Alejandro Arribas Garrido (born 1 May 1989) is a Spanish former professional

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who played as a

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. He made 172 appearances in

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for

Rayo Vallecano Rayo Vallecano de Madrid, S.A.D. (), often abbreviated to Rayo (Spanish for "thunderbolt"), is a Spanish professional football club based in the Villa de Vallecas district of Madrid. The club competes in La Liga, the top flight of Spanish foot ...

Osasuna Club Atlético Osasuna (, ''Osasuna Athletic Club''), or simply Osasuna, is a Spanish professional association football, football club based in Pamplona, Navarre. It was founded on 24 October 1920 and plays in La Liga, the top division of Spanish ...

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and Deportivo, winning the

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with the third of those teams. Additionally, he played for

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and Juárez in Mexico's

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Club career

Rayo Vallecano

Born in

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, Arribas began his career in the youth ranks of

CF Rayo Majadahonda Club de Fútbol Rayo Majadahonda () is a Spanish professional football club in Majadahonda, in the autonomous community of Madrid. Founded in 1976 it plays in , holding home games at '' Estadio Cerro del Espino'', with a capacity of 3,800 seats. ...

, being signed by neighbouring

in 2008. He spent almost two full seasons with the reserves, making his professional debut with

CDA Navalcarnero Club Deportivo Artístico Navalcarnero is a football team based in Navalcarnero, in the autonomous community of Community of Madrid, Madrid, Spain. Founded in 1961, it plays in , holding home games at the 2,500-seat ''Estadio Mariano González''. ...

in the second half of 2008–09 and going on to be regularly used in a relegation-ending campaign in the

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. Arribas helped Rayo B to promote to the third tier in 2009–10, moving to the first team shortly after – in the

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– and being first choice (38 games out of 42) as the latter returned to

after eight years. In the 2011–12 season he started in all of his 34 league appearances as the capital outskirts side narrowly avoided relegation, scoring in a 2–3 home loss against

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on 28 January 2012.

Osasuna

In late June 2012,

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Arribas signed a three-year contract with

CA Osasuna Club Atlético Osasuna (, ''Osasuna Athletic Club''), or simply Osasuna, is a Spanish professional football club based in Pamplona, Navarre. It was founded on 24 October 1920 and plays in La Liga, the top division of Spanish football. The team's ...

. He was a regular for the

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se, appearing in 34 matches in his debut campaign.

Sevilla

On 27 July 2014, following Osasuna's relegation, Arribas agreed to a two-year deal with fellow top-flight club

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. He played 18 games in all competitions in his only season, including three in the

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group stage as his team won the competition for the second time in a row.

Deportivo

Arribas signed a four-year contract at

Deportivo de La Coruña Real Club Deportivo de La Coruña (), commonly known as Deportivo La Coruña () or simply Depor, is a Spanish professional association football, football club based in the city of A Coruña, Galicia, that competes in the Segunda División, the ...

on 24 June 2015. His first league match for them took place on 30 August, when he featured the full 90 minutes in a 1–1 draw at

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, and he scored twice in his

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to help to a 15th-place finish.

UNAM

On 8 December 2017, after only three league appearances during the first part of the season as well as some run-ins with teammates, the 28-year-old Arribas moved abroad for the first time in his career and joined

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in the Mexican

. He scored his only league goal on 4 February 2018, helping the hosts beat

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2–0.

Oviedo

On 30 July 2019, Arribas returned to Spain after agreeing to a three-year deal with

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of the second division.

Personal life

Arribas' younger brother

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is a football manager, and worked solely at Rayo Majadahonda. In September 2019, while still an active professional, he became the majority shareholder of the club's ''

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''.

Career statistics

Honours

Sevilla *

: 2014–15

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Arribas, Alejandro 1989 births Living people 21st-century Spanish sportsmen Spanish men's footballers Footballers from Madrid Men's association football central defenders La Liga players Segunda División players Segunda División B players Tercera División players Segunda Federación players CF Rayo Majadahonda players Rayo Vallecano B players CDA Navalcarnero players Rayo Vallecano players CA Osasuna players Sevilla FC players Deportivo de La Coruña players Real Oviedo players Liga MX players Club Universidad Nacional footballers FC Juárez footballers Super League Greece 2 players Kalamata F.C. players Spanish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Mexico Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Greece Spanish football chairmen and investors