Natalia Arroyo
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Natalia Arroyo Clavell | ||
| Date of birth | 14 April 1986 | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Aston Villa Women (manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1995–2006 | FC Barcelona Femení | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –2006 | FC Barcelona Femení | ||
| 2007–2009 | RCD Espanyol Femení | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2014–2019 | Catalonia women[1] | ||
| 2020–2024 | Real Sociedad Femenino | ||
| 2025– | Aston Villa Women | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Natalia Arroyo Clavell (born 14 April 1986) is a professional football manager and former player who is the manager of Women's Super League club Aston Villa.[2] Previously, she played professionally for FC Barcelona and also for Espanyol, retiring in 2009.[3]
Playing career
[edit]FC Barcelona Femení
[edit]Born in 1986, Natalia Arroyo came through the youth academy at FC Barcelona Femení in 1995 and played as a defender. She was part of the FC Barcelona team which won promotion to the Liga F in 2003–04.[4]
RCD Espanyol Femení
[edit]Arroyo joined RCD Espanyol Femení in 2006 and played at the club for two seasons before injuries forced her to retire at the age of 22 in 2009.[4]
Managerial career
[edit]Catalonia women
[edit]She became the manager of the Catalonia women's national football team in 2014 and she oversaw the team's defeat to the Basque Country during the Centenary Trophy in December 2015.[5][6]
Real Sociedad Femenino
[edit]Arroyo was appointed as the manager of Liga F club Real Sociedad Femenino in 2020 and she helped the club to finish second during the 2021–22 Primera División,[7] and in her final season at the club, they finished as runners-up in the 2023–24 Copa de la Reina de Fútbol.[2][8]
Aston Villa
[edit]On 22 January 2025, Arroyo was appointed as the manager of Women's Super League club Aston Villa on a three-and-a-half year deal.[2]
Honours
[edit]Player
[edit]FC Barcelona Femení
Manager
[edit]Catalonia women
- Centenary Trophy
- Runner-up: 2015
Real Sociedad Femenino
- Copa de la Reina de Fútbol
- Runners-up (1): 2023–24
References
[edit]- ^ "Natalia Arroyo, nova entrenadora de la selecció catalana femenina". Ara.cat (in Catalan). Retrieved 2018-04-06.
- ^ a b c "Natalia Arroyo appointed new Women's head coach". Aston Villa F.C. 22 January 2025. Archived from the original on 22 January 2025. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
- ^ "Natalia Arroyo | FC Barcelona". FC Barcelona. Archived from the original on 2017-12-22. Retrieved 2018-04-06.
- ^ a b "Natalia Arroyo". FC Barcelona. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
- ^ "Empat a San Mamés" [Even at San Mamés] (in Catalan). Catalan Football Federation. 28 December 2014.
- ^ "Euskadi guanya a la festa del futbol feminí" [Basque wins the women's football festival] (in Catalan). Catalan Football Federation. 26 December 2015.
- ^ La Real empieza su historia europea [Real begins its European history], Aimara G. Gil, Diario AS, 20 September 2022 (in Spanish)
- ^ "Barcelona close in on quadruple with 8-0 Copa de la Reina triumph". ESPN. 18 May 2024. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
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