Andrés Palop
Personal information
Full name	Andrés Palop Cervera
Date of birth	October 22, 1973 (1973-10-22) (age 34)
Place of birth	Valencia, Spain
Height	1.84 m (6 ft +1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club	Sevilla FC
Number	1
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1995–1997 1997–1999 1999–2005 2005–	Valencia CF B Villarreal CF Valencia CF Sevilla FC	68 (0) 74 (0) 43 (0) 71 (1)
National team2
2008–	Spain	00 (0)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of August 26 2007. 2 National team caps and goals correct as of June 6 2008. * Appearances (Goals)

Andrés Palop Cervera (born October 22, 1973, in L'Alcúdia (Valencia)) is a Spanish football goalkeeper.

He was understudy to Santiago Cañizares at Valencia for a number of years, and is currently the number one goalkeeper at La Liga team Sevilla FC.

On March 15, 2007, he made headlines when he scored an injury-time equalising goal for Sevilla in their UEFA Cup last-16 tie against Shakhtar Donetsk, forcing extra time as a result. Sevilla went on to win the match 3-2 in extra time, putting them through to the next round. Palop had a key role in the UEFA Cup final against RCD Espanyol stopping 3 of 4 penalty kicks.^[1]

Antonio Puerta Tragedy

Andrés Palop was metres away from Antonio who collapsed due to a cardiac arrest. Ivica Dragutinović and Andrés ran to him cautiously and noticed very quickly he needed urgent assistance and the club medical staff.

Honours

Valencia

• Spanish La Liga: 2002, 2004
• UEFA Cup: 2004
• European Super Cup: 2004

Sevilla

• UEFA Cup: 2006, 2007
• European Super Cup: 2006
• Copa del Rey: 2007
• Spanish Super Cup: 2007

Playing career

• 1995-1997 : Valencia B
• 1997-1999 : Villarreal CF
• 1999-2005 : Valencia CF
• 2005- : Sevilla FC

References