Iván Helguera
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Helguera with Real Madrid in 2003 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Iván Helguera Bujía | ||
| Date of birth | 28 March 1975 | ||
| Place of birth | Santander, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Racing Santander | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1994–1995 | Racing B | 4 | (0) |
| 1995 | Revilla | ||
| 1995–1996 | Manchego | 13 | (2) |
| 1996–1997 | Albacete | 14 | (2) |
| 1997–1998 | Roma | 8 | (0) |
| 1998–1999 | Espanyol | 37 | (2) |
| 1999–2007 | Real Madrid | 229 | (18) |
| 2007–2008 | Valencia | 25 | (1) |
| Total | 330 | (25) | |
| International career | |||
| 1998–2004 | Spain | 47 | (3) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2020 | Las Rozas | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Iván Helguera Bujía (Spanish pronunciation: [iˈβan elˈɣeɾa βuˈxi.a]; born 28 March 1975) is a Spanish former professional footballer.
Playing as either a central defender or defensive midfielder, with both good defensive and offensive skills, he represented five clubs during his professional career, notably Real Madrid – achieving team success as an important player – and Valencia. In his early 20s, he also had an unassuming abroad spell with Roma, going on to amass La Liga totals of 291 games and 21 goals over 11 seasons.
A Spanish international on nearly 50 occasions, Helguera represented the country at the 2002 World Cup and in two European Championships.