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Santi Cazorla Returning to LaLiga for First Time in 24 Years with Real Oviedo Signing

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Santi Cazorla isn’t ready to retire yet.

The 40-year-old Spanish futbolista will return to LaLiga next season after signing a new contract with Real Oviedo.

Santi CazorlaCazorla, whose previous deal expired this summer, has signed a one-year extension, the team has announced.

That means Cazorla will be part of the Real Oviedo squad as the club returns to Spain’s top division for the first time in 24 years.

The former Arsenal and Villarreal midfielder was a key part of the Real Oviedo team that secured promotion, scoring one of the goals to help his hometown club win their promotion playoff against Mirandes last month.

The former Spain international last played in LaLiga in 2020.

Cazorla spent seven years in Oviedo’s youth team but then left for Villarreal to start his professional career as Oviedo sunk deep into a financial crisis.

After three years in Qatar with Al Sadd, Cazorla returned to Real Oviedo in 2023.

In an illustrious career, Cazorla won 81 caps for Spain and was part of the squad that won back-to-back European Championships in 2008 and 2012.

Santi Cazorla Helps Lead Real Oviedo Past Mirandes to Seal Team’s Return to LaLiga After 24 Years

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Santi Cazorla has helped Real Oviedo move up…

The 40-year-old Spanish professional footballer scored a goal to help Real Oviedo seal their return to LaLiga after 24 years with a 3-2 aggregate victory over Mirandes in Saturday’s promotion playoff.

Santi CazorlaOviedo triumphed 3-1 at home, overturning a first-leg deficit with goals from Cazorla, Ilyas Chaira and Francisco Portillo.

A packed Estadio Carlos Tartiere erupted as fans stormed the pitch at the final whistle.

The club from the Principality of Asturias, in the northwest of Spain, will now join Levante and Elche in next season’s top tier, replacing relegated Leganes, Las Palmas and Valladolid.

“There’s no way to describe what this means to us. These players are heroes, every single one of them. They deserve great recognition,” Oviedo coach Veljko Paunovic told LaLiga TV.