Miguel Albiol

Miguel Albiol Tortajada (Valencian pronunciation: [miˈkɛl albiˈɔl]; born 2 September 1981) is a Spanish retired footballer who played mainly as a right midfielder.

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Albiol and the second or maternal family name is Tortajada.

Miguel Albiol
Personal information
Full name Miguel Albiol Tortajada
Date of birth (1981-09-02) 2 September 1981
Place of birth Vilamarxant, Spain
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
Playing position(s) Midfielder
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)
2009–2015 Murcia 135 (6)
Total 463 (32)
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

During a 16-year professional career, he amassed Segunda División totals of 178 matches and two goals during seven seasons, in representation of three clubs. In La Liga, he appeared for Valencia.

Club 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.[1] 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. He was instrumental in the latter 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 – which ended in second tier relegation.

Personal life

Albiol's younger brother, Raúl, was also a footballer. He represented with success Valencia, Real Madrid and the Spain national team.[4][5]

References
  1. "El Valencia gana un 'derby' sin rival" [Valencia win opposition-free derby]. El Mundo (in Spanish). 14 December 2002. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  2. "Albiol, dos años" [Albiol, two years]. Diario Información (in Spanish). 3 July 2009. Retrieved 13 November 2009.
  3. "Mercado: Miguel Albiol vuelve al Murcia" [Market: Miguel Albiol returns to Murcia] (in Spanish). Goal. 7 July 2009. Retrieved 13 November 2009.
  4. "Los hermanos Albiol frente a frente" [The Albiol brothers face to face]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 26 October 2010. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  5. "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"] (in Spanish). Real Madrid C.F. 17 November 2011. Archived from the original on 8 September 2012. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
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