Neru (footballer)

Neru

Personal information
Full name	Francisco Borja Enrique Ayesa
Date of birth	(1974-01-20) 20 January 1974
Place of birth	Santander, Spain
Height
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1991–1994	Laredo
1994–1998	Racing B
1998–2007	Racing Santander	108	(0)
2004–2005	→ Sporting Gijón (loan)	37	(1)
2007	→ Cádiz (loan)	7	(0)
2007–2009	Sporting Gijón	23	(0)
2009–2010	Alavés	5	(0)
2010	Huesca	9	(1)
2010–2011	Pontevedra	7	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Enrique and the second or maternal family name is Ayesa.

Francisco Borja Enrique Ayesa (born 20 January 1974 in Santander, Cantabria), known as Neru, is a Spanish retired footballer. Mainly a central defender, he could operate on the left flank on occasion.

During a 17-year professional career he appeared in seven La Liga seasons for a total of 127 games, with Racing de Santander (six years) and Sporting de Gijón (one).

Football career

A product of hometown Racing de Santander's youth squad, Neru first appeared with the main squad during the 1998–99 season, already aged 24. During the following years (which included a second division stint), he would be relatively put to use in various defensive positions.

In the 2004–05 campaign Neru was loaned to Segunda División side Sporting de Gijón, being an undisputed first-choice throughout the season and scoring a rare goal on 1 May 2005, in a 3–2 home win against Pontevedra CF. He returned to Santander for a further 15 La Liga games in 2005–06.

After an uneventful six-month loan to another second level team, Cádiz CF, Neru was released by Santander and rejoined Gijón, playing only four matches during the 2007–08 season as the Asturias side returned to the first division after a 10-year hiatus.

In August 2009 the 35-year-old moved Deportivo Alavés, now in the third category. However, after a run-in with the management, he became surplus to requirements and, in late January 2010, moved up a level as he signed with SD Huesca until the end of the campaign; he replaced Daniel Mustafá, who was released.

External links

• Neru profile at BDFutbol