Albert Riera
Riera before a game with Galatasaray
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Albert Riera Ortega | ||
| Date of birth | 15 April 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Manacor, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Winger / Left back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1999–2000 | Mallorca | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000–2002 | Mallorca B | 54 | (12) |
| 2001–2003 | Mallorca | 46 | (6) |
| 2003–2005 | Bordeaux | 53 | (4) |
| 2005–2008 | Espanyol | 72 | (8) |
| 2006 | → Manchester City (loan) | 15 | (1) |
| 2008–2010 | Liverpool | 40 | (3) |
| 2010–2011 | Olympiacos | 26 | (6) |
| 2011–2014 | Galatasaray | 60 | (3) |
| 2014 | Watford | 8 | (1) |
| 2014 | Udinese | 0 | (0) |
| 2015 | Mallorca | 6 | (0) |
| 2015 | Zavrč | 12 | (1) |
| 2016 | Koper | 1 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2000–2001 | Spain U18 | 11 | (0) |
| 2002–2003 | Spain U21 | 15 | (2) |
| 2007–2009 | Spain | 16 | (4) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 28 June 2016. |
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Albert Riera Ortega (born 15 April 1982) is a Spanish footballer who plays mainly as a left winger but also as a left back.
He made a name for himself at Espanyol (where he won one Copa del Rey and reached one UEFA Cup final) and also played professionally in France, England, Greece, Turkey, Italy and Slovenia, notably spending three years with Galatasaray.
Riera gained 16 caps for Spain, representing the nation at the 2009 Confederations Cup.
Born in Manacor, Balearic Islands, Riera started his professional career with hometown's RCD Mallorca, but could only amass ten La Liga appearances in his first two seasons combined.
In the 2002–03 campaign, already an undisputed starter, he helped the local club to the conquest of the Copa del Rey, and scored four league goals in 35 games.
In the summer of 2003, Riera moved to FC Girondins de Bordeaux, where he was a first-team regular for two years.
He made 66 competitive appearances for the Ligue 1 side, and netted nine times.
Riera returned to Spain in 2005, when he signed for RCD Espanyol. In his first season he played only eight league matches, prompting a January 2006 loan move to Manchester City where he was also unable to establish himself, scoring against Newcastle United in a 3–0 home win on 1 February. He returned to Catalonia prior to 2006–07.
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