spanish football player
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Álvaro Arbeloa Coca ( spanish pronunciation : [ ˈalβaɾo aɾβeˈloa ˈkoka ] ; born 17 January 1983 ) is a spanish retired football player. He predominantly played as a good rear, although he besides occasionally played on the leave slope. [ 4 ] [ 5 ]

Reading: Álvaro Arbeloa

He started his professional career with Real Madrid, playing by and large with the reserves. In 2006 he moved to Deportivo, joining Liverpool after half a season and going on to appear in 98 official matches over three Premier League seasons. In 2009, he returned to Real Madrid for a fee of £ 5 million, spending seven years there and winning eight major titles, including the 2011–12 edition of La Liga and two Champions League titles. Arbeloa earned 56 caps for Spain, representing the area at the 2010 World Cup, Euro 2008 and Euro 2012 and winning all three tournaments .

Club career [edit ]

real Madrid [edit ]

Arbeloa was born in Salamanca, León, relocating with his family to Zaragoza at the senesce of four. He started playing football at local Real Zaragoza, joining Real Madrid ‘s youth system at the long time of 18. [ 6 ] Arbeloa spent three full seasons with real Madrid Castilla, the reserve team, two of those spent in Segunda División B. In 2004–05, he contributed with 32 games and one goal – playoffs included – as they returned to Segunda División after a 14-year absence ; on 16 October 2004, he made his La Liga debut with the independent squad, coming on as a second-half alternate in a 1–1 away withdraw against actual Betis. [ 7 ]

Deportivo [edit ]

On 24 July 2006, Arbeloa signed for Deportivo de La Coruña, with real Madrid being entitled to 50 % of any transplant occur in the following three years. [ 8 ] He said of his departure : “ This is a strange situation for me ; I have been playing for Real Madrid for five years, since I was 16 ”, adding “ real always has the best players. There were eight defenders in the police squad, something had to give in. ” [ 9 ] During his six-month enchantment with the team from Galicia, Arbeloa featured in 21 official games, 18 of his league appearances being complete. [ 10 ] [ 11 ]

liverpool [edit ]

Arbeloa playing for Liverpool in 2007 Arbeloa signed for English club Liverpool on 31 January 2007, managed by countryman Rafael Benítez. [ 12 ] [ 13 ] He made his Premier League debut on 10 February, replacing Jermaine Pennant for the final 15 minutes of the 1–2 away loss to Newcastle United. [ 14 ] Arbeloa made his first start for the Reds against FC Barcelona, in the 2006–07 version of the UEFA Champions League. He featured as a left-back at the Camp Nou, as his stronger right foot could stop Lionel Messi who had a leaning to cut his runs towards the center of the airfield – his team won it 2–1 [ 15 ] and finally 2–2 on sum, with the player besides featuring the full 90 minutes at Anfield. [ 16 ] Arbeloa scored his first goal for Liverpool against Reading, on 7 April 2007. [ 17 ] He replaced Steve Finnan in the last minutes of the Champions League final, a 1–2 loss to A.C. Milan. [ 18 ] Arbeloa ‘s squad number changed from 2 to 17 for 2007–08, due to personal predilection. [ 19 ] He cemented a first-team identify in that campaign, playing 41 matches all competitions comprised in a fourth-place polish. On 17 May 2009, in a match against West Bromwich Albion, Arbeloa was involved in an on-field collide with teammate Jamie Carragher – the two had to be separated by Daniel Agger, Xabi Alonso, Emiliano Insúa and Pepe Reina. Carragher by and by explained that he clashed with Arbeloa as a moment of poor defending from the latter threatened the clean sheet, further explaining “ we want to keep a clean tabloid and we want Pepe to have a opportunity of the Golden Glove for the fourth season running ” ; Benítez refused to comment about the incident. [ 20 ]

Return to Real Madrid [edit ]

On 29 July 2009, it was announced that Real Madrid and Liverpool had reached an agreement on the transmit of Arbeloa, for a tip of £ 5 million and a five-year compress. [ 21 ] [ 22 ] After the departure of Míchel Salgado and Miguel Torres, Arbeloa was handed the count 2 jersey. He played the huge majority of his first season in his second stint as a left-back, netting his first goal on 13 February 2010 in a 3–0 away win against Xerez CD. [ 23 ] His second came in the Madrid Derby on 28 March, scoring with his right animal foot past David de Gea in the 3–2 win over Atlético Madrid ; [ 24 ] under new director José Mourinho, he celebrated his tenth appearance in the Champions League with his first gear goal in the rival, netting from outside the punishment area in a 4–0 success at AFC Ajax for the group stage. [ 25 ] In the 2011–12 campaign, ascribable to Ricardo Carvalho ‘s drawn-out injury, Sergio Ramos was relocated to centre-back and Arbeloa began appearing about entirely on the proper english of the second four. On 1 August 2012, he extended his connect to the club until June 2016. [ 26 ] [ 27 ] subsequently, Arbeloa became a outskirt player. [ 28 ] [ 29 ] In 2015–16 [ 30 ] he appeared in good nine matches across all competitions, two of those being in the Champions League which was won for the second time in three years ; [ 31 ] [ 32 ] on 8 May 2016, he confirmed he would leave on 30 June. [ 33 ]

West Ham United [edit ]

On 31 August 2016, Arbeloa returned to the Premier League for the beginning time in seven years, signing for West Ham United for one temper. [ 34 ] He made his debut on 21 September, playing the fully 90 minutes in a 1–0 home win over Accrington Stanley in the EFL Cup. [ 35 ] Arbeloa was released at the end of the campaign after having made barely four competitive appearances, three in the league. [ 36 ] He retired in June 2017 at the senesce of 34, after a professional career that spanned 15 years. [ 37 ]

International career [edit ]

On 1 February 2008, Arbeloa was called up to the spanish national team for the first gear meter, for a friendly with France in Málaga, but he was forced to pull out because of injury. [ 38 ] He made his debut on 26 March against Italy, [ 39 ] and was picked for UEFA Euro 2008 ‘s final stages, appearing in the first polish match against Greece ( 2–1 gain ) [ 40 ] as the state emerged victorious. Arbeloa ‘s versatility saw him being called up for the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup and the 2010 FIFA World Cup, again as Ramos stand-in. His contribution in the latter tournament, which besides ended in victory, consisted of 14 minutes in the 2–0 group stage defeat of Honduras. [ 41 ] Vicente del Bosque selected Arbeloa for the follow tournament, Euro 2012. [ 42 ] [ 43 ] due to Carles Puyol ‘s absence, however, he was now part of the starting XI aboard Ramos, Gerard Piqué and Jordi Alba, with Spain merely conceding once in six contests and winning the tournament. [ 44 ]

career statistics [edit ]

club [edit ]

[ 45 ] [ 46 ]

International [edit ]

[ 47 ]
Spain

Year
Apps
Goals

2008
4
0

2009
8
0

2010
8
0

2011
12
0

2012
13
0

2013
11
0

Total
56
0

Honours [edit ]

Real Madrid [ 48 ]

Spain [ 48 ]

References [edit ]