Carlos Lázaro Vallejo (born 13 November 1990) is a Spanish former footballer who played as a midfielder.
Club career Although born in Medina del Campo, Lázaro grew up in Olmedo (also located in Valladolid), where he began to play football. Aged 12, he joined Real Valladolid's youth systemEl medio centro bachiller (The central midfielder with a bachelor's degree); El Norte de Castilla, 19 January 2010 (in Spanish) and played his first seasons with the reserves, suffering relegation to the fourth division in his first year.
First-team coach José Luis Mendilibar gave Lázaro his first chance to appear in La Liga, in one of his last games before being sacked: on 17 January 2010, he played the full 90 minutes against Racing de Santander in a final 1–1 away draw.; ESPN Soccernet, 17 January 2010 After appearing in six of the following seven matches – three starts, but five defeats – under new manager Onésimo Sánchez, he suffered a serious injuryCarlos Lázaro, una pieza válida para el puzzle blanquivioleta (Carlos Lázaro, useful piece for blanquivioleta puzzle); Vavel, 29 June 2013 (in Spanish) and could not help prevent the Castile and León side's relegation, after a 0–4 loss at FC Barcelona.
For 2010–11, Lázaro was definitely promoted to Valladolid's first team, but made no official appearances whatsoever during the season, due to a bout of hyperventilationLázaro será dado de alta tras pasar la noche en el hospital (Lázaro to be released after spending night in hospital); Marca, 28 October 2010 (in Spanish) and an ankle injury.Lázaro: un susto y nada más (Lázaro: only a scare); El Mundo, 17 November 2010 (in Spanish) In April 2012, he was loaned to SD Huesca also in the second level until the end of the campaign, as a replacement for injured David Bauzá.Lázaro, cedido al Huesca para cubrir la baja de Bauzá (Lázaro, loaned to Huesca to cover for Bauzá loss); Diario AS, 5 April 2012 (in Spanish)
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