Carlos de la Vega Díaz (born 24 January 1980) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a right-back.
Playing 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.Futbolista, rico, con carrera y detenido por narcotráfico (Footballer, rich, with a career and arrested for drug trafficking); El Confidencial, 27 February 2009 (in Spanish)
He did not have his first taste of full professional football until the 2008–09 season (he had only played one match with Rayo's first team in 2002–03's La Liga, two minutes)Luis Enrique se hace imprescindible (Luis Enrique becomes essential); El Mundo, 4 May 2003 (in Spanish) when, after returning to Rayo the previous year, he was fairly used as the club easily retained its Segunda División status.El Rayo de la temporada 2008/2009… ahora (Rayo of the 2008/2009 season… now); Matagigantes, 2020 (in Spanish)
On 29 December 2009, unsettled de la Vega was loaned to another side in the second tier, SD Huesca, until the end of the season.De la Vega llega al Huesca cedido por el Rayo Vallecano (De la Vega arrives to Huesca loaned by Rayo Vallecano); Heraldo de Aragón, 29 December 2009 (in Spanish) 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.Carlos de la Vega, segundo fichaje del C.D Leganés (Carlos de la Vega, second signing of C.D Leganés); DLeganés, 5 July 2012 (in Spanish)
Drug scandal In February 2009, de la Vega was arrested in connection with an anti-drug operation in the Spanish capital.El jugador del Rayo Carlos de la Vega a prisión por tráfico de drogas (Rayo Vallecano player Carlos de la Vega in jail for drug traffic) ; La Razón, 18 February 2009 (in Spanish) Eight days later, he paid €30.000 in order to be released from custody.Carlos de la Vega, en libertad bajo fianza (Carlos de la Vega, free on bail); Marca, 6 March 2009 (in Spanish)
Former footballers Predrag Stanković and Txutxi were also involved in the plot, among others. In 2014 (confirmation in 2015) de la Vega was one of two persons acquitted, as five other people received sentences that ranged from four to 12 years.Nueve años de cárcel por narcotráfico a Stankovic y a Txutxi (Nine years in prison for Stankovic and Txutxi for drug traffic); Marca, 9 February 2015 (in Spanish)
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