Dimas Delgado

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Delgado and the second or maternal family name is Morgado.

Dimas Delgado Morgado (born 6 February 1983), known simply as Dimas, is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder, currently assistant manager of Indian Super League club East Bengal.

Dimas

Dimas in action for Bengaluru in 2019
Personal information
Full name	Dimas Delgado Morgado[1]
Date of birth	(1983-02-06) 6 February 1983 (age 42)[1]
Place of birth	Santa Coloma, Spain[1]
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	East Bengal (assistant)
Youth career
	Gramenet
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2002–2004	Gramenet B	49	(8)
2002–2006	Gramenet	84	(4)
2006–2008	Barcelona B	62	(10)
2008–2011	Numancia	91	(6)
2011–2012	Cartagena	34	(1)
2012–2015	Recreativo	98	(1)
2015–2017	Western Sydney Wanderers	50	(3)
2017–2021	Bengaluru	67	(4)
2022–2023	Montañesa	25	(2)
Total		560	(39)
Managerial career
2023–	East Bengal (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

He totalled 203 Segunda División games and eight goals across six seasons, with Numancia, Cartagena and Recreativo, also appearing in La Liga with the first of those clubs. Abroad, he played in the Australian A-League and the Indian Super League.

Club career

Dimas during his time at Western Sydney Wanderers

Born in Santa Coloma de Gramanet, Barcelona, Catalonia, Dimas was a product of local UDA Gramenet. In 2006, he moved to FC Barcelona's reserves,^[2] helping them to return to Segunda División B in his second season.

For the 2008–09 campaign, Dimas joined CD Numancia for his La Liga debut,^[3] which occurred on 25 September 2008 in a 2–0 away loss against RCD Mallorca.^[4] He was regularly played as the Soria club was eventually relegated after just one year.^[5]

Dimas competed in the Segunda División from 2009 to 2015, dropping down a level with FC Cartagena^[6] and Recreativo de Huelva.^[7][8] On 3 August 2015, aged 32, he moved abroad for the first time, signing a one-year deal with A-League side Western Sydney Wanderers FC and sharing teams with his compatriots Alberto and Andreu.^[9]

On 11 July 2017, Dimas joined Bengaluru FC on a one-year contract.^[10] After a successful debut season in the Indian Super League, he agreed to a one-year extension.^[11]

Dimas announced his retirement in May 2023 following a spell with Spanish amateurs CF Montañesa, aged 40.^[12] He returned to the Indian top tier immediately after, being appointed assistant manager at East Bengal FC.^[13]

Career statistics

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Gramenet	2001–02[14]	Segunda División B	1	0	0	0	—		—		1	0
	2002–03[14]	Segunda División B	4	0	0	0	—		2[a]	0	6	0
	2003–04[14]	Segunda División B	17	0	0	0	—		—		17	0
	2004–05[14]	Segunda División B	27	1	8	1	—		2[b]	0	37	2
	2005–06[14]	Segunda División B	35	3	0	0	—		2[a]	2	37	5
	Total		84	4	8	1	—		6	2	98	7
Barcelona B	2006–07[14]	Segunda División B	34	1	—		—		—		34	1
Numancia	2008–09[14]	La Liga	20	2	0	0	—		—		22	0
	2009–10[14]	Segunda División	34	3	0	0	—		—		34	3
	2010–11[14]	Segunda División	37	3	1	0	—		—		38	3
	Total		91	6	1	0	—		—		92	6
Cartagena	2011–12[14]	Segunda División	34	1	1	0	—		—		35	1
Recreativo	2012–13[14]	Segunda División	37	1	0	0	—		—		37	1
	2013–14[14]	Segunda División	37	0	1	0	—		—		38	0
	2014–15[14]	Segunda División	24	0	1	0	—		—		25	0
	Total		98	1	2	0	—		—		100	1
Western Sydney Wanderers	2015–16[15]	A-League	26	0	2	2	—		—		28	2
	2016–17[15]	A-League	24	3	2	1	4[c]	0	—		30	4
	Total		50	3	4	3	4	0	—		58	6
Bengaluru	2017–18[15]	Indian Super League	17	1	—		4[d]	0	—		21	1
	2018–19[15]	Indian Super League	17	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	18	1
	2019–20[15]	Indian Super League	20	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	1
	2020–21[15]	Indian Super League	13	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	1
Total		67	4	1	0	4	0	0	0	72	4
Career total			424	22	17	4	8	0	6	2	455	28

1. Appearances in Segunda División B promotion play-offs
2. Appearances in Segunda División B relegation play-offs
3. Appearances in AFC Champions League
4. Appearances in AFC Cup

Honours

Bengaluru

• Indian Super League: 2018–19^[15]

References

1. Dimas Delgado at WorldFootball.net
2. "El Barça sufre en la Copa Cataluña" [Barça suffer in Catalonia Cup]. Marca (in Spanish). 6 September 2007. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
3. "Dimas, al Numancia" [Dimas, to Numancia]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 20 June 2008. Archived from the original on 12 April 2013. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
4. Malagón, Manuel (25 September 2008). "Jurado dicta sentencia" [Jurado the dictator]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 June 2014.
5. "Breve enciclopedia numantina" [Brief numantina encyclopedia]. Desde Soria (in Spanish). 29 May 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
6. "Dimas, centrocampista del Numancia, firma en el Cartagena por tres temporadas" [Dimas, Numancia midfielder, signs at Cartagena for three seasons] (in Spanish). Sport Cartagena. 7 June 2011. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
7. "Dimas firma por los tres próximos años" [Dimas signs for next three years] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. 9 June 2012. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
8. "Recreativo y Barcelona B buscan una última alegría tras el descenso" [Recreativo and Barcelona B in search of one last joy after relegation]. Marca (in Spanish). 6 June 2015. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
9. "Western Sydney sign second Spaniard for new A-League season". ESPN FC. 3 August 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
10. "Bengaluru FC sign Spanish midfielder Dimas Delgado". Bengaluru FC. 11 July 2017. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
11. "One more year of the Midas touch! @DimasDelgadoMor has signed on with the Blues until the end of the 2018–19 season. #Dimas2019 #Magician". Twitter. 29 March 2018. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
12. "Former Wanderers captain Dimas Delgado announces retirement". Western Sydney Wanderers. 24 May 2023. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
13. "East Bengal FC appoint Dimas Delgado as new assistant coach; Bengaluru FC trio depart". Indian Super League. 24 May 2023. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
14. "Dimas: Dimas Delgado Morgado". BDFutbol. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
15. "Dimas". Soccerway. Retrieved 25 November 2017.

External links

• Dimas Delgado at BDFutbol