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Which team did Antonio Adán play for from 2013 to 2014?
Antonio Adán Antonio Adán Garrido ( ; born 13 May 1987 ) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Portuguese club Sporting CP . A youth product of Real Madrid , where he acted mainly as a backup , he spent most of his career with Betis . He totalled 129 La Liga matches for those two clubs , as well as Atlético Madrid for whom he signed in 2018 . All youth levels comprised , Adán won 39 caps for Spain . Club career . Real Madrid . A Real Madrid youth graduate , Madrid-born Adán was the first-choice goalkeeper for its C side in the 2005–06 season , playing 36 games and conceding 29 goals . He also started three times for the Juvenil team which won the Champions Cup of the category , keeping a clean sheet in the tournament . The following campaign , Adán was selected for the first teams United States tour in August 2006 . He served as backup to captain Jordi Codina in Real Madrid Castilla , until the latters promotion to the main squad . Adán made his debut in 2006–07s Segunda División on 27 August 2006 , in a 1–1 away draw with CD Castellón . He appeared in six league matches as Reals reserves were eventually relegated . After the sale of Codina to neighbours Getafe CF , Adán was promoted to the senior squad for pre-season training in the 2009–10 campaign . While still featuring mostly for the Bs , he was third choice in the first team behind Iker Casillas and Jerzy Dudek . On 8 December 2010 , Adán played his first competitive game for Real Madrid , coming on as a substitute for the injured Dudek in the 44th minute of the 4–0 home win against AJ Auxerre in the group stage of the UEFA Champions League ; the Merengues had already won their group , and manager José Mourinho rested several starters . The following month , he featured the full 90 minutes in a 0–2 loss at Levante UD in the round of 16 of the Copa del Rey ( 8–2 on aggregate ) . Adán made his La Liga debut on 13 February 2011 , replacing sent off Casillas in the second minute of a 1–0 away victory over RCD Espanyol . Starting in the following matchday , at home against Levante , he kept a clean sheet in a 2–0 win . On 22 December 2012 , Adán relegated longtime incumbent Casillas to the bench in a 3–2 away loss to Málaga CF ; Mourinho defended his controversial decision in his post-match comments by saying : Its a technical decision . The coach analyses the situation , looks at the players at his disposal and chooses his team . At the moment , for me and my coaching staff , Adán is better than Iker . He retained his place for the next game , being sent off in the early minutes of an eventual 4–3 home defeat of Real Sociedad after giving away a penalty . Cagliari . On 2 September 2013 , Adán left Real Madrid after his contract was terminated . On 19 November he signed with Italys Cagliari Calcio , making his Serie A debut on 5 January of the following year in a 0–0 away draw against A.C . ChievoVerona . Betis . On 27 January 2014 , Adán terminated his link to the Sardinians and returned to his country and its top division , joining struggling Real Betis . He contributed 40 appearances in his first full season , helping his team win the second-tier championship and subsequently promote . Adán was named team captain in August 2014 , alongside Jorge Molina , Damien Perquis and Xavi Torres . The following two top-flight campaigns combined , he only missed three matches . Atlético Madrid . Adán returned to the Spanish capital on 10 July 2018 , with the 31-year-old signing a two-year contract with Atlético Madrid . Used only in domestic cup games , he did not debut in the league until the last game of the season when he stood in for the injured Jan Oblak for a 2–2 draw at Levante UD on 18 May 2019 . Sporting CP . On 20 August 2020 , Adán moved to Portuguese club Sporting CP on a free transfer , for two years with the option of a third . He was a key player as they won their first Primeira Liga title for 19 years , keeping 20 clean sheets and conceding just 15 goals in 32 matches . International career . In July 2006 , Adán captained the Spain under-19 team all the way to winning the UEFA European Championship alongside four other Real Madrid products : Alberto Bueno , Javi García , Esteban Granero and Juan Mata . He was subsequently called up to the under-21 squad for the 2007 European Championship play-off against Italy in October 2006 , but was benched – Spain lost 1–2 on aggregate . He made his first and only appearance at that level on 6 February 2007 , in a 2–2 friendly draw with England held at Pride Park Stadium . Club statistics . - Include Taça de Portugal and Taça da Liga . Honours . Real Madrid - La Liga : 2011–12 - Copa del Rey : 2010–11 ; runner-up : 2012–13 - Supercopa de España : 2012 ; runner-up : 2011 Betis - Segunda División : 2014–15 Atlético Madrid - UEFA Super Cup : 2018 Sporting - Primeira Liga : 2020–21 - Taça da Liga : 2020–21 Spain U19 - UEFA European Under-19 Championship : 2006