Albert Celades
Celades with the New York Red Bulls in 2009
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Albert Celades López | ||
| Date of birth | 29 September 1975 | ||
| Place of birth | Barcelona, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Spain U21 (coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1990–1994 | Barcelona | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1994–1995 | Barcelona B | 14 | (3) |
| 1995–1999 | Barcelona | 72 | (4) |
| 1999–2000 | Celta | 24 | (1) |
| 2000–2005 | Real Madrid | 56 | (1) |
| 2003–2004 | → Bordeaux (loan) | 27 | (3) |
| 2005–2008 | Zaragoza | 71 | (2) |
| 2009 | New York Red Bulls | 17 | (1) |
| 2010 | Kitchee | 0 | (0) |
| Total | 281 | (15) | |
| National team | |||
| 1991–1992 | Spain U16 | 2 | (0) |
| 1992 | Spain U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 1993–1994 | Spain U18 | 8 | (1) |
| 1996–1998 | Spain U21 | 8 | (1) |
| 1998–2000 | Spain | 4 | (0) |
| 1998–2005 | Catalonia | 7 | (1) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2013 | Spain U20 | ||
| 2014– | Spain U21 | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Albert Celades López (born 29 September 1975) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a defensive midfielder, and the current manager of the Spanish under-21 team.
A tactically astute player with a strong defensive mentality, he is best known for his stints with Barcelona and Real Madrid, and he amassed La Liga total of 223 games and eight goals over the course of 12 seasons, winning 14 major titles both teams combined.
Celades appeared with the Spanish national team at the 1998 World Cup.
Born in Barcelona, Catalonia, Celades – who left Barcelona at age seven with his family to live in Andorra – was a product of FC Barcelona's youth system. He made his debuts with the main squad during 1995–96, and finished his first professional season with 16 games and two goals as the Catalans finished third in La Liga. Nevertheless, he would still spend another full campaign with the club's B-team.
In 1997–98, Celades played in 36 matches, mostly as a sweeper, as the Louis van Gaal-led team conquered the national title after a three-year drought. He also started both legs of the 1997 UEFA Super Cup, helping Barça to a 3–1 aggregate victory over Borussia Dortmund, but appeared less significantly in the following season, with Barça renewing its domestic supremacy.
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