Pedro Contreras González (born 7 January 1972) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
He played in 246 La Liga games over the course of 13 seasons, representing in the competition Real Madrid, Rayo Vallecano, Málaga and Betis.
Contreras was called up for Spain at the 2002 World Cup.
Club career A product of Real Madrid's youth system, Madrid-born Contreras picked up a UEFA Champions League winner's medal in 1998, even though he did not play a minute during the season. He spent four years with the B-side, Real Madrid Castilla, and appeared in four first-team games in the 1998–99 campaign as the former finished runner-up; for 1996–97, he was loaned out to Rayo Vallecano where he only missed one league match in 42, being however relegated from La Liga.
Contreras moved to Málaga in the 1999–2000 season. There, he was the undisputed first-choice, missing only six top division contests from 1999 to 2003.
Contreras signed for Real Betis in the summer of 2003, making 22 league appearances during his debut campaign but none in the following due to injury and the rise of Toni Doblas. In 2005–06, he competed in both the UEFA Cup and the Champions League, where he kept a clean sheet against Chelsea in a 1–0 group stage win.Betis buoyed by Dani strike; UEFA.com, 1 November 2005
Loaned to Cádiz (also in Andalusia, Segunda División) for 2007–08, alongside Dani,Contreras, nuevo refuerzo (Contreras, new addition) ; Cádiz CF, 2 August 2007 (in Spanish) Contreras was released at the end of the season. He subsequently retired from the game, and rejoined former club Málaga as a goalkeeping coach.Contreras cuelga las botas y entrenará a los porteros del Málaga (Contreras hangs boots and will coach Málaga's keepers); Marca, 6 September 2008 (in Spanish) He resigned from his post on 18 January, 2020.Koke Contreras deja de ser entrenador de porteros del Málaga (Koke Contreras stops being Málaga goalkeeper coach); Diario Sur, 18 January 2020 (in Spanish)
International career Contreras was third-choice for the Spain national team in the 2002 FIFA World Cup, a late addition to coach José Antonio Camacho's squad after first-choice Santiago Cañizares was injured in a freak accident. He received his only cap in a 0–0 home draw against Paraguay in Logroño, on 16 October of that year.
Career statistics Club + Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCupEuropeOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsReal Madrid B1992–93Segunda División40———3701993–04Segunda División190———3601995–96Segunda División210———390Total440———440Real Madrid1994–95La Liga000000—001995–96La Liga00000000001997–98La Liga00000000001998–99La Liga4030000070Total4030000070Rayo Vallecano (loan)1996–97Segunda División410——20430Málaga1999–2000La Liga37000——3702000–01La Liga36000——3602001–02La Liga37020——3902002–03La Liga36020160—540Total146040160—1660Betis2003–04La Liga22010——2302004–05La Liga0040——402005–06La Liga1700040102202006–07La Liga16050——210Total5501004010700Cádiz (loan)2007–08Segunda División36000——360Career total3260170200303660
Honours Real Madrid Supercopa de España: 1997 UEFA Champions League: 1997–98
Málaga UEFA Intertoto Cup: 2002
Betis Copa del Rey: 2004–05
References
External links
Betisweb stats and bio Stats and bio at Cadistas1910