Álvaro Domínguez Soto
Domínguez in action for Atlético Madrid in 2009
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| Full name | Álvaro Domínguez Soto | |||||||||||
| Date of birth | 16 May 1989 | |||||||||||
| Place of birth | Madrid, Spain | |||||||||||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||
| Playing position | Defender | |||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||
| 1999–2001 | Real Madrid | |||||||||||
| 2001–2007 | Atlético Madrid | |||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||
| 2007–2009 | Atlético Madrid B | 44 | (0) | |||||||||
| 2008–2012 | Atlético Madrid | 76 | (5) | |||||||||
| 2012–2016 | Borussia M'gladbach | 81 | (3) | |||||||||
| Total | 201 | (8) | ||||||||||
| National team | ||||||||||||
| 2007–2008 | Spain U19 | 7 | (0) | |||||||||
| 2009 | Spain U20 | 1 | (0) | |||||||||
| 2008–2011 | Spain U21 | 13 | (1) | |||||||||
| 2012 | Spain U23 | 5 | (0) | |||||||||
| 2012 | Spain | 2 | (0) | |||||||||
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| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Álvaro Domínguez Soto (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈalβaɾo ðoˈmiŋɡeθ ˈsoto]; born 16 May 1989) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a central defender and left back during the course of his career.
He began playing professional football in 2008 when he made his debut with Atlético Madrid. Domínguez went on to play in 120 competitive games and won three major titles with the club, including two Europa League trophies. In 2012 he signed for Bundesliga side Borussia Mönchengladbach, where he made just over 100 appearances. His time in Germany was hampered by injuries, however, which ultimately forced him to retire in 2016, at the age of 27.
Prior to his retirement, Domínguez had represented Spain at various youth levels and was part of the team which was triumphant at the 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Championship. The following year he was included in the squad which took part in the 2012 Olympics in the United Kingdom and also made his debut for the senior national team.
Having been released from the academy of Real Madrid as a youngster, Domínguez was signed by local rivals Atlético Madrid when he was just 12-years old. In the coming years he progressed through the various youth levels at Atlético before being handed his senior debut by manager Javier Aguirre on 22 October 2008, starting in place of the injured Tomáš Ujfaluši in a 1–1 Champions League draw with Premier League side Liverpool. Four days later, he made his La Liga debut in a 4–4 draw with Villarreal at the Estadio de la Cerámica. Domínguez managed five senior appearances for the campaign but spent the majority of his first professional season with the Atlético Madrid B side in Segunda División B.
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