Roberto Luis Fresnedoso Prieto (born 15 January 1973), known simply as Roberto, is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
Club career Born in Toledo, Castilla–La Mancha, Roberto moved to Catalonia in his teens. He started his football career in the area, first with Girona FC then moving to RCD Español, spending his first years with its farm team CE L'Hospitalet. He made his first appearance with the main squad in the 1992–93 season, in an eventual La Liga relegation."Sempre es diu que vaig sortir de l'Espanyol i jo ho rectifico: vaig començar al Girona" ("People always say I was brought up at Espanyol and I correct them: I started out at Girona"); Diari de Girona, 10 May 2010 (in Catalan)
After solid performances in the following years – this included 36 games with five goals in the 1994–95 campaign, as Espanyol qualified for the UEFA Cup straight out of Segunda División – Roberto signed with Atlético Madrid. Never an undisputed starter in seven years, he did manage 31 matches with three goals scored in his first, where the capital side won the double;Roberto: "No hacen gol y tienen dudas" (Roberto: "They fail to score and they have doubts"); Diario AS, 26 October 2003 (in Spanish)"Aquel era un equipo extraño" ("What a strange team was that one"); Marca, 25 May 2016 (in Spanish) he was also loaned in January 1998 to his former club Espanyol.Roberto será cedido al Espanyol hasta junio, según Antic (Roberto will be loaned to Espanyol until June, according to Antic); El País, 30 December 1997 (in Spanish)
An all-around midfielder, Roberto retired in 2005 following spells with UD Salamanca, Real Murcia CF,Roberto Fresnedoso ficha por el Murcia (Roberto Fresnedoso signs for Murcia) ; Cadena SER, 29 July 2003 (in Spanish) Rayo Vallecano and Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa (the latter in the Segunda División B).La Cultural cierra la plantilla con el fichaje de Roberto Fresnedoso (Cultural complete squad with the signing of Roberto Fresnedoso); Diario de León, 1 September 2004 (in Spanish) In 2010 he returned to Atlético as a manager, being appointed at its youth sides.Roberto Fresnedoso dirigirá al Atlético Madrileño Infantil la próxima temporada (Roberto Fresnedoso will coach Atlético Madrileño Infantil next season); Atlético Madrid, 24 June 2010 (in Spanish)Un juvenil pretendido (Youth player wanted); Marca, 16 February 2013 (in Spanish)Roberto Fresnedoso: "Nuestra cantera es competitiva a nivel mundial" (Roberto Fresnedoso: "Our youth system is competitive at the highest level"); Mundo Deportivo, 8 November 2013 (in Spanish)
Honours Espanyol Segunda División: 1993–94El Espanyol, a por el cinco de cinco (Espanyol, out to make five in five); El Periódico, 7 May 2021 (in Spanish)
Atlético Madrid La Liga: 1995–96 Copa del Rey: 1995–96 Segunda División: 2001–02Atlético: logró el ascenso a Primera División hace 18 años (Atlético: promotion to Primera División achieved 18 years ago); Diario AS, 27 April 2020 (in Spanish)
Spain U21 UEFA European Under-21 Championship runner-up: 1996Italia ya ganó un Europeo a España en el 1996 (Italy have already won European Championships against Spain in 1996) ; Orgullo Bianconero, 18 June 2013 (in Spanish)
References
External links
Espanyol archives