Arnau Caldenteny Riera
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Arnau Caldenteny Riera | |
| Date of birth | October 1, 1981 (age 25) | |
| Place of birth | Manacor, Mallorca, Spain | |
| Nickname | Arnau Vieira | |
| Playing position | Midfielder | |
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| Current club | Sunderland | |
| Number | 19 | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| Real Mallorca → Mataro (loan) |
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| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 2004-2006 2006- 2006 |
FC Barcelona B Sunderland → Southend United (loan) |
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Arnau Caldenteny Riera (who prefers to be called Arnau) (Pronounced "Ar-Now") (born October 1, 1981) is a Spanish footballer. He currently plays for Championship side Sunderland.
Arnau signed for Sunderland on a free transfer on August 11, 2006 from Barcelona B, and made his debut in the 3-1 defeat to Southend at Roots Hall on August 19, 2006.Was sent off 3 minutes into his carling cup debut against Bury F.C which sunderland lost 1-0 at Gigg Lane.
He was born in Manacor, Majorca and can play in a defensive or offensive midfield position.
He played for Real Mallorca's youth team aged 18 and played for Balearic Island selection U17 when they were champions of Spain.
Aged 18, he moved to Mataro (on loan from Mallorca) in Spain's Second Division B. A year later he moved to Barcelona ‘B’ where he was an ever present in the side which won the league in 2000. He stayed with Barca until 2006 and trained with first team in Peralada in 2004.
He made sub appearances for first team in 2004-05. He also played with first team in friendlies v Marseille 04/05, China 03/04, Shaktar Donetsk 03/04.
After falling out of favour at Sunderland, and struggling to establish himself in the first team, Riera joined Southend United on a months loan, the team against which he made his Sunderland debut. As of January 2007 Arnau returned to Sunderland AFC.
[edit] Outside of Football
In 2003, Arnau acted as an extra in the 2003 Hollywood version of The Italian Job. Ironically Arnau is now known to drive a mini himself.[citation needed]
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| Sunderland A.F.C. - Current Squad |
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2 Wright | 3 Simpson | 4 Evans | 5 Cunningham | 7 Edwards | 8 Whitehead | 9 Stokes | 10 Elliott | 11 Murphy | 12 Nosworthy | 13 Ward | 14 T. Miller | 15 Collins | 16 Hysén | 17 Welsh | 18 Mocquet | 19 Arnau | 20 John | 22 Clarke | 23 Leadbitter | 24 Carson | 27 Varga | 28 Kavanagh | 29 Hartley | 30 Richardson | 31 Connolly | 32 Fülöp | 33 Wallace | 34 Yorke | 36 L. Miller | Manager: Keane |
