Santiago Bakero Escudero (born 31 January 1958) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a forward and a right-back.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Santiago Bakero Escudero[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1958-01-31) 31 January 1958 (age 64)[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Goizueta, Spain[1] | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward, right-back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1978–1983 | Palencia | 122 | (22) |
| 1983–1986 | Hércules | 92 | (9) |
| 1986–1989 | Real Sociedad | 65 | (3) |
| Total | 279 | (34) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Born in Goizueta, Navarre, Bakero represented Palencia CF and Hércules CF in Segunda División.[2] He played his first match in the competition while in service of the former club on 2 September 1979 in a 1–1 home draw against Algeciras CF,[3] and scored his first goal the following 20 January to close a 2–2 away draw with Recreativo de Huelva.[4]
Bakero signed with Hércules in early 1983, achieving promotion to La Liga at the end of his first full season and remaining there a further two years.[5][6] His debut took place on 2 September 1984, in a 1–0 win at Real Zaragoza where he played the full 90 minutes.[7]
In late 1986, Bakero joined Real Sociedad, being often deployed as a right-back and sharing teams with his younger sibling José Mari.[8] He contributed 13 league appearances during the campaign, as the side won the Copa del Rey (three matches from the player, including the 10–1 trouncing of Mallorca Atlético in the quarter-finals).[9][10]
Bakero retired at the age of 31.[11]
Bakero's brothers José Mari and Jon were also footballers, and forwards. His nephew, also named Jon, was also involved in the sport.[12][13][14]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Palencia | 1978–79 | Segunda División B | 35 | 5 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 37 | 5 | ||
| 1979–80 | Segunda División | 27 | 6 | 8 | 0 | – | – | 35 | 6 | |||
| 1980–81 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 15 | 1 | ||||
| 1981–82 | Segunda División B | 32 | 8 | 3 | 1 | – | – | 35 | 9 | |||
| 1982–83 | Segunda División | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 17 | 2 | ||
| Total | 122 | 22 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 139 | 23 | ||
| Hércules | 1982–83 | Segunda División | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | – | 5 | 0 | |
| 1983–84 | 23 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | – | 29 | 4 | |||
| 1984–85 | La Liga | 30 | 0 | 5[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 35 | 0 | ||
| 1985–86 | 31 | 7 | 4[lower-alpha 2] | 1 | 2[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | – | 37 | 8 | |||
| 1986–87 | Segunda División | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 8 | 0 | |||
| Total | 92 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 114 | 12 | ||
| Real Sociedad | 1986–87 | La Liga | 13 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | – | – | 16 | 0 | ||
| 1987–88 | 33 | 2 | 8[lower-alpha 2] | 1 | – | 4[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 45 | 3 | |||
| 1988–89 | 19 | 1 | 3[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | – | 6[lower-alpha 5] | 0 | 28 | 1 | |||
| Total | 65 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 89 | 4 | ||
| Career total | 279 | 34 | 44 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 342 | 39 | ||