Xavi Valero
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Xavi Valero | ||
Personal information | ||
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Full name | Vincente Xavier Valero Verchili[1] | |
Date of birth | February 28, 1973 | |
Place of birth | Castellón de la Plana, Spain | |
Playing position | Goalkeeper | |
Club information | ||
Current club | Liverpool (Goalkeeper Coach) |
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Senior clubs1 | ||
Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
1995-1996 1996-1997 1997-2000 2000-2002 2002-2003 2003-2004 2004-2005 2005 |
Castellón Mallorca Logroñés Castellón Real Murcia Córdoba Real Murcia Wrexham |
3 (0) |
1 Senior club appearances and goals |
Xavi Valero (born 28 February 1973 in Castellón de la Plana),[2] is a former Spanish Goalkeeper, now the goal keeping coach at English Premier League side Liverpool
After a playing career with Castellón, Mallorca, Logroñés (where he worked with Jose Ochotorena), Real Murcia, Córdoba; and a short spell with Wrexham,[3] to improve his English language speaking (learnt at the University of Castellón).
After retiring from playing, Valero took his coaching badges, gaining a Masters in Goalkeeper Coaching from the Spanish Football Federation RFEF and a Master of Sports Psychology UNED in Madrid.[4]
After Jose Ochotorena decided to return to Spain to work with Valencia, Rafael Benitez appointed Valero head goalkeeping coach of Liverpool in July 2007.[4]