Carlos de la Vega


Carlos de la Vega Díaz is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a right back.

Football career

After emerging through Rayo Vallecano's youth system, de la Vega went on to play with amateur sides RSD Alcalá and AD Alcorcón, also from his hometown of Madrid, until well into his 20s.
He did not have his first taste of full professional football until the 2008–09 season when, after returning to Rayo in the previous year, he was fairly used as the club easily retained its Segunda División status.
In late December 2009, unsettled de la Vega was loaned to another side in the second level, SD Huesca, until the end of the season. In July 2012, after more than one year out of football, the 32-year-old signed for two seasons with CD Leganés of Segunda División B.

Drug scandal

In February 2009, de la Vega was arrested in connection with an anti-drug operation in the Spanish capital. After eight days, he paid €30.000 in order to be released from custody.
Former footballers Predrag Stanković and Txutxi were also involved in the plot, among others. In 2014 de la Vega was one of two persons acquitted, as five other people received sentences that ranged from four to 12 years.