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Víctor Valdés

1982 - Today

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Víctor Valdés Arribas (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈbiɣtoɾ βalˈdes aˈriβas]; born 14 January 1982) is a Spanish football coach and former professional player who played as a goalkeeper. He spent most of his professional career with Barcelona in La Liga appearing in 535 official games whilst winning 21 major titles. Internationally he was also part of the Spain squads which won the 2010 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2012. Regarded as one of the best goalkeepers of his generation, Valdés also went on to play for Manchester United, Standard Liège and Middlesbrough. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Víctor Valdés is the 629th most popular soccer player (down from 533rd in 2019), the 599th most popular biography from Spain (up from 607th in 2019) and the 42nd most popular Spanish Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Víctor Valdés ranks 629 out of 21,273Before him are Javier Clemente, Michel Hidalgo, Yoshio Kikugawa, Preben Elkjær, Hidetoshi Nakata, and Tofiq Bahramov. After him are Werner Leimgruber, Mark van Bommel, John Connelly, Bernd Hölzenbein, Erwin Koeman, and Rabah Madjer.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1982, Víctor Valdés ranks 15Before him are Pepe Reina, Petr Čech, Eddie Redmayne, Sultan Kösen, Mikel Arteta, and Matt Smith. After him are Kirsten Dunst, Thiago Motta, Layal Abboud, Princess Madeleine, Duchess of Hälsingland and Gästrikland, Pete Buttigieg, and Hyun Bin.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Víctor Valdés ranks 599 out of 3,355Before him are Francisco Hernández de Córdoba (1475), José Antonio Aguirre (1904), Caterina Albert (1869), Javier Clemente (1950), Fernán González of Castile (910), and Josep Pla (1897). After him are Adelina Patti (1843), Fernando Arrabal (1932), Francisco Herrera the Elder (1576), Ramon Casas (1866), Victoria Abril (1959), and Diego, Prince of Asturias (1575).

Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Spain

Among soccer players born in Spain, Víctor Valdés ranks 42Before him are Estanislau Basora (1926), Míchel (1963), Luis del Sol (1935), José Ángel Iribar (1943), Cesc Fàbregas (1987), and Javier Clemente (1950). After him are Gerard Piqué (1987), Álvaro Morata (1992), Roberto Martínez (1973), Isidro Lángara (1912), Luis Molowny (1925), and Lorenzo Fernández (1900).