Roberto Solozábal

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Roberto Solozábal
Personal information
Full name	Roberto Solozábal Villanueva
Date of birth	(1969-09-15) 15 September 1969
Place of birth	Madrid, Spain
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position	Centre back
Youth career
	Atlético Madrid
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1987–1989	Atlético Madrileño
1989–1997	Atlético Madrid	231	(3)
1997–2000	Betis	42	(0)
Total		273	(3)
National team
1987–1988	Spain U18	8	(0)
1988–1989	Spain U19	2	(0)
1989–1990	Spain U20	5	(0)
1989–1991	Spain U21	4	(0)
1991–1992	Spain U23	12	(1)
1991–1993	Spain	12	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Olympic medal record
Competitor for Spain
Men's Football
Gold	1992 Barcelona	Team Competition

This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Solozábal and the second or maternal family name is Villanueva.

Roberto Solozábal Villanueva (born 15 September 1969) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a central defender.

Club career

A product of local Atlético Madrid's youth system, Madrid-born Solozábal represented the first team from 1989–97, his debut being on 2 September 1989 in a 3–1 away win against Valencia CF (90 minutes played). Other than his first season – ten appearances – he never played in less than 18 La Liga games during his eight-year spell.

During 1995–96 Solózabal formed a solid centre-back partnership with another Colchonero youth graduate, Juan Manuel López, as the capital side achieved an historic double, with the former featuring in 40 league matches.

After leaving Atlético, Solozábal represented fellow top-divisioner Real Betis. In his last season, where the Andalusian club was relegated, he ultimately took it to court for lack of payment in a suit which lasted several years, with the player having already retired.

International career

Solozábal was part of the Spanish side that won the gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, and also received 12 full caps in two years, the first coming on 17 April 1991 in a 0–2 friendly loss to Romania, in Cáceres.

Honours

Club

Atlético Madrid

Country

Summer Olympics: 1992

External links

BDFutbol profile
National team data
Betisweb stats and bio (Spanish)
Roberto Solozábal at National-Football-Teams.com
Roberto Solozábal – FIFA competition record

v t e Spain football squad – 1992 Summer Olympics – Gold Medalists

1 Cañizares 2 Ferrer 3 Lasa 4 Solozábal 5 López 6 Villabona 7 Amavisca 8 Luis Enrique 9 Guardiola 10 Abelardo 11 Manjarín 12 Paqui 13 Toni 14 Vidal 15 Soler 16 Miguel 17 Berges 18 Pinilla 19 Kiko 20 Alfonso Coach: Miera

Persondata
Name	Solozabal, Roberto
Alternative names
Short description	Spanish footballer
Date of birth	15 September 1969
Place of birth	Madrid, Spain
Date of death
Place of death

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