Víctor Valdés Football player

Víctor Valdés i Arribas (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈbiktoɾ βalˈdes aˈriβas]; born 14 January 1982) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for English club Manchester United.He spent most of his professional career with FC Barcelona in La Liga, and is regarded as one of the best goalkeepers in the club's history, having appeared in more than 500 official games for his club and won 21 major titles, notably six La Liga titles and three UEFA Champions League championships. Valdés also has won the Zamora Trophy a record five times. He currently 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 contract in July 2014, he joined Manchester United in January 2015.Valdés made his full international debut in 2010 and earned 20 international caps. He was part of the Spanish squads which won the 2010 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2012.

Personal facts

Víctor Valdés
Birth dateJanuary 14, 1982
Birth place
L'Hospitalet de Llobregat , Spain national football team
Height (meters)1.83

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Football player

position
Goalkeeper (association football)
teams
Spain national under-18 football team
FC Barcelona
AS Monaco FC
CD Tenerife
FC Barcelona C
FC Barcelona B
Spain national under-19 football team
Spain national under-20 football team

Víctor Valdés on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.bdfutbol.com/en/j/j2595.html
  2. http://www.bdfutbol.com/en/p/j2595.html?cat=SEL
  3. http://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/staff/players/v-valdes/biography
  4. http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/southafrica2010/players/player=217839/index.html