Cristian Portilla

Cristian Portilla

Personal information
Full name	Cristian Portilla Rodríguez
Date of birth	28 August 1988 (1988-08-28) (age 23)
Place of birth	Santander, Spain
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Aris
Number	18
Youth career
1997–2004	Racing Santander
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2004–2007	Racing B	54	(7)
2006–2009	Racing Santander	4	(0)
2008	→ Racing Ferrol (loan)	15	(0)
2008–2009	→ Ponferradina (loan)	32	(4)
2009–2010	Sporting B	22	(6)
2010	Sporting Gijón	5	(0)
2010–	Aris	11	(1)
National team
2004	Spain U16	4	(1)
2006	Spain U17	5	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 November 2010. † Appearances (Goals).

This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Portilla and the second or maternal family name is Rodríguez.

Cristian Portilla Rodríguez (born 28 August 1988 in Santander, Cantabria) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Aris Thessaloniki F.C. in Greece, mainly as an attacking midfielder.

Football career

The son of a former footballer, Portilla entered Racing de Santander's youth academy at nine, alongside cousin Carlos Mata, after allegedly receiving an offer from Deportivo de La Coruña after a tournament, which his father turned down.

After playing with the B side, he first appeared with the professionals on 12 March 2006, during a 1–2 away loss against Atlético Madrid, adding two more La Liga matches during the season. During his first years, he could only amass another match with the main side and, in January 2008, was loaned to Racing de Ferrol, as the Galicians were finally relegated from the second division.

To further continue his development as a player (still aged 20), Portilla was loaned again in the following season, moving to SD Ponferradina, in the third level. For 2009–10, he was bought by Sporting de Gijón in the top flight, with Santander having an option to re-acquire the player in three years. In his first year, he spent time with both the first and second teams, the latter in division three.

In January 2011, Portilla left Asturias and joined Aris Thessaloniki F.C. in Greece, signing a two 1/2-year contract.

External links

• BDFutbol profile
• Futbolme profile (Spanish)
• Transfermarkt profile

Persondata
Name	Portilla, Cristian
Alternative names
Short description	Footballer
Date of birth	28 August 1988
Place of birth	Santander, Cantabria, Spain
Date of death
Place of death