Asier del Horno
Del Horno playing for Levante in 2011
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Asier del Horno Cosgaya | ||
| Date of birth | 19 January 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Barakaldo, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Left back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1992–1993 | Gallarta | ||
| 1993–1999 | Athletic Bilbao | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2000 | Bilbao Athletic | 26 | (1) |
| 2000–2005 | Athletic Bilbao | 108 | (13) |
| 2005–2006 | Chelsea | 25 | (1) |
| 2006–2011 | Valencia | 15 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | → Athletic Bilbao (loan) | 16 | (0) |
| 2010 | → Valladolid (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | → Levante (loan) | 22 | (2) |
| 2011–2012 | Levante | 13 | (0) |
| Total | 238 | (17) | |
| National team | |||
| 1999–2000 | Spain U18 | 14 | (2) |
| 2000–2003 | Spain U21 | 16 | (1) |
| 2004–2005 | Spain | 10 | (2) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Asier del Horno Cosgaya (born 19 January 1981) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a left back.
After solid displays in La Liga with Athletic Bilbao, for which he appeared in 126 official games in five years scoring 17 goals, he moved to Chelsea in England, where he won the Premier League in the 2005–06 season.
Subsequently, del Horno – who missed the 2006 World Cup with Spain due to a last-minute injury – returned to his country with Valencia, who loaned him to several clubs for the duration of his contract.
Born in Barakaldo, Biscay, del Horno began his career at Athletic Bilbao in 1999, where his combative tackling and strength in the air saw him rise through the ranks as a stout left-footed central defender. However, his pace and ability to contribute to the attack led to his being switched to left-back by the time he had arrived in the seniors for both club and country.
Del Horno made his main squad debut in the 2000–01 opener at only 19, and eventually scored 17 goals in 126 competitive appearances for the Basque giants.
In June 2005, del Horno moved to Chelsea for a fee of £8 million. He won the first and only league championship of his career with the Blues, as part of the squad that conquered the season's Premier League title.
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