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2011–12 Valencia CF Season
The 2011–12 season was Valencia CF, Valencia Club de Fútbol's 94th in existence and the club's La Liga#All-time La Liga table, 25th consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish football. The season was the fourth season of Unai Emery in front of team. Squad Players :''The numbers are established according to the official websitewww.valenciacf.com' From Valencia Mestalla Out on loan Detailed squad information Notes: (d), debut in first team in an official match Transfers In Total expenditure: €27,400,000 Out Total income: €40,500,000 Club Current technical staff Sourcebr /> Statistics Player stats {, class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;" !width=30, !width=30, Football (soccer) positions, P !width=110, Name !width=30, !width=30, !width=30, !width=30, !width=40, !width=40, !width=40, !width=40, !width=40, !width=40, !width=40, ...
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Valencia CF
Valencia Club de Fútbol, S. A. D. (; ), commonly referred to as Valencia CF or simply Valencia, is a Spanish professional Association football, football club based in Valencia, Spain, that currently plays in La Liga, the top tier of the Spanish football league system, Spanish league system. Valencia was founded in 1919 and has played its home games at the 49,430-seater Mestalla Stadium, Mestalla since his opening in 1923. Valencia has won six La Liga titles, eight Spanish Cup, Copa del Rey titles, one Spanish Super Cup, Supercopa de España, and one Copa Eva Duarte. In European competitions, they have won two Inter-Cities Fairs Cups, one UEFA Cup, one UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, two UEFA Super Cups, and one UEFA Intertoto Cup. They have also reached two consecutive UEFA Champions League finals (2000 UEFA Champions League Final, 2000 and 2001 UEFA Champions League Final, 2001). The IFFHS named IFFHS World's Best Club, World’s Best Club to Valencia in 2004. Valencia were also membe ...
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2010–11 Valencia CF Season
The 2010–11 season was Valencia Club de Fútbol's 93rd in existence and the club's 24th consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish football. The season was the third season of Unai Emery in front of the team. It was also the first without goalscorer David Villa since 2004–05 who departed to join FC Barcelona in the summer of 2010. Current squad :''The numbers are established according to the official websitewww.valenciacf.com' ''The following players are registered with the B team but are able to take part in First team matches.'' Out on loan Players in / out In Total spending: €33,250,000 Out Total income: €87,500,000 Squad statistics Squad stats Disciplinary records Club Coaching staff Last updated: 25 May 2011SourceValenciacf.esbr /> Pre-season and friendlies Competitions Overall Valencia is going to be present in all major ...
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Aritz Aduriz
Aritz Aduriz Zubeldia (; ; born 11 February 1981) is a Spanish retired professional footballer who played as a striker. He spent most of his career with Athletic Bilbao, scoring 172 goals across all competitions for the team over three spells. He also surpassed a century of goals (104) in La Liga, in which he additionally represented Mallorca and Valencia. In addition to playing for Spain, Aduriz was a regular goalscorer for the Basque national side. He appeared for the former at Euro 2016, at the age of 35. Early life Born in San Sebastián, Gipuzkoa, Aduriz came from a family keen on sport but more inclined towards the likes of surfing, mountaineering and cross-country skiing. He excelled at the latter as a child, finishing runner-up in the junior national championship. Club career Athletic Bilbao Learning to play football on the sand at ''La Concha'' beach, he was brought through the ranks of local youth club Antiguoko where he shared teams with future elite players Xab ...
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Éver Banega
Éver Maximiliano David Banega (born 29 June 1988) is an Argentine professional Association football, footballer who plays as a Midfielder#Central midfielder, central midfielder for Argentine Primera División club Newell's Old Boys. He started his career with Boca Juniors, and signed with Valencia CF, Valencia in 2008 where he remained for several years, appearing in 162 official games and winning the 2008 Copa del Rey final, 2008 Copa del Rey. After joining Sevilla FC, Sevilla in 2014, he conquered three UEFA Europa League, Europa League trophies over two spells. Banega represented Argentina national football team, Argentina at the 2018 FIFA World Cup, 2018 World Cup. Additionally, he Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics, won an Olympic medal in 2008 and appeared in three Copa América tournaments, helping the team to the final of the 2015 Copa América, 2015 and Copa América Centenario, 2016 editions. Club career Boca Juniors Born in Rosario, Santa Fe, Banega came through th ...
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Captain (association Football)
The captain of a association football, football/soccer team, sometimes known as the skipper, is a team member chosen to be the on-pitch leader of the team; they are often one of the older or more experienced members of the squad, or a player that can heavily influence a game or has good leadership qualities. The team captain is usually identified by the wearing of an armband. In the 2024/25 edition of the Laws of the Game (association football), Laws of the Game, it was made mandatory for each team to have a captain and for each captain to be identified by the previously traditional but non-mandatory captain's armband. Responsibilities The only official responsibility of a captain specified by the Laws of the Game (association football), Laws of the Game is to participate in the Coin flipping, coin toss prior to Kick-off (association football), kick-off (for choice of ends or to have kick-off) and prior to a penalty shoot-out (association football), penalty shoot-out. Captain ...
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Sofiane Feghouli
Sofiane Feghouli (; born 26 December 1989) is a professional footballer who plays for the Algeria national team. He mainly operates as a midfielder, but can also play as a winger and as an attacking midfielder. Feghouli made his senior international debut for Algeria in February 2012. He represented Algeria at the 2013, 2015, 2019 and 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (winning the 2019 tournament), as well as the 2014 FIFA World Cup, where he scored Algeria's first goal in the competition since 1986. Personal life Feghouli was born in Levallois-Perret to Algerian parents. His father is from Tiaret, while his mother is from Ghazaouet. He has 4 brothers. Club career Grenoble Feghouli began his career with Grenoble, after French team Paris Saint-Germain decided not to sign him after a trial. For the latter portion of the 2006–2007 season, he was promoted to the first-team squad and given the number 33 shirt. He made his highly anticipated debut, at the age of 17, for the club on 27 ...
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Jonas (footballer, Born 1984)
Jonas Gonçalves Oliveira (born 1 April 1984), known as Jonas (), is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a forward. A Brazilian international on twelve occasions, he could also play as an attacking midfielder. Jonas started his career in Brazil with Guarani, later joining Santos, Grêmio ( Bola de Prata in 2010) and Portuguesa before moving to Spanish side Valencia in 2011. Three years later, he joined Benfica in Portugal playing there for 5 seasons, collecting several individual awards since, most notably the Primeira Liga Player of the Year (2015, 2016) and the Bola de Prata (2016, 2018). Moreover, collectively, he won four Primeira Liga titles, one Taça de Portugal, two Taça da Liga and two Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira. Club career Guarani Jonas started his senior career at Guarani in 2005. He made his debut against Santo André. While playing for Guarani, Jonas scored 13 goals, 12 of them in 25 league matches. Santos In 2006, Jonas ...
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Captain (association Football)
The captain of a association football, football/soccer team, sometimes known as the skipper, is a team member chosen to be the on-pitch leader of the team; they are often one of the older or more experienced members of the squad, or a player that can heavily influence a game or has good leadership qualities. The team captain is usually identified by the wearing of an armband. In the 2024/25 edition of the Laws of the Game (association football), Laws of the Game, it was made mandatory for each team to have a captain and for each captain to be identified by the previously traditional but non-mandatory captain's armband. Responsibilities The only official responsibility of a captain specified by the Laws of the Game (association football), Laws of the Game is to participate in the Coin flipping, coin toss prior to Kick-off (association football), kick-off (for choice of ends or to have kick-off) and prior to a penalty shoot-out (association football), penalty shoot-out. Captain ...
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David Albelda
David Albelda Aliqués (; born 1 September 1977) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder, and the manager of Villarreal CF B. He played mainly for local Valencia during his extensive career, being team captain for over a decade and appearing in 480 competitive matches. A Spanish international in the 2000s, Albelda won 51 caps for the country, representing it in two World Cups and at Euro 2004. He later worked briefly as a manager. Club career Born in La Pobla Llarga, Valencian Community, Albelda started his career as a central defender with local UD Alzira and, after having served two separate loans with Villarreal CF, also in the region, returned for good to first professional club Valencia CF in the 1999–2000 season, playing a major role in a squad that was crowned La Liga champions in 2002 and 2004, adding to that the 2004 UEFA Cup; since summer 2001, with Gaizka Mendieta's departure, he was also awarded team captaincy. Alb ...
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Mehmet Topal
Mehmet Topal (born 3 March 1986) is a Turkish professional football manager and former player. A defensive midfielder, he was nicknamed ''Örümcek'' () for his ability to use his long legs to win loose balls or cut passes. Topal started his senior career at Dardanelspor, and went on to represent Galatasaray, Fenerbahçe, İstanbul Başakşehir, and Beşiktaş, respectively, totalling seven major trophies in his native country. He also had a two-year spell with Spanish team Valencia. An international for Turkey between 2008 and 2018, Topal amassed over 80 appearances and was selected for two European Championships. As a manager, Topal debuted with a six-month stint at Romanian club Petrolul Ploiești in 2024. Club career Early career Born in Malatya, Topal started his football career at local Malatya B.S. at the age of 13. He made his senior debut with lowly Dardanel Spor A.Ş. in the third division. In September 2006, Topal joined Süper Lig powerhouse Galatasaray SK, ...
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Adil Rami
Adil Rami (; born 27 December 1985) is a French former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. Rami began his football career playing for amateur club Étoile Fréjus Saint-Raphaël, then known as ES Fréjus. Due to playing the sport as only a hobby, he spent three seasons at the club playing in the Championnat de France amateur, the fourth division of French football. In 2006, Rami ascended three divisions after signing with Ligue 1 club Lille. At Lille, Rami developed into a starter, making his professional debut in May 2007. He is nicknamed ''"Shrek"'' by teammates and Lille supporters. In January 2011, Rami joined Spanish club Valencia on a four-year contract. However, he was immediately loaned back to his previous club and was a part of the Lille team which won the league and cup double. Despite constant early inquiries from Morocco prior to his first selection, Rami chose to play for his home country of France. He was in the preliminary list to play for Fra ...
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Hedwiges Maduro
Hedwiges Eduard Martinus Maduro (born 13 February 1985) is a Dutch professional Manager (association football), football coach and former Football player, player who is currently without a club after being fired as the head coach of Eredivisie club Almere City FC, Almere City. Mainly a Midfielder#Defensive midfielder, defensive midfielder during his playing career, he could also operate as a Defender (association football)#Centre-back, central defender, where he started his career at AFC Ajax, Ajax at the age of 19. He spent several seasons in La Liga, mainly with Valencia CF, Valencia, where he appeared in 113 competitive games and 2008 Copa del Rey Final, won the 2008 Spanish Cup. He also competed professionally in Greece and Cyprus. A Netherlands national football team, Dutch international in the 2000s, Maduro represented the country at the 2006 FIFA World Cup, 2006 World Cup. Club career Ajax Maduro was born in Almere, Flevoland. At AFC Ajax, Ajax, he was voted as the Amster ...
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