Geni (footballer)


Eugenio Suárez Santos, known as Geni, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a forward.

Club career

Born in Gijón, Asturias, Geni emerged through neighbours Real Oviedo's youth system, making his first-team debut not yet aged 19 as the club was then in La Liga. Definitely promoted to the main squad in 2000, he would see them drop two tiers in only two years.
Geni then moved to Rayo Vallecano in the second division, playing almost 30 games without scoring in his first season, which ended in another relegation, and leaving in 2006 to another side in the third level, Real Jaén, where he appeared and scored regularly.
In 2009, Geni signed with Deportivo Alavés, with the Basques in division three. He continued competing there until the end of the 2014–15 campaign, also representing Real Avilés.

Personal life

Geni's younger brother, Alberto, was also a professional footballer. He spent the vast majority of his career in the third tier.