Rubén de la Red
Spanish footballer (born 1985) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is de la Red and the second or maternal family name is Gutiérrez.
Rubén de la Red Gutiérrez (born 5 June 1985) is a Spanish football manager and former central midfielder.
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Full name | Rubén de la Red Gutiérrez | |||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1985-06-05) 5 June 1985 (age 38) | |||||||||||||
Place of birth | Móstoles, Spain | |||||||||||||
Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||||
Position(s) | Midfielder | |||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||
1999–2004 | Real Madrid | |||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
2004–2007 | Real Madrid B | 95 | (14) | |||||||||||
2005–2007 | Real Madrid | 10 | (0) | |||||||||||
2007–2008 | Getafe | 31 | (2) | |||||||||||
2008–2010 | Real Madrid | 7 | (1) | |||||||||||
Total | 143 | (17) | ||||||||||||
International career | ||||||||||||||
2004–2006 | Spain U19 | 4 | (0) | |||||||||||
2006–2008 | Spain U21 | 5 | (0) | |||||||||||
2008 | Spain | 3 | (1) | |||||||||||
Managerial career | ||||||||||||||
2012–2015 | Real Madrid (youth) | |||||||||||||
2015–2016 | Getafe B | |||||||||||||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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He made a name for himself at Getafe after emerging through Real Madrid's La Fábrica. Returning to his first club in 2008, he suffered a serious heart ailment which put his career on hold for two years, until he retired in late 2010.
De la Red was part of Spain's victorious squad at the Euro 2008 tournament.