Sergio Aragoneses Almeida (born 1 February 1977) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
In a career mainly associated with Tenerife, he appeared in 180 Segunda División games over nine seasons. He added 87 matches in La Liga, also representing in the competition Atlético Madrid and Getafe.
Club career Aragoneses was born in O Porriño, Galicia. An unsuccessful product of RC Celta de Vigo's youth academy, he went on to represent lowly Sporting Guardés and Pontevedra CF,El guardameta Sergio Aragoneses sigue en activo en regional (Goalkeeper Sergio Aragoneses is still active in the regionals); La Voz de Galicia, 15 October 2020 (in Spanish) signing with CD Tenerife for the 2000–01 season and helping the Canary Islands club return to La Liga immediately.Aragoneses firma su tercer ascenso con el Tenerife (Aragoneses secures his third promotion with Tenerife); La Voz de Galicia, 3 June 2013 (in Spanish)
Aragoneses made his top-flight debut in 2001–02 (in a 0–2 home loss against Deportivo Alavés),El Alavés arruina el regreso al Tenerife (Alavés ruin Tenerife's return); El País, 27 August 2001 (in Spanish) and went on to have unassuming spells at Madrid's Getafe CF and Atlético,El Atlético ficha a Aragoneses para suplir a Burgos (Atlético sign Aragoneses to replace Burgos); El Mundo, 26 January 2004 (in Spanish)Atlético clinch Franco move; UEFA, 15 June 2004 with the latter loaning him to the former as well.Trochowski takes Hamburg option; UEFA, 3 January 2005 He joined Segunda División side Elche CF ahead of 2005–06, being diagnosed with testicular cancer shortly after;Aragoneses sufre un mal testicular (Aragoneses with testicular ailment); El País, 31 August 2005 (in Spanish) he missed a great part of the campaign, but was still able to finish it.Aragoneses vuelve hoy a los entrenamientos del Elche tras extirparle un tumor testicular (Aragoneses returns to Elche training today after having a testicular tumor removed); ABC, 8 October 2005 (in Spanish)Un calvario del que no se salva nadie (This ordeal spares no one); La Voz de Galicia, 22 November 2017 (in Spanish)
After joining Hércules CF – also in the Valencian Community and in the second division – in summer 2006, Aragoneses was again diagnosed with the ailment, this time being forced to undergo chemotherapy.La segunda batalla de Aragoneses (Aragoneses' second battle); El Correo, 23 January 2007 (in Spanish) He eventually recovered completely, and returned to the team's lineup.El meta del Hércules Aragoneses supera un cáncer de testículos (Hércules keeper Aragoneses overcomes testicular cancer); Marca, 30 March 2007 (in Spanish)
Aragoneses was suspended by coach Andoni Goikoetxea in early 2008, allegedly for claiming that the manager had made statements regarding his person of "very little class" after not playing him in a Copa del Rey tie against Athletic Bilbao.El Hércules aparta al portero Sergio Aragoneses de manera indefinida (Hércules sideline goalkeeper Sergio Aragoneses indefinitely); Diario de Cádiz, 18 January 2008 (in Spanish) He was eventually released,Aragoneses se va del Hércules (Aragoneses leaves Hércules); Marca, 31 January 2008 (in Spanish) later signing with CD Numancia who had lost first-choice Jacobo to a serious knee injury.El Numancia ficha al portero Sergio Aragoneses (Numancia sign goalkeeper Sergio Aragoneses); Diario AS, 12 February 2008 (in Spanish)
In July 2008, having made no official appearances for the Soria-based club,Breve enciclopedia numantina (Brief numantina encyclopedia); Desde Soria, 29 May 2013 (in Spanish) Aragoneses returned to Tenerife after a five-year absence. He quickly won the battle for first-choice with Luis García, but was later sidelined until the end of the season with a case of acute pancreatitis;Aragoneses continúa hospitalizado por una pancreatitis (Aragoneses still in hospital with pancreatitis); Marca, 5 March 2009 (in Spanish) he recovered fully once again, being the undisputed starter in 2009–10's top flight (all matches and minutes in an eventual relegation, only certified however in the last round).Un histórico de la portería del Tenerife que sale por la puerta de atrás (Historic in Tenerife goal who leaves through the back door); Mundo Deportivo, 16 January 2014 (in Spanish)
On 27 January 2014, aged 37, Aragoneses agreed to a contract with Cádiz CF of Segunda División B.Sergio Aragoneses firma hoy (Sergio Aragoneses signs today); Diario de Cádiz, 16 January 2014 (in Spanish)
Personal life Aragoneses' son, also named Sergio (born 2004), was also a goalkeeper.El Tenerife convoca al hijo de Sergio Aragoneses, también portero (Tenerife call son of Sergio Aragoneses, also a goalkeeper); Radio Televisión Canaria, 27 October 2023 (in Spanish)El Arenas refuerza su portería con Sergio Aragoneses (Arenas bolster their goal with Sergio Aragoneses); El Correo, 30 January 2026 (in Spanish)
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