Miguel Albiol
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Miguel Albiol Tortajada | ||
| Date of birth | 2 September 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Vilamarxant, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Murcia | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Ribarroja | |||
| Valencia | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1999–2003 | Valencia B | 81 | (8) |
| 2002–2003 | Valencia | 1 | (0) |
| 2003 | → Murcia (loan) | 19 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | Recreativo | 37 | (0) |
| 2004–2009 | Rayo Vallecano | 190 | (18) |
| 2009– | Murcia | 99 | (5) |
| National team | |||
| 1999 | Spain U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2001 | Spain U20 | 1 | (0) |
| 2002 | Spain U21 | 2 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 9 June 2013. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Miguel Albiol Tortajada (born 2 September 1981) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Real Murcia in Segunda División, mainly as a right midfielder.
He is the older brother of Raúl Albiol, who represented with success Valencia (both were groomed there), Real Madrid and the national team.[1]
Football career
Born in Vilamarxant, Valencian Community, Albiol was a product of hometown Valencia CF's youth ranks, as younger brother Raúl after him, and played once with its first team, during 2002–03's La Liga. He finished that season in the second division with Real Murcia, featuring regularly en route to the club's promotion.
Released by the Che, Albiol spent a further year with Recreativo de Huelva (also second level), then had a steady period with Rayo Vallecano, being instrumental in the Madrid side's 2008 promotion to division two after four consecutive playoff failures
In July 2009, apparently after having everything arranged with Hércules CF,[2] Albiol agreed on a return move to Murcia, signing for three years.[3] He appeared in 30 games in his first season (22 starts, 2.200 minutes of play), in a relegation-ending second division campaign.
References
- ↑ RealAlbiol: "Mourinho nos ha dado carácter. Día a día demuestra lo gran entrenador que es" (RealAlbiol: "Mourinho has built our character. Every day he shows the great manager he is"); Real Madrid's official website, 17 November 2011 (Spanish)
- ↑ Albiol, dos años (Albiol, two years); Diario Información, 3 July 2009 (Spanish)
- ↑ Mercado: Miguel Albiol vuelve al Murcia (Transfer market: Miguel Albiol returns to Murcia); Goal.com, 7 July 2009 (Spanish)
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