Albert Riera

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Albert Riera

Full name	Albert Riera Ortega
Date of birth	April 15, 1982 (1982-04-15) (age 26)
Place of birth	Manacor, Spain
Height	1.87 cm
Playing position	Left midfielder/winger
Club information
Current club	RCD Espanyol
Number	11
Youth clubs
1999–2000	Mallorca B
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2000–2003 2003–2005 2005– 2006	RCD Mallorca Girondins Bordeaux RCD Espanyol →Manchester City (loan)	46 (6) 39 (5) 72 (8) 15 (1)
National team²
2007-	Spain	5 (1)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of July 10, 2006. ² National team caps and goals correct as of June 6, 2008. * Appearances (Goals)

Albert Riera Ortega (born April 15, 1982 in Manacor) is a Spanish footballer who currently plays for RCD Espanyol.

1 Club career
2 International career
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Club career

Riera, a left-sided midfielder, started his career in 2000 with RCD Mallorca, winning a Copa del Rey medal in 2003. In the summer of 2003 he moved to Bordeaux, where he was a first team regular for two seasons. In 2005 he moved to RCD Espanyol, but was unable to establish himself in the first team, and in January 2006 he moved on loan to Manchester City, making his debut in a 3-1 Manchester derby win over Manchester United. Manchester City were unable to agree a fee for Riera and he returned to Espanyol for the 2006-07 season. During that season, which included an almost 100% successful run in the UEFA Cup (Espanyol lost on penalties to Sevilla FC, with Riera scoring in regulation time) Riera displayed a vast array of skills.

Riera has since voiced his discontent at RCD Espanyol and expressed his wish to leave the club. ^[1] Liverpool F.C. have been strongly linked with the player, though a recent bid of £9.5m plus Sebastian Leto failed.^[2]

[edit] International career

Riera won his first senior cap for Spain national football team on October 13th 2007, when he scored a spectacular goal from outside the box against Denmark, in a 3-1 Euro 2008 qualifier away win.