David Cortés (Spanish footballer)
David Cortés Caballero is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a right back.
He appeared in 273 La Liga matches in exactly ten seasons, mainly with Mallorca and Getafe. He won one Copa del Rey with the former club.Club career
Born in Llerena, Badajoz, Cortés made his professional debut with local CF Extremadura in the second division. He then moved to RCD Mallorca in La Liga, where he was first-choice during three full seasons, helping the Balearic Islands team to the 2003 edition of the Copa del Rey.
In the summer of 2006, Cortés signed for Madrid's Getafe CF. After splitting duties with Romanian Cosmin Contra in 2006–07, he was the undisputed starter in the following campaign as the side reached the quarter-finals in the UEFA Cup.
In 2009–10, with Contra already gone, Cortés was greatly overshadowed by new signing Miguel Torres, but still contributed with 20 league matches as Getafe qualified for the second time in the club's history to the Europa League. In July 2010, at almost 31, he signed a one-year contract with Hércules CF, returned to the top flight after a 13-year absence.
Cortés was the undisputed first-choice right-back during his only season with the Valencians, who finished 19th and were immediately relegated. In mid-July 2011, he joined Granada CF also from the top division on a two-year deal.
From 2012 to 2014, Cortés competed in the second level with Hércules and Real Zaragoza. On 15 September 2014, at already 35, he moved abroad for the very first time, signing with Danish 1st Division side Aarhus Gymnastikforening for one year and retiring after helping them to win promotion.
