Armando Lozano Sánchez (born 16 December 1984), known simply as Armando, is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a central defender.

A veteran of 192 Segunda División matches over nine seasons, he totalled eight goals for Málaga B, Málaga, Barcelona B, Córdoba and Elche. He also played in Mexico and the United States.

Club career Born in Motril, Province of Granada, Armando began playing football in his hometown with Motril. In 2002, he moved to Andalusia neighbours Málaga to finish his development, spending his first two professional seasons with its B side in the Segunda División.El capitán del rival: Armando Lozano (The rivals' captain: Armando Lozano); Sport Aragon, 24 February 2017 (in Spanish)

Armando was definitely promoted to the first team in 2006–07, appearing regularly as they were also in the second division. For the following campaign he moved to La Liga with Levante,Armando se incorpora al Levante UD B (Armando added to Levante UD B); Levante UD, 13 August 2007 (in Spanish) making his competition debut on 17 February 2008 in a 2–1 home win against Osasuna;El Levante se agarra a la épica ante Osasuna (Levante cling on to epics against Osasuna); El País, 17 February 2008 (in Spanish) in the middle of a serious financial crisis, the Valencian club would also be relegated.Descenso consumado (Relegation confirmed); Levante-EMV, 27 April 2008 (in Spanish)

After a spell with Cartagena, which he helped promote to division two, Armando stayed nonetheless in the Segunda División B, signing with Barcelona's reserves.Armando acaba en el Barça B y Miki Roqué jugará en el filial del Real Betis (Armando ends in Barça B and Miki Roqué will play in Real Betis' reserves); La Verdad, 18 July 2009 (in Spanish) He was only played regularly in the last season of his three-year spell, starting in all 23 of his appearances under the guidance of new manager Eusebio Sacristán.Gran reacción para seguir vivo en la pelea por el ascenso directo (Great reaction to stay alive in fight for direct promotion); Marca, 28 April 2012 (in Spanish)Tras el ataque, la defensa (After the attack, the defence); El Día de Córdoba, 4 July 2012 (in Spanish)

On 18 December 2012, after an unassuming spell in Mexico with Veracruz,Armando Lozano ficha por los Tiburones Rojos de Veracruz (Armando Lozano signs for Tiburones Rojos de Veracruz); Goal, 9 July 2012 (in Spanish) Armando returned to his country and joined Córdoba in the second division, penning a two-and-a-half-year contract.El Córdoba ficha al defensa Armando Lozano (Córdoba sign defender Armando Lozano); Marca, 18 December 2012 (in Spanish) He made his official debut on 10 January of the following year, featuring the full 90 minutes of the 5–0 away loss to his former team Barcelona in the Copa del Rey,Noche de reivindicaciones (Claiming night); Marca, 10 January 2013 (in Spanish) and appeared regularly during the second half of the league campaign, forming a solid partnership with Kiko.Armando y Kiko Olivas la pareja que necesitaba el Córdoba (Armando and Kiko Olivas the pair that Córdoba needed); Vavel, 7 February 2013 (in Spanish)

On 23 January 2014, Armando signed with the New York Red Bulls from Major League Soccer.Red Bulls sign defender Armando; New York Red Bulls, 23 January 2014Armando se despide porque es "una oportunidad única jugar con el New York" (Armando bids farewell because it is "a unique opportunity to play with New York"); Diario Córdoba, 23 January 2014 (in Spanish) He appeared in 25 competitive matches in his only season, being waived in early March 2015.New York Red Bulls sign Dane Richards, waive Armando; New York Red Bulls, 7 March 2015

On 8 August 2015, Armando agreed to a two-year deal at second-tier Elche.El Elche incorpora a su plantilla al central Armando Lozano (Elche add stopper Armando Lozano to their squad); Diario AS, 8 August 2015 (in Spanish) He scored his first goal for his new team on the 30th, helping to a 2–1 home win over Bilbao Athletic.El Bilbao Athletic se deja remontar en Elche (2–1) (Bilbao Athletic allow comeback in Elche (2–1)); EITB, 31 August 2015 (in Spanish)

Armando retired in 2019 at age 34, following spells in the third division with FuenlabradaArmando Lozano es nuevo jugador del C.F. Fuenlabrada (Armando Lozano is a new C.F. Fuenlabrada player); Onda Fuenlabrada, 30 August 2017 (in Spanish)El central más 'hot' del Fuenlabrada (Fuenlabrada's hottest stopper); El Mundo, 26 October 2017 (in Spanish) and Salamanca UDS.El central Armando Lozano, último fichaje del CF Salmantino para esta campaña (Centre-back Armando Lozano, last CF Salmantino signing for this campaign); El Norte de Castilla, 31 August 2018 (in Spanish)

Career statistics

+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCupEuropeOtherIncludes other competitive competitions, including the Supercopa de España, UEFA Super Cup, FIFA Club World Cup and MLS Cup playoffs.TotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsMotril2001–0270———70Málaga B2002–0330———30Los Palacios2003–04150———150Málaga B2004–05230———2302005–06360———360Total620———620Málaga2006–0725040——290Levante B2007–08120———120Levante2007–0812010——130Cartagena2008–09282———282Barcelona B2009–10161———1612010–11120———1202011–12231———231Total511———512Veracruz2012–134140——81Córdoba2012–1319110——2002013–148100——81Total27210——282New York Red Bulls2014190104010250Elche2015–1631410——324Career total29311120401031011

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