Rubén Baraja

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Rubén Baraja Vegas (Spanish pronunciation: [ruˈβem baˈɾaxa]; born 11 July 1975) is a Spanish retired footballer, currently a manager. A complete central midfielder with good tackling, technique, and offensive qualities, together with accurate passing and goalscoring ability, he played mostly for Valencia during a 17-year professional career, being an essential figure in five of the club's major titles, which included two La Liga championships. Baraja was also a consistent part of the Spain national team for five years, appearing in one World Cup and one European Championship and winning 43 caps. He began work as a head coach in 2015 and was hired by Valencia eight years later.

Career

1. 1975
   Born
2. 1993
   Joined Real Valladolid B
3. 1993
   Joined Real Valladolid
4. 1993
   Joined Spain national under-18 football team
5. 1996
   Joined Atlético Madrid B
6. 1999
   Joined Atlético Madrid
7. 2000
   Joined Valencia CF
8. 2000
   Joined Spain men's national football team

Trivia

• •Place of birth: Valladolid
• •Citizenship: Spain
• •Known as: association football player, association football coach
• •Sport: association football