
Rubén Baraja
Ruben 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
- 1975Born
- 1993Joined Real Valladolid B
- 1993Joined Real Valladolid
- 1993Joined Spain national under-18 football team
- 1996Joined Atlético Madrid B
- 1999Joined Atlético Madrid
- 2000Joined Valencia CF
- 2000Joined Spain men's national football team
Trivia
- •Place of birth: Valladolid
- •Citizenship: Spain
- •Known as: association football player, association football coach
- •Sport: association football