Albert Riera
Spanish football manager (born 1982) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the former Spain international footballer. For another Spanish footballer, see Albert Riera (footballer, born 1983).
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Riera and the second or maternal family name is Ortega.
Albert Riera Ortega (born 15 April 1982) is a Spanish professional football manager and former player who is the manager of Ligue 2 club Bordeaux.
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Albert Riera Ortega[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1982-04-15) 15 April 1982 (age 42)[2] | ||
Place of birth | Manacor, Spain[2] | ||
Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Winger, left-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Bordeaux (manager) | ||
Youth career | |||
1999–2000 | Mallorca | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2000–2002 | Mallorca B | 54 | (12) |
2001–2003 | Mallorca | 46 | (6) |
2003–2005 | Bordeaux | 53 | (4) |
2005–2008 | Espanyol | 72 | (8) |
2006 | → Manchester City (loan) | 15 | (1) |
2008–2010 | Liverpool | 40 | (3) |
2010–2011 | Olympiacos | 26 | (6) |
2011–2014 | Galatasaray | 60 | (3) |
2014 | Watford | 8 | (1) |
2014 | Udinese | 0 | (0) |
2015 | Mallorca | 6 | (0) |
2015 | Zavrč | 12 | (1) |
2016 | Koper | 1 | (0) |
Total | 393 | (45) | |
International career | |||
2000–2001 | Spain U18 | 11 | (0) |
2002–2003 | Spain U21 | 15 | (2) |
2007–2009 | Spain | 16 | (4) |
Managerial career | |||
2022–2023 | Olimpija Ljubljana | ||
2023 | Celje | ||
2023– | Bordeaux | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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He played as a left winger, and also as a left-back. He made a name for himself at Espanyol (with whom he won a Copa del Rey and reached the 2007 UEFA Cup final) and also played professionally in France, England, Greece, Turkey, Italy and Slovenia, notably spending three years with Galatasaray.
Riera won 16 caps for Spain, representing the nation at the 2009 Confederations Cup. He began managing in 2022, leading Olimpija Ljubljana to the Slovenian PrvaLiga title and cup for a double in his first season.