Almeria winger Crusat: Zidane changed course of my career
Almeria winger Albert Crusat says Real Madrid legend Zinedine Zidane changed the course of his career as a youngster.
At 20, Crusat was a promising midfielder playing for Juande Ramos' Espanyol and he recalls: "At one corner, Luis Figo and Zinedine Zidane fell on me, fracturing my collarbone.
"The injury changed the course of my career. Juande Ramos wanted me as a starter, like at the Bernabeu, but when I came back from injury, his replacement Javier Clemente said he was not counting on me."
Crusat has since rebuilt his career at Almeria, where he was outstanding last season.
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| Home | Away | Score | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri Feb 10th | |||
| Celta de Vigo | Recreativo Huelva | 4 - 1 | 20:00 |
| Sat Feb 11th | |||
| Real Murcia | Elche | 0 - 2 | 15:00 |
| Alcorcón | Huesca | 2 - 0 | 17:00 |
| Córdoba | Real Valladolid | 2 - 0 | 17:00 |
| Guadalajara | Xerez | 1 - 2 | 17:00 |
| Barcelona II | Cartagena | 4 - 0 | 17:00 |
| Alcoyano | Las Palmas | 2 - 0 | 17:00 |
| Sabadell | Villarreal II | 3 - 1 | 17:00 |
| Gimnàstic Tarragona | Numancia | 1 - 1 | 17:00 |
| Hércules | Deportivo La Coruña | - | 23:00 |
| Girona | Almería | - | 23:00 |
| Sun Feb 12th | |||
| Barcelona II | Cartagena | - | 00:00 |
| Alcoyano | Las Palmas | - | 00:00 |
| Real Murcia | Elche | - | 00:00 |
| Sabadell | Villarreal II | - | 00:00 |
| Gimnàstic Tarragona | Numancia | - | 00:00 |
| Celta de Vigo | Recreativo Huelva | - | 00:00 |
| Alcorcón | Huesca | - | 00:00 |
| Córdoba | Real Valladolid | - | 00:00 |
| Guadalajara | Xerez | - | 00:00 |
| Hércules | Deportivo La Coruña | 1 - 4 | 11:00 |
| Girona | Almería | 0 - 1 | 15:00 |
Tables
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elche | 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 37 |
| Deportivo La Coruna | 24 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 51 |
| Deportivo La Coruna | 19 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 36 |
| Celta de Vigo | 24 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 46 |
| Real Valladolid | 24 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 18 | 45 |
| Hercules | 19 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 36 |
| Almeria | 24 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 16 | 45 |
| Real Valladolid | 19 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 35 |
| Celta de Vigo | 19 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 33 |
| Elche | 24 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 43 |
| Cordoba | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 33 |
| Hercules | 24 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 42 |
| Cordoba | 24 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 40 |
| Almeria | 19 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 32 |
| Alcorcon | 24 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 35 |
| Real Murcia | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 29 |
| Barcelona II | 24 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 34 |
| Numancia | 19 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 26 |
| Alcorcon | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 26 |
| Numancia | 24 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 34 |
| Real Murcia | 24 | 9 | 6 | 9 | -3 | 33 |
| Guadalajara | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | -6 | 26 |
| Sabadell | 24 | 8 | 8 | 8 | -10 | 32 |
| Barcelona II | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 24 |
| Las Palmas | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | -1 | 24 |
| Las Palmas | 24 | 8 | 7 | 9 | -2 | 31 |
| Sabadell | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | -13 | 24 |
| Recreativo Huelva | 24 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 29 |
| Guadalajara | 24 | 8 | 5 | 11 | -14 | 29 |
| Recreativo Huelva | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 23 |
| Xerez | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | -5 | 20 |
| Xerez | 24 | 7 | 6 | 11 | -7 | 27 |
| Alcoyano | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | -10 | 19 |
| Alcoyano | 24 | 6 | 8 | 10 | -10 | 26 |
| Villarreal II | 24 | 5 | 8 | 11 | -9 | 23 |
| Villarreal II | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | -8 | 18 |
| Huesca | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | -8 | 18 |
| Cartagena | 24 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -18 | 20 |
| Huesca | 24 | 4 | 7 | 13 | -16 | 19 |
| Girona | 19 | 3 | 7 | 9 | -9 | 16 |
| Cartagena | 19 | 3 | 7 | 9 | -12 | 16 |
| Girona | 24 | 3 | 8 | 13 | -15 | 17 |
| Gimnastic Tarragona | 24 | 3 | 8 | 13 | -15 | 17 |
| Gimnastic Tarragona | 19 | 2 | 7 | 10 | -10 | 13 |
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