spanish football player

Valdés and the second or maternal family name is Arribas. In this spanish mention, the foremost or agnate surname isand the second or maternal family name is Víctor Valdés Arribas ( spanish pronunciation : [ ˈbiktoɾ βalˈdes aˈriβas ] ; born 14 January 1982 ) is a spanish football bus and erstwhile professional player, who played as a goalkeeper. Valdés was considered fiercely competitive and demand, demonstrating capital mental persuasiveness and concentration to be alarm during long spells of ball domination, and was superb at one-on-ones. [ 3 ]

He spent most of his professional career with Barcelona in La Liga, and is regarded as one of the best goalkeepers in the golf club ‘s history, having appeared in 535 official games for the clubhouse and won 21 major titles, notably six La Liga titles and three UEFA Champions League championships. Valdés besides won the Zamora Trophy a record five times. He presently holds the club records as goalkeeper with most appearances in the league and in official competition, breaking Andoni Zubizarreta ‘s records during the 2011–12 season. After leaving Barcelona at the end of his narrow in July 2014, he joined Manchester United in January 2015. He played rarely at United, and after a brief loan at Standard Liège, he moved on to Middlesbrough. After being released by Middlesbrough at the end of the 2016–17 season, Valdés retired from professional football. Valdés made his wide international debut in 2010 and earned 20 external caps. He was character of the Spain squads which won the 2010 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2012, and besides finished second at the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup .

early career [edit ]

Born in L’Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Catalonia, Valdés started his career with FC Barcelona ‘s youth team when he joined from Peña Cinco Copas on 1 July 1992. That September, he moved with his family to Tenerife and had to leave the club, but returned three years late. After returning, he made immediate progress through the youth teams .

Club career [edit ]

Barcelona [edit ]

Valdés made his first gear team debut against Legia Warszawa in the third gear qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League on 14 August 2002. [ 4 ] The early part of the 2002–03 season saw Valdés play deputy to Argentine international Roberto Bonano, but the arrival of Radomir Antić as the new director in January 2003 saw even first-team opportunities for Valdés. In the 2003–04 season, he emerged as first-choice goalkeeper, and in the 2004–05 season, he played in about all of Barcelona ‘s matches, helping Barcelona to their first league title in six years. He besides won the Zamora Trophy as the best goalkeeper in Spain that season. In the 2005–06 temper, Valdés helped Barça to the continental doubling in Europe. He played a big separate in Barça ‘s 2005–06 UEFA Champions League winning campaign and in the final against Arsenal, he denied Thierry Henry doubly from point-blank image to help his side win 2–1 at the Stade de France. His efforts saw him singled out for praise from Barcelona director at that meter Frank Rijkaard. The “ Zamora ” claim, however, eluded him, as Valdés came third base after Santiago Cañizares and the winner, José Manuel Pinto .
Valdés playing for Barcelona during a match against Mallorca in 2007 On 17 June 2007, in the last match of La Liga, Valdés matched a goalkeeping record held by former Barcelona goalkeeper Andoni Zubizarreta by starting, and never being substituted, in all 38 matches of the La Liga season. [ 5 ]

“ For me, Valdes is the best in the world. When Barça need calm, he transmits that. He besides has bang-up capacity and handle. ”

Former Paraguay external goalkeeper José Luis Chilavert, February 2012 [ 6 ]
Valdés set the Barcelona clubhouse phonograph record for not conceding a goal in european contest with a clean sheet against Rangers on 7 November 2007, which saw him re-write the Barça record books after not conceding a goal for 466 minutes. [ 7 ] Valdés was beaten twice by Lyon captain Juninho through a 45-yard exempt complain and a former punishment kick at the Stade de Gerland, ending his stripe. [ 8 ] In the 2006–07 and 2007–08 seasons, however, Barça failed to win a major trophy. On 3 February 2008, Valdés captained Barcelona for the first time in a 1-0 league win at dwelling against Osasuna. On 1 April 2008, Valdés made his 250th appearance for Barcelona. On 27 May 2009, Barcelona beat Manchester United 2–0 in the 2009 UEFA Champions League Final at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome to complete an unprecedented soprano of La Liga, Champions League, and Copa del Rey. In the match, Valdés made two saves from attempts by Cristiano Ronaldo in both halves. In the foremost half, he saved a long-range complimentary kick, and in the second base half, he saved the other from Ronaldo, coming from a tight fish following a low hybrid from bulgarian striker Dimitar Berbatov .
Valdés playing for Barcelona in 2012 On 16 May 2010, Valdés won his fourth league title as Barcelona clinched a second consecutive Spanish league deed with Pep Guardiola ‘s side, ending the season with 99 points. [ 9 ] On 29 August 2011, Valdés played his 410th match with Barcelona and equaled Andoni Zubizarreta ‘s record as Barcelona ‘s goalkeeper with the most appearances. [ 10 ]

“ For me, the three best goalkeepers in the global are Casillas, Buffon, and Valdes. ”

former Real Madrid goalkeeper Bodo Illgner, February 2013 [ 11 ]
In 2012, Valdés made a goalkeeping error against Real Madrid in the Supercopa de España that culminated in Ángel Di María scoring a decisive goal and narrowing down Barcelona ‘s two-goal advantage. real Madrid went on to win the Super Cup in the second branch at the Santiago Bernabéu. On 1 May 2013, in a 3–0 Champions League semi-final loss to Bayern Munich at Camp Nou, Valdés made his hundredth appearance in the rival, becoming the 17th player to do therefore. [ 12 ] Later that calendar month, Valdés announced that he would not renew his Barcelona shrink, which was due to expire at the end of the 2013–14 season. He cited the atmospheric pressure of representing the golf club and stated that he had declared his wish to leave early enough for the cabaret to find a replacement. [ 13 ]

On 26 March 2014, in a 3–0 victory against Celta Vigo, Valdés tore his anterior cruciate ligament in the 22nd moment of the catch and was substituted off, and was ruled out for the rest of the season, ending his Barcelona career and ruling him out of the 2014 FIFA World Cup. [ 14 ]

manchester United [edit ]

In January 2014, prior to the decision of his contract with Barcelona, Valdés signed a pre-contract agreement to join Ligue 1 side Monaco at the end of the season ; however, Valdés ‘ injury led to Monaco pulling out of the agreement. [ 15 ] On 23 October 2014, Manchester United offered Valdés the find to complete his reclamation from a knee wound and to work his way back to fitness with the baseball club. [ 16 ] He was offered a abridge in January 2015, [ 17 ] and on 8 January signed an 18-month deal, with the option of a far year, as accompaniment for compatriot David de Gea. [ 18 ] As part of a compensation box for reneging on their deal with Valdés, Monaco agreed to pay the remainder between the £150,000 weekly engage he stood to earn with them and the lower wage offered by Manchester United. [ 19 ] Valdés played his first base catch since his knee injury on 26 January, featuring for United ‘s Under-21 team in a 2–1 dwelling winnings over Liverpool. Before the game, he gave a team speak based on the teachings of his erstwhile director Guardiola. [ 20 ] He made his first-team debut on 17 May against Arsenal at Old Trafford, replacing the injure De Gea for the final examination 16 minutes and conceding an own goal by Tyler Blackett for a 1–1 draw. [ 21 ] A week subsequently he made his beginning startle for the team in their survive game of the season away to Hull City, keeping a clean sheet in a scoreless draw which relegated the opponents. [ 22 ] On 15 July 2015, Manchester United coach Louis vanguard Gaal announced that Valdés had been placed on the transfer list after it was claimed he had refused to play in a reserve crippled. [ 23 ] The following month, he was not given a team number for the approaching season. [ 24 ] A transportation to Turkey ‘s Beşiktaş fell through as personal terms could not be agreed. [ 25 ] Despite subsequently being named in Manchester United ‘s Premier League squad, [ 26 ] reports confirmed Valdés was only named to conform to Premier League rules and not being offered a means back. [ 27 ] [ 28 ] [ 29 ]

Standard Liège [edit ]

On 23 January 2016, Manchester United announced that Valdés would be moving to Belgian club Standard Liège on a six-month lend batch. [ 30 ] He made his debut a week late in a 2–0 gain at OH Leuven in the belgian Pro League. [ 31 ] On 20 March, Valdés won the 2016 belgian Cup Final, beating Club Brugge 2–1. [ 32 ] His loanword spell was cut short on 29 April after the club decided to allow more youth players the opportunity to play in games at the end of the season. [ 33 ]

Middlesbrough [edit ]

On 7 July 2016, Valdés signed a biennial deal on a free transfer at Premier League newcomers Middlesbrough, managed by compatriot Aitor Karanka. [ 34 ] On 13 August 2016, Valdés made his debut in a 1–1 draw against Stoke City. [ 35 ] On 22 October 2016, Valdés kept his first clean sheet of the season in a 0–0 puff against Arsenal. [ 36 ] The club entered the delegating partition in March 2017 after a 2–0 loss to Stoke City, [ 37 ] with Karanka sacked late that calendar month. [ 38 ] [ 39 ] Valdés, a well as colleague goalkeeper Brad Guzan, left the club on 1 July 2017. [ 40 ] [ 41 ] Although he had offers from several clubs in Spain to prolong his career, Valdés retired from professional football in August 2017 ; [ 42 ] after remaining without a club for the first half of the 2017–18 season, he former confirmed his official retirement in January 2018. [ 43 ]

International career [edit ]

On 16 August 2005, Valdés was called up for a friendly plot against Uruguay, but did not take the battlefield. [ 44 ] After being overlooked by versatile coaches of the spanish home side for several years, [ 45 ] [ 46 ] on 20 May 2010, he was included by Vicente del Bosque in Spain ‘s final 23-man police squad for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa as the second-choice goalkeeper behind captain Iker Casillas wearing the count 12 shirt. [ 47 ] On 3 June 2010, Valdés earned his first cap, starting in a friendly match between Spain and South Korea at Tivoli-Neu in Innsbruck, Austria. [ 48 ] Valdés was partially of the spanish squads that won the 2010 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2012, despite not playing in either tournament. He was besides in the Spanish police squad which reached the final of the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup in Brazil. His lone appearance in a major tournament came in their death group game, keeping a clean sheet in a 3–0 acquire over Nigeria at the Estádio Castelão in Fortaleza. [ 49 ]

dash of play [edit ]

In his premier, Valdés was considered to be a successful and by and large high timbre goalkeeper, albeit reasonably inconsistent, and is regarded as one of Barcelona ‘s best ever goalkeepers. [ 45 ] [ 50 ] [ 51 ] An authoritative presence in the area, with good reflexes, handling, put, and shot-stopping abilities, he was known for his agility and composure in goal, american samoa well as his ability to produce decisive saves, in particular after not being tested for long stretches of time ; however, he was besides prone to errors on occasion, in particular in his early career. [ 52 ] [ 53 ] In addition to his goalkeeping abilities, he was known in especial for his vision, footwork, distribution, control and skill with the ball at his feet, which enabled him to play the ball out on the ground or launch an attack from the back ; throughout his career, he besides stood out for his intelligence, ability to read the game, and his speed and courage when coming off his credit line to claim the ball on the ground in one on one situations, and besides excelled at anticipating opponents outside his area who had beaten the offside trap, and frequently functioned as a sweeper-keeper. [ 50 ] [ 51 ] [ 54 ] [ 55 ]

Coaching career [edit ]

On 1 June 2018, Valdés returned to football as a coach by acquiring his UEFA Pro Licence aboard compatriots such as Xavi, Raúl and Xabi Alonso. [ 56 ] Valdés started coaching amateur side ED Moratalaz ‘s youth ranks, where he achieved two regional titles. [ 57 ] On 19 July 2019, Valdés returned to Barcelona to coach its Juvenil A english. [ 58 ] His return, however, was ephemeral, as he was sacked on 7 October due to a private scandal with La Masia director Patrick Kluivert. [ 59 ] Despite dismissal, Valdés returned to the touchline in May 2020, when he was appointed the coach of UA Horta. [ 60 ] He left in January 2021 in decree to ‘focus on Joan Laporta ‘s presidential project ‘ as reported by El Mundo Deportivo. Laporta ‘s idea is to make Valdes function of the new display panel if he wins the presidential election in March 2021. [ 61 ]

personal life [edit ]

Valdés was born to José Manuel Valdés and Águeda Arribas and has two brothers, Ricardo and Álvaro. He married his long-time partner, colombian mannequin Yolanda Cardona, in June 2017. [ citation needed ] The couple have two sons, Dylan and Kai, and a daughter, Vera. [ 62 ]

career statistics [edit ]

golf club [edit ]

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International [edit ]

National team Year Apps Goals
Spain[67] 2010 3 0
2011 4 0
2012 3 0
2013 9 0
2014 1 0
Total 20 0

Honours [edit ]

golf club [edit ]

Valdés celebrating with Barcelona team-mates after winning the 2011 FIFA Club World Cup Barcelona [ 68 ]
Standard Liège

International [edit ]

Spain [ 70 ]

individual [edit ]

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