Carles Coto Pagès (born 11 February 1988) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a right winger.
Club career Born in Figueres, Girona, Catalonia, Coto arrived in Barcelona's youth system in 2001 at the age of 13, from local Figueres; while at the Camp Nou, he featured in Nike's 2005 "Recuerda mi nombre" ("Remember my name") advertisement alongside fellow La Masia prospect Lionel Messi. He then moved to Mouscron in Belgium, being released after one season.
Coto returned to his country in the summer of 2008, where he represented Sevilla Atlético in the Segunda División and Benidorm in the Segunda División B, suffering relegation with the former. In early July 2010, even though he still had one year of contract with the latter club, he changed teams and countries again, signing for Anorthosis Famagusta in Cyprus, managed by his former Barcelona youth coach Guillermo Ángel Hoyos.
On 28 June 2011, Coto joined Dinamo Tbilisi in Georgia, sharing teams with several compatriots. In February 2014, he signed for Uzbekistan Super League side Bunyodkor, but left in July and quickly agreed to a one-year deal at San Marino Calcio in the Lega Pro.
On 29 August 2017, the 29-year-old Coto returned to Spain with Rayo Majadahonda after brief stints with Cypriot clubs Ethnikos Achna, Doxa Katokopias and Ermis Aradippou.
International career Coto was part of the Spanish squad that won the 2007 UEFA European Under-19 Championship in Austria. He played 64 minutes of the 1–0 victory against Greece in the final.
Career statistics + Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsMouscron2007–08Belgian First Division21210——222Sevilla B2008–09Segunda División200———200Benidorm2009–10Segunda División B31000——310Anorthosis2010–11 Cypriot First Division1810040—221Dinamo Tbilisi2011–12 Umaglesi Liga2751051—3362012–13 Umaglesi Liga17190——261Total44610051—597Dinamo Minsk 2013 Belarusian Premier League610040—101Bunyodkor 2014 Uzbekistan Super League50204010120San Marino 2014–15 Lega Pro22200——222Ethnikos Achna 2015–16 Cypriot First Division35620——376Ermis2016–17 Cypriot First Division16000——160Rayo Majadahonda2017–18 Segunda División B32600——326Volos2018–19 Football League24031——271Figueres2019–20 Tercera División10———102020–21 Tercera División230———230Total240———240Santa Coloma2021–22 Primera Divisió25220——2722022–23 Primera Divisió21630——246Total46850——518Roda2023–24 Tercera Federación320———320Career total376322311711041734
Honours Dinamo Tbilisi Georgian Premier League: 2012–13 Georgian Cup: 2012–13
Bunyodkor Uzbekistan Super Cup: 2014
Volos Football League: 2018–19
Spain U19 UEFA European Under-19 Championship: 2007
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