Miguel Albiol

Miguel Albiol

Personal information
Full name	Miguel Albiol Tortajada
Date of birth	2 September 1981 (1981-09-02) (age 30)
Place of birth	Vilamarxant, Spain
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Murcia
Number	18
Youth career
	Ribarroja
	Valencia
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2001–2003	Valencia B	52	(8)
2002–2003	Valencia	1	(0)
2003	→ Murcia (loan)	19	(0)
2003–2004	Recreativo	37	(0)
2004–2009	Rayo Vallecano	178	(17)
2009–	Murcia	60	(4)
National team
1999	Spain U17	3	(0)
2001	Spain U20	1	(0)
2002	Spain U21	2	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16 October 2011. † Appearances (Goals).

This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Albiol and the second or maternal family name is Tortajada.

Miguel Albiol Tortajada (born 2 September 1981) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Real Murcia in the Spanish second division, mainly as a right midfielder.

He is the older brother of Raúl Albiol, who represented with success Valencia (both were groomed there), Real Madrid and the national team.

Football career

Born in Vilamarxant, Camp de Túria, Valencian Community, Albiol was a product of hometown Valencia CF's youth ranks, as younger brother Raúl after him, and played once with its first team, during 2002–03's La Liga. He finished that season in the second division with Real Murcia, featuring regularly en route to the club's promotion.

Released by the Che, he spent a further year with Recreativo de Huelva (also second level), then had a steady period with Rayo Vallecano, being instrumental in the Madrid side's 2008 promotion to level two, after four consecutive playoff failures.

In July 2009, apparently after having everything arranged with Hércules CF,^[1] Albiol agreed on a return move to Murcia, signing for three years.^[2]

References

1. ^ Albiol, dos años (Albiol, two years) (Spanish)
2. ^ Mercado: Miguel Albiol vuelve al Murcia (Transfer market: Miguel Albiol returns to Murcia (Spanish)

External links

• BDFutbol profile
• Futbolme profile (Spanish)
• Transfermarkt profile

Persondata
Name	Albiol, Miguel
Alternative names
Short description	Footballer
Date of birth	2 September 1981
Place of birth	Vilamarxant, Spain
Date of death
Place of death