Club statistics

References

External links

• BDFutbol profile
• Futbolme profile (Spanish)
• Andrés Túñez at National-Football-Teams.com
• Andrés Túñez – FIFA competition record
• Transfermarkt profile