Raúl Albiol
Spanish footballer (born 1985) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Albiol and the second or maternal family name is Tortajada.
Raúl Albiol Tortajada (born 4 September 1985) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for and captains La Liga club Villarreal.
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Full name | Raúl Albiol Tortajada[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1985-09-04) 4 September 1985 (age 38)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Vilamarxant, Spain | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Villarreal | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Number | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1994–1996 | Ribarroja | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1996–1997 | Vilamarxant | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1997–2003 | Valencia | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2003–2004 | Valencia B | 35 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2004–2009 | Valencia | 131 | (5) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2004–2005 | → Getafe (loan) | 17 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2009–2013 | Real Madrid | 81 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2013–2019 | Napoli | 180 | (6) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2019– | Villarreal | 146 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
International career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2004 | Spain U19 | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2003–2005 | Spain U20 | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2005–2006 | Spain U21 | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2007–2021 | Spain | 58 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:50, 1 April 2024 (UTC) |
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He spent most of his career with Valencia, Real Madrid and Villarreal, winning five major titles between the first two teams. He amassed La Liga totals of 353 matches and eight goals over 14 seasons, and also played several years in the Italian Serie A with Napoli.
A Spain international since 2007, Albiol represented the country in two World Cups and as many European Championships, winning three tournaments including the 2010 World Cup.