Arbeloa started his career with Real Madrid, playing mostly with the reserves. In 2006 he moved to Deportivo de La Coruña, joining Liverpool after half a season and going on to appear in 98 official games over the course of three Premier League seasons. In 2009 he returned to Real Madrid, for a fee of £3,500,000.
Internationally, Arbeloa represented Spain at the 2010 World Cup, Euro 2008 and Euro 2012, winning all tournaments
 Arbeloa playing for Real Madrid in 2012 |
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Álvaro Arbeloa Coca[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 17 January 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Salamanca, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[2] | ||
| Playing position | Full back | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Real Madrid | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1995–2001 | Zaragoza | ||
| 2001–2002 | Real Madrid | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2002–2003 | Real Madrid C | ||
| 2003–2006 | Real Madrid B | 84 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | Real Madrid | 2 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Deportivo La Coruña | 20 | (0) |
| 2007–2009 | Liverpool | 66 | (2) |
| 2009– | Real Madrid | 117 | (2) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2001 | Spain U17 | 1 | (0) |
| 2001 | Spain U19 | 4 | (0) |
| 2005 | Spain U21 | 1 | (0) |
| 2008– | Spain | 56 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:56, 23 November 2013 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 02:00, 20 November 2013 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Real Madrid
Arbeloa was born in Salamanca, Castile and León, relocating with his family to Zaragoza at the age of four. He started playing football at local Real Zaragoza, joining Real Madrid's youth system at the age of 18.[5]Arbeloa spent three full seasons with Real Madrid Castilla, the reserve team, two of those spent in Segunda División B. In 2004–05 he contributed with 32 games and one goal – playoffs included – as the team returned to Segunda División after a 14-year absence; on 16 October 2004 he made his La Liga debut with the main squad, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 1–1 away draw against Real Betis.[6]
Deportivo La Coruña
On 24 July 2006, Arbeloa signed for Deportivo de La Coruña, with Real Madrid being entitled to 50% of any transfer occurring in the following three years.[7] He said of his departure: "This is a strange situation for me; I have been playing for Real Madrid for five years, since I was 16", adding "Real always has the best players. There were eight defenders in the squad, something had to give in."[8]During his six-month spell with the team from Galicia, Arbeloa featured in 21 official games, 18 of his league appearances being complete.
Liverpool
Arbeloa made his first start for the Reds against FC Barcelona, in the 2006–07 edition of the UEFA Champions League. He featured as a left-back at the Camp Nou as his stronger right foot could stop Lionel Messi who had a tendency to cut his runs towards the center of the field – Liverpool won it 2–1[12] and eventually 2–2 on aggregate, with the player also playing the full 90 minutes at Anfield.[13]
Arbeloa scored his first goal for Liverpool against Reading, on 7 April 2007.[14] He replaced Steve Finnan in the last minutes of the Champions League final, a 1–2 loss to A.C. Milan.[15]
Arbeloa's squad number changed from 2 to 17 for the 2007–08 season, due to personal preference. He cemented a first-team place in that campaign, playing 41 matches all competitions comprised as Liverpool finished in fourth position.
On 17 May 2009, in a match against West Bromwich Albion, Arbeloa was involved in an on-field clash with Liverpool teammate Jamie Carragher – the two had to be separated by Daniel Agger, Xabi Alonso, Emiliano Insúa and Pepe Reina. Carragher later explained that he clashed with Arbeloa as a moment of poor defending from the latter threatened the clean sheet, further explaining "we want to keep a clean sheet and we want Pepe to have a chance of the Golden Glove for the fourth season running"; Benítez refused to comment about the incident.[16][17]
Return to Real Madrid
On 29 July 2009, it was announced that Real Madrid and Liverpool had reached an agreement on the transfer of Arbeloa, for a fee of £5 million and a five-year contract.[18][19]After the departure of Míchel Salgado and Miguel Torres, Arbeloa was handed the number 2 jersey. He played the vast majority of his first season in his second stint as a left-back, netting his first goal on 13 February 2010 in a 3–0 away win against Xerez CD.[20] His second came in El Derbi madrileño on 28 March, scoring with his right foot past David de Gea in the 3–2 win over Atlético Madrid;[21] under new manager José Mourinho, he celebrated his 10th appearance in the Champions League with his first goal in the competition, netting from outside the penalty area in a 4–0 group stage success at AFC Ajax.[22]
In the 2011–12 campaign, due to Ricardo Carvalho's lengthy injury, Sergio Ramos was relocated to centre-back, and Arbeloa begun appearing almost exclusively on the right side of the back four. On 1 August 2012 he extended his link to the club, until June 2016.[23]
International career
Arbeloa's versatility saw him being called up for the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup and the 2010 FIFA World Cup, again as Ramos understudy. His contribution in the latter tournament, which also ended in victory, consisted of 14 minutes in the group stage against Honduras.[26]
Vicente del Bosque selected Arbeloa for the following tournament, Euro 2012: due to Carles Puyol's absence, however, he was now part of the starting XI, alongside Ramos, Gerard Piqué and Jordi Alba, with Spain only conceding once in six contests and winning the tournament.
Honours
Club
- Real Madrid
- La Liga: 2011–12
- Copa del Rey: 2010–11; Runner-up 2012–13
- Supercopa de España: 2012; Runner-up 2011
Country
- FIFA World Cup: 2010
- UEFA European Championship: 2008, 2012
- FIFA Confederations Cup: Runner-up 2013; Third-place 2009
Club statistics
- As of 27 November 2013[27]
| Club | Season | La Liga | Copa del Rey | Supercopa de España | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Castilla | 2003–04 | 22 | 0 | — | — | — | 22 | 0 | |||
| 2004–05 | 28 | 0 | — | — | — | 28 | 0 | ||||
| 2005–06 | 34 | 0 | — | — | — | 34 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 84 | 0 | — | — | — | 84 | 0 | ||||
| Real Madrid | 2004–05 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Deportivo | 2006–07 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Total | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | ||
| Season | Premier League | FA Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Liverpool | 2006–07 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 1 |
| 2007–08 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 41 | 0 | |
| 2008–09 | 29 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 43 | 1 | |
| Total | 66 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 98 | 2 | |
| Club | Season | La Liga | Copa del Rey | Supercopa de España | Europe | Total | |||||
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Real Madrid | 2009–10 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | 38 | 2 | |
| 2010–11 | 26 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | 9 | 1 | 43 | 1 | ||
| 2011–12 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 38 | 0 | |
| 2012–13 | 25 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 40 | 0 | |
| 2013–14 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 1 | 14 | 1 | ||
| Total | 117 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 2 | 172 | 4 | |
| Career total | 289 | 4 | 24 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 60 | 2 | 378 | 6 | |
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