Abel Buades

Abel Buades

Personal information
Full name	Abel Buades Vendrell
Date of birth	(1977-07-11) 11 July 1977
Place of birth	Benimodo, Spain
Height
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Almansa
Youth career
	UD Benimodo
	CD L'Alcudia
1993–1995	Albacete
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1995–1999	Gandía
1999–2002	Onda
2000–2001	→ Racing Ferrol (loan)	3	(0)
2002	Calahorra	14	(0)
2002–2003	Castellón	36	(1)
2003–2007	Gimnàstic	119	(8)
2007	Cádiz	10	(1)
2007–2008	Gimnàstic	32	(2)
2008–2009	Alicante	23	(3)
2009–2010	Alzira	13	(1)
2010	Toledo	17	(2)
2010–2011	Barakaldo	9	(0)
2011–2012	Toledo	53	(5)
2012–2014	Arroyo	60	(6)
2014–	Almansa	0	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 July 2014

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

Abel Buades Vendrell (born 11 July 1977) is a Spanish footballer who plays for UD Almansa as a midfielder.

Club career

Born in Benimodo, Valencia, Buades spent his first four seasons as a senior representing CF Gandía, in Tercera División and Segunda División B. He then signed with Villarreal CF, being assigned to its farm team CD Onda and also loaned to Segunda División club Racing de Ferrol.

In the following two seasons Buades played in the third division, with CD Calahorra and CD Castellón. In July 2003 he moved to Gimnàstic de Tarragona, being promoted to the second level at the first attempt and contributing with 26 matches in the process; in 2006 another promotion befell, with the player again as first-choice.

Buades made his La Liga debut on 27 August 2006, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–0 away win against RCD Espanyol. He scored his first and only goal in the competition on 28 October, but in a 1–3 home loss against Real Madrid; the Catalans were ultimately relegated, but he had already left in the January transfer window to Cádiz CF in division two.

Buades played in the second and third divisions until his retirement, with Gimnàstic, Alicante CF, UD Alzira, CD Toledo (two stints), Barakaldo CF and Arroyo CP. From 2009 to 2012 he suffered four consecutive team relegations.

On 18 July 2014, at already 37, Buades moved back to the fourth level, joining UD Almansa.

External links

• BDFutbol profile
• Futbolme profile (Spanish)
• Abel Buades at Soccerway