In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Albelda and the second or maternal family name is Aliqués.
David Albelda
Albelda as a Valencia player (2010)
Personal information
Full name
David Albelda Aliqués[1]
Date of birth
(1977-09-01) 1 September 1977 (age 46)[2]
Place of birth
La Pobla Llarga, Spain[1]
Height
1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)[1]
Position(s)
Defensive midfielder
Youth career
1992–1995
Alzira
Senior career*
Years
Team
Apps
(Gls)
1995–1996
Valencia B
31
(4)
1995–2013
Valencia
351
(6)
1996–1997
→ Villarreal (loan)
34
(0)
1998–1999
→ Villarreal (loan)
35
(2)
Total
451
(12)
International career
1996
Spain U18
8
(0)
1997
Spain U20
5
(1)
1998–2000
Spain U21
12
(1)
2000
Spain U23
6
(0)
2001–2008
Spain
51
(0)
Managerial career
2019–2021
Atzeneta
Medal record
Representing Spain
Men's Football
2000 Sydney
Team Competition
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
David Albelda Aliqués (Spanish pronunciation:[daˈβiðalˈβeldaaliˈkes]; born 1 September 1977) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.[3] He is currently a manager.
He played mainly for local Valencia during his extensive professional career, being team captain for over a decade and appearing in 480 competitive matches.[4]
A Spanish international in the 2000s, Albelda won 51 caps for the country, representing it in two World Cups and at Euro 2004.
^ abc"David ALBELDA Aliqués". El Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 March 2020.
^Casado, Edu (6 September 2019). "Qué fue de… David Albelda: leyenda del Valencia con fama de leñero en Madrid" [What happened to… David Albelda: Valencia legend with a hacker reputation in Madrid]. 20 minutos (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 March 2020.
^"David Albelda". BBC Sport. 29 May 2002. Retrieved 31 December 2012.
^Valle, Conrado (26 May 2013). "La noche del dorsal '6': de Puchades a David Albelda" [The night of the number '6': from Puchades to David Albelda]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 June 2013.
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