Miguel Albiol
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Miguel Albiol Tortajada | ||
| Date of birth | 2 September 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Vilamarxant, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Ribarroja | |||
| Valencia | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2003 | Valencia B | 81 | (8) |
| 2002–2003 | Valencia | 1 | (0) |
| 2003 | → Murcia (loan) | 19 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | Recreativo | 37 | (0) |
| 2004–2009 | Rayo Vallecano | 190 | (18) |
| 2009–2015 | Murcia | 135 | (6) |
| Total | 463 | (32) | |
| International career | |||
| 1999 | Spain U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2001 | Spain U20 | 1 | (0) |
| 2002 | Spain U21 | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Miguel Albiol Tortajada (Valencian pronunciation: [miˈkɛl albiˈɔl]; born 2 September 1981) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played mainly as a right midfielder.
In a 16-year career, he amassed Segunda División totals of 178 matches and two goals over seven seasons, in representation of three clubs. In La Liga, he appeared for Valencia.
Club career
[edit]Born in Vilamarxant, Valencian Community, Albiol was a product of hometown Valencia's youth ranks as younger brother Raúl after him, and played once with its first team, during 2002–03's La Liga.[1] He finished that season in the Segunda División with Real Murcia, featuring regularly en route to the club's promotion.[2]
Released by the Che, Albiol spent a further year with Recreativo de Huelva (also second tier), then had a steady period with Rayo Vallecano. He was instrumental in the latter side's 2008 promotion to division two, after four consecutive playoff failures.[2]
In July 2009, apparently after having everything arranged with Hércules,[3] Albiol agreed on a return move to Murcia, signing for three years.[4] He appeared in 30 games in his first season – 22 starts – which ended in second-division relegation.
Personal life
[edit]Albiol's younger brother, Raúl, was also a footballer. He represented with success Valencia, Real Madrid, Napoli, Villarreal and the Spain national team.[5][6]
References
[edit]- ^ Llamas, Fernando (14 December 2002). "El Valencia gana un 'derby' sin rival" [Valencia win opposition-free derby]. El Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 May 2016.
- ^ a b Martín, Maite (28 December 2008). ""El ascenso del Murcia fue bonito, el del Rayo especial"" ["The promotion with Murcia was beautiful, the one with Rayo special"]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 November 2021.
- ^ "Albiol, dos años" [Albiol, two years]. Diario Información (in Spanish). 3 July 2009. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- ^ "Mercado: Miguel Albiol vuelve al Murcia" [Market: Miguel Albiol returns to Murcia] (in Spanish). Goal. 7 July 2009. Retrieved 13 November 2009.
- ^ "Los hermanos Albiol frente a frente" [The Albiol brothers face to face]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 26 October 2010. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
- ^ "RealAlbiol: "Mourinho nos ha dado carácter. Día a día demuestra lo gran entrenador que es"" [RealAlbiol: "Mourinho has built our character. Every day he shows the great manager he is"] (in Spanish). Real Madrid CF. 17 November 2011. Archived from the original on 8 September 2012. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
External links
[edit]- Miguel Albiol at BDFutbol
- CiberChe stats and bio (in Spanish)
- Miguel Albiol at Futbolme (in Spanish)
- Miguel Albiol at Soccerway
- 1981 births
- Living people
- People from Camp de Túria
- Spanish men's footballers
- Footballers from the Province of Valencia
- Men's association football midfielders
- La Liga players
- Segunda División players
- Segunda División B players
- Valencia CF Mestalla footballers
- Valencia CF players
- Real Murcia CF players
- Recreativo de Huelva players
- Rayo Vallecano players
- Spain men's youth international footballers
- Spain men's under-21 international footballers
- 21st-century Spanish sportsmen