Álvaro Arbeloa

Álvaro Arbeloa
Arbeloa in 2018
Personal information
Full name Álvaro Arbeloa Coca
Date of birth (1983-01-17) 17 January 1983
Place of birth Salamanca, Spain
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Full-back
Team information
Current team
Real Madrid B (manager)
Youth career
1995–2001 Zaragoza
2001–2002 Real Madrid
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2003 Real Madrid C 16 (0)
2003–2006 Real Madrid B 84 (0)
2004–2006 Real Madrid 2 (0)
2006–2007 Deportivo La Coruña 20 (0)
2007–2009 Liverpool 66 (2)
2009–2016 Real Madrid 153 (3)
2016–2017 West Ham United 3 (0)
Total 344 (5)
International career
2001 Spain U17 1 (0)
2001 Spain U19 4 (0)
2005 Spain U21 1 (0)
2008–2013 Spain 56 (0)
Managerial career
2020–2025 Real Madrid (youth)
2025– Real Madrid B
Medal record
Representing  Spain
FIFA World Cup
Winner2010 South Africa
UEFA European Championship
Winner2008 Austria-Switzerland
Winner2012 Poland-Ukraine
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Álvaro Arbeloa Coca (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈalβaɾo aɾβeˈloa ˈkoka]; born 17 January 1983) is a Spanish former footballer, currently manager of Real Madrid Castilla. He predominantly played as a right-back, and occasionally on the left side.

He started his professional career with Real Madrid, playing mostly with the reserves. In 2006 he moved to Deportivo, joining Liverpool after half a season and going on to appear in 98 official matches over three Premier League seasons. In 2009, he returned to Real Madrid for a fee of £5 million, spending seven years there and winning eight major titles, including the 2011–12 edition of La Liga and two Champions League titles.

Arbeloa earned 56 caps for Spain, representing the country at the 2010 World Cup, Euro 2008 and Euro 2012 and winning all three tournaments.