Manuel Almunia
Almunia with West Ham United in 2011
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Manuel Almunia Rivero | ||
| Date of birth | 19 May 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Pamplona, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Oberena | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1995–1999 | Osasuna B | 46 | (0) |
| 1999–2000 | Osasuna | 0 | (0) |
| 1999–2000 | → Cartagonova (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2000–2001 | Sabadell | 29 | (0) |
| 2001–2004 | Celta | 0 | (0) |
| 2001–2002 | → Eibar (loan) | 35 | (0) |
| 2002–2003 | → Recreativo (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | → Albacete (loan) | 24 | (0) |
| 2004–2012 | Arsenal | 109 | (0) |
| 2011 | → West Ham United (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2012–2014 | Watford | 76 | (0) |
| Total | 328 | (0) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Manuel Almunia Rivero (born 19 May 1977) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
He competed mainly in the Spanish lower leagues in his early years, only appearing in 26 La Liga games over the course of two seasons with Recreativo and Albacete, after starting out at Osasuna.
Most of his professional career was spent with Arsenal, for which he signed in 2004, going on to play 175 official matches and winning the 2005 FA Cup. He also had a short loan spell at West Ham United.
In 2012, after his contract expired, Almunia joined Watford and played there for two years, following which he retired.
Born in Pamplona, Navarre, Almunia started his senior career with CA Osasuna's reserves in 1995, going on to spend four seasons with the team in Segunda División B. Subsequently, he stayed in the same level, where he represented FC Cartagonova and CE Sabadell FC.
In the 2001 summer, Almunia first reached La Liga, after signing with Celta de Vigo. He never represented the club officially however, being loaned to SD Eibar (where he won the Ricardo Zamora Trophy in Segunda División for the 2001–02 campaign), Recreativo de Huelva and Albacete Balompié, the last two in the top flight.
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