Alberto Cifuentes
Alberto Cifuentes Martínez is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Cádiz CF as a goalkeeper.Born in Albacete, Castile-La Mancha, Cifuentes started playing as a senior with local Albacete Balompié's reserves. On 15 November 1998, after starter Julio Iglesias was sent off early into a home game against CP Mérida, he made his debut in Segunda División with the first team, going on to concede twice in a 0–2 home loss.
Cifuentes spent several years of his career in Segunda División B, representing in the second level, other than Albacete, Ciudad de Murcia, UD Salamanca, Real Murcia and Cádiz CF for a total of 293 appearances. In the 2004–05 season he was part of RCD Mallorca's La Liga roster, being only third-choice behind Miguel Ángel Moyá and Sander Westerveld.
Cifuentes moved abroad for the first time in summer 2014 at the age of 35, joining a host of compatriots – including manager Ángel Pérez García – at Polish club Piast Gliwice. He made his debut in top-flight football on 20 July of that year, starting in a 0–4 Ekstraklasa defeat at Lech Poznań.
In July 2015, Cifuentes returned to Spain after signing a contract with Cádiz CF. He played 42 matches in his debut campaign, which ended in promotion from the third tier.
Cifuentes rarely missed a game for the Andalusians in the following seasons, notably winning the Ricardo Zamora Trophy for the category in 2017–18. He was again instrumental as they returned to the top flight in 2020 after 14 years, still under coach Álvaro Cervera.
