Álvaro Arbeloa
Arbeloa playing for Real Madrid in 2012
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Álvaro Arbeloa Coca | ||
| Date of birth | 17 January 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Salamanca, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Full back | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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West Ham United | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1995–2001 | Zaragoza | ||
| 2001–2002 | Real Madrid | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2003 | Real Madrid C | 16 | (0) |
| 2003–2006 | Real Madrid B | 84 | (0) |
| 2004–2006 | Real Madrid | 2 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Deportivo La Coruña | 20 | (0) |
| 2007–2009 | Liverpool | 66 | (2) |
| 2009–2016 | Real Madrid | 153 | (3) |
| 2016– | West Ham United | 3 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2001 | Spain U17 | 1 | (0) |
| 2001 | Spain U19 | 4 | (0) |
| 2005 | Spain U21 | 1 | (0) |
| 2008–2013 | Spain | 56 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 04:32, 4 December 2016 (UTC). |
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Álvaro Arbeloa Coca (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈalβaɾo arβeˈloa ˈkoka]; born 17 January 1983) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for English club West Ham United. He is predominantly a right back, although he can also play on the left side.
He started his career with Real Madrid, playing mostly with the reserves. In 2006 he moved to Deportivo, joining Liverpool after half a season and going on to appear in 98 official games over the course of three Premier League seasons. In 2009 he returned to Real Madrid for a fee of £5 million, spending seven years there and winning eight major titles, including the 2011–12 edition of La Liga and two Champions League.
Arbeloa gained 56 caps for Spain, representing the country at the 2010 World Cup, Euro 2008 and Euro 2012 and winning all tournaments.
Arbeloa was born in Salamanca, Region of León, relocating with his family to Zaragoza at the age of four. He started playing football at local Real Zaragoza, joining Real Madrid's youth system at the age of 18.
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