Asier del Horno

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Asier del Horno
Personal information
Full name Asier del Horno Cosgaya
Date of birth January 19, 1981
Place of birth Barakaldo, Basque Country,
Spain
Height 180 cm / 5 ft 11 in
Position Left-back
Club information
Current club Valencia
Number 3
Professional clubs*
Years Club Apps (goals)
2000-2005
2005-2006
2006-Present		 Athletic Bilbao
Chelsea F.C.
Valencia		 94 (13)
34 (1)
0 (0)
National team**
2004- Spain 10 (2)

* Professional club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of May 8, 2006.
** National team caps and goals correct
as of July 9, 2006.

Asier del Horno Cosgaya (born January 19, 1981 in Barakaldo, Spain) is a Basque professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Valencia and Spain.

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[edit] Club career

He 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 centre-back. However, Del Horno's pace and ability to contribute to the attack from out wide led to his being switched to left-back by the time he had arrived in the seniors for both club and country. Del Horno scored 13 goals in 94 league appearances for Bilbao. Roberto Carlos of Real Madrid, in 2005, described him as a complete, highly disciplined leftback.

In June 2005, Asier Del Horno moved to Chelsea for a fee of £8 million. He is noted, however, for his love for his team, Athletic Bilbao, and has stated his desire to return to Athletic later in his career. Del Horno won the first league championship of his career at Chelsea, as part of the Chelsea squad that finished as 2005-2006 English Premier League champions. He played 32 matches for Chelsea, scoring 1 goal, against Tottenham at White Hart Lane.

On 21 June, 2006, after agreeing personal terms with the left-back, Valencia signed Asier Del Horno to a six-year deal. Del Horno is seen as a natural replacement for Amedeo Carboni. Athletic Bilbao had expressed interest, but withdrew from further negotiations, forfeiting any further financial interest.

[edit] Spain National Team

Del Horno made his Spain debut against Scotland in September 2004. He scored the winner in a friendly against England played in Madrid two months later.

2006 World Cup

An ankle injury forced Del Horno to withdraw from the 23-man team named by Luis Aragonés to represent Spain at the 2006 World Cup in Germany. Medical staff in the RFEF alleged that Chelsea had prior knowledge of Del Horno's injury, but allowed the left back to continue playing. Del Horno's vacant position was controversially filled in by naturalised Argentinian left-back Mariano Pernia, now of Atlético Madrid.

[edit] Honours

[edit] Chelsea

[edit] External links


Valencia CF - Current Squad

1 Cañizares | 2 Miguel | 3 Del Horno | 4 Ayala | 5 Marchena | 6 Albelda | 7 Villa | 8 Baraja | 9 Morientes | 10 Angulo | 11 Regueiro | 12 Tavano | 13 Mora | 14 Vicente | 15 Joaquín | 16 Viana | 17 Navarro | 18 Jorge López | 19 Gavilán | 20 Albiol | 21 Silva | 22 Edu | 23 Torres | 24 Moretti | 25 Butelle | 26 Cerra | 27 Pablo | 28 Nacho Insa | 29 Córcoles | 30 Ñíguez | 31 Pallardó | Coach: Flores
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