Xavi Valero

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Xavi Valero
Personal information
Full name Flag of Spain Vincente Xavier Valero Verchili[1]
Date of birth February 28, 1973 (1973-02-28) (age 35)
Place of birth    Castellón de la Plana, Spain
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club Liverpool
(Goalkeeper Coach)
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
counted for the domestic league only.
* Appearances (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]

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