Rubén Baraja
Spanish football manager (born 1975) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Rubén Baraja Vegas (Spanish pronunciation: [ruˈβem baˈɾaxa]; born 11 July 1975) is a Spanish retired footballer, currently manager of Valencia.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Rubén Baraja Vegas[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1975-07-11) 11 July 1975 (age 48)[1] | ||
Place of birth | Valladolid, Spain[1] | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Central midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Valencia (manager) | ||
Youth career | |||
Valladolid | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1993–1995 | Valladolid B | 46 | (11) |
1993–1996 | Valladolid | 41 | (2) |
1996–1999 | Atlético Madrid B | 79 | (20) |
1999–2000 | Atlético Madrid | 34 | (4) |
2000–2010 | Valencia | 263 | (41) |
Total | 463 | (78) | |
International career | |||
1993 | Spain U18 | 3 | (1) |
2000–2005 | Spain | 43 | (7) |
Managerial career | |||
2011 | Atlético Madrid (assistant) | ||
2013–2015 | Valencia (youth) | ||
2013 | Valencia B (interim) | ||
2015–2016 | Elche | ||
2016–2017 | Rayo Vallecano | ||
2017–2018 | Sporting Gijón | ||
2019–2020 | Tenerife | ||
2020 | Zaragoza | ||
2023– | Valencia | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
A complete central midfielder with good tackling, technique, and offensive qualities, together with accurate passing and goalscoring ability,[2][3] 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.[4]
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.