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My Take
Arbeloa's story appeals to the romantic in me: a Real Madrid academy product who had to leave home, prove himself at Liverpool, and earn his way back, and who now sits in the head coach's chair at the very club that once let him go. He was never the most gifted player on any pitch he stood on, which is precisely why his career impresses me; positional discipline, tactical intelligence, and an unglamorous willingness to fight made him a fixture for club and country. Players like him often become the best coaches, because they had to understand the game to survive it. I am genuinely curious to watch his next act.
Overview
Álvaro Arbeloa Coca (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈalβaɾo aɾβeˈloa ˈkoka]; born 17 January 1983) is a Spanish former professional footballer, who is the head coach of La Liga club Real Madrid. He predominantly played as a right-back, and occasionally on the left side. He started his career with Real Madrid, playing mostly with the reserves.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Álvaro Arbeloa
- Name (Japanese)
- アルバロ・アルベロア
- Reading
- あるばろ・あるべろあ
- Born
- January 17, 1983 (age 43)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Capricorn / Boar
- Origin
- Salamanca, Province of Salamanca, Spain
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 184 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- association football player / association football coach
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.