In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Segura and the second or maternal family name is Robaina.

Antonio "Toni" Segura Robaina (born 30 November 1974) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Club career

Robaina was born in Las Palmas. After starting out at local club UD Las Palmas, playing mainly in the Segunda División B, the 20-year-old signed for CD Tenerife also in his native Canary Islands in 1995,[1] immediately having an impact in La Liga by making 39 appearances and providing 17 assists as his team finished fifth and qualified for the UEFA Cup,[2] also featuring regularly as they reached the latter competition's semi-finals.[3]

After another average season, Robaina gradually fell out of favour with Tenerife and, in the 1999 January transfer window, returned to Las Palmas in the first of a series of loans.[4] He spent 1999–2000 in Portugal with Sporting CP, totalling just ten minutes from three games as the Lisbon side claimed the Primeira Liga title.[5][6] In the following campaign he played with another team in his native region, Universidad de Las Palmas CF, suffering relegation from Segunda División[7] and being subsequently released by his main club, for which he appeared in 117 competitive matches.[8]

From the age of 27 until his retirement eight years later, Robaina all but competed in the third tier of Spanish football, with one-year spells in the Tercera División and regional football; the majority of the sides hailed from the Canary Islands.[2]

Personal life

Robaina's son, also named Antonio, was also a footballer and a midfielder.[9]

Honours

Sporting CP

Spain U16

Spain U17

References

  1. ^ García, Miguel (24 December 2015). "Tú a Gran Canaria y yo a Tenerife" [You to Gran Canaria and myself to Tenerife] (in Spanish). Vavel. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
  2. ^ a b c Arencibia Almeida, Andrés (13 January 2025). "Toni Robaina, el prodigio canario de los 90 que no elige entre Las Palmas y Tenerife: "Con el Real Madrid me hice incluso la foto oficial"" [Toni Robaina, the Canarian wonder of the 90s who does not choose between Las Palmas and Tenerife: "I even took an official photo with Real Madrid"] (in Spanish). Relevo. Retrieved 4 March 2025.
  3. ^ Perera, Juanma (18 January 2017). "¿Qué fue del CD Tenerife semifinalista de la UEFA?" [What happened to UEFA semi-finalists CD Tenerife?] (in Spanish). Sphera Sports. Archived from the original on 21 September 2017. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
  4. ^ "Robaina viajó hace 20 años de la UD al título de Portugal" [Robaina travelled 20 years ago from UD to Portugal title] (in Spanish). UD Las Palmas. 13 May 2020. Retrieved 4 March 2025.
  5. ^ "Robaina regressa ao Tenerife" [Robaina returns to Tenerife]. Record (in Portuguese). 28 May 2000. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
  6. ^ Vaza, Marco (3 August 2010). "Internacionais e desconhecidos, é este o retrato dos jogadores espanhóis na Liga portuguesa" [Internationals and unknown, meet the Spanish players in the Portuguese League]. Público (in Portuguese). Retrieved 21 September 2017.
  7. ^ Borrego, Manuel (15 May 2021). "15-05-2001: El Universidad juega su último partido y desaparece" [15-05-2001: Universidad play their last match and disappear] (in Spanish). Tinta Amarilla. Retrieved 4 March 2025.
  8. ^ Ruiz, Julio (3 December 2023). "Ocho apellidos blanquiazules" [Eight white-and-blue surnames]. El Día (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 March 2025.
  9. ^ "El Real Betis ficha al hijo de Toni Robaina para su cadena" [Real Betis sign the son of Toni Robaina for their youth setup]. La Provincia (in Spanish). 5 July 2012. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  10. ^ "26 – António Segura Robaina" (in Portuguese). Televisão Independente. 5 June 2000. Retrieved 4 March 2025.
  11. ^ "¿Qué fue de los finalistas del Mundial sub17 de España?" [What happened to the Spanish under17 World Cup finalists?] (in Spanish). Sports Illustrated. 26 October 2017. Retrieved 4 March 2025.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonio_Robaina
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