Albert Celades
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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Celades and the second or maternal family name is López.
Albert Celades López (born 29 September 1975) is a Spanish former footballer who played as a defensive midfielder, currently a manager.
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Full name | Albert Celades López[1] | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1975-09-29) 29 September 1975 (age 48)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Barcelona, Spain | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
1990–1994 | Barcelona | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
1994–1995 | Barcelona B | 14 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
1995–1999 | Barcelona | 72 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
1999–2000 | Celta | 24 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
2000–2005 | Real Madrid | 56 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
2003–2004 | → Bordeaux (loan) | 27 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
2005–2008 | Zaragoza | 71 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
2009 | New York Red Bulls | 17 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
2010 | Kitchee | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Total | 281 | (15) | |||||||||||||||
International career | |||||||||||||||||
1991–1992 | Spain U16 | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
1992 | Spain U17 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
1993–1994 | Spain U18 | 8 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
1996–1998 | Spain U21 | 8 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
1998–2000 | Spain | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
1998–2005 | Catalonia | 7 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||
2013–2014 | Spain U16 | ||||||||||||||||
2014–2018 | Spain U21 | ||||||||||||||||
2017 | Spain U17 | ||||||||||||||||
2018 | Spain (assistant) | ||||||||||||||||
2018 | Real Madrid (assistant) | ||||||||||||||||
2019–2020 | Valencia | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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A tactically astute player with a strong defensive mentality, he was best known for his stints with Barcelona and Real Madrid,[2] and he amassed La Liga total of 223 matches and eight goals over 12 seasons, totalling ten major titles with the clubs.
Celades appeared with the Spain national team at the 1998 World Cup.