Alejandro Arribas

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Arribas and the second or maternal family name is Garrido.

Alejandro Arribas Garrido (born 1 May 1989) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a centre-back.

Alejandro Arribas

Arribas playing for Rayo Vallecano in 2011
Personal information
Full name	Alejandro Arribas Garrido[1]
Date of birth	(1989-05-01) 1 May 1989 (age 36)[1]
Place of birth	Madrid, Spain
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position	Centre-back
Youth career
	Rayo Majadahonda
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2007–2008	Rayo Majadahonda
2008–2010	Rayo Vallecano B	47	(0)
2009	→ Navalcarnero (loan)	15	(1)
2010–2012	Rayo Vallecano	74	(2)
2012–2014	Osasuna	70	(3)
2014–2015	Sevilla	11	(0)
2015–2017	Deportivo La Coruña	57	(2)
2018–2019	UNAM	41	(1)
2019–2021	Oviedo	65	(2)
2022–2023	Juárez	42	(1)
2023–2024	Kalamata	17	(0)
2024–2025	Rayo Majadahonda	7	(0)
Total		446	(12)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

He made 172 appearances in La Liga for Rayo Vallecano, Osasuna, Sevilla and Deportivo, winning the Europa League with the third of those teams. Additionally, he played for UNAM and Juárez in Mexico's Liga MX.

Club career

Rayo Vallecano

Born in Madrid, Arribas began his career in the youth ranks of CF Rayo Majadahonda, being signed by neighbouring Rayo Vallecano in 2008. He spent almost two full seasons with the reserves, making his professional debut with CDA Navalcarnero in the second half of 2008–09 and going on to be regularly used in a relegation-ending campaign in the Segunda División B.

Arribas helped Rayo B to promote to the third tier in 2009–10, moving to the first team shortly after – in the Segunda División – and being first choice (38 games out of 42) as the latter returned to La Liga 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 Athletic Bilbao on 28 January 2012.^[2]

Osasuna

In late June 2012, free agent Arribas signed a three-year contract with CA Osasuna.^[3] He was a regular for the Navarrese, appearing in 34 matches in his debut campaign.^[4]

Sevilla

On 27 July 2014, following Osasuna's relegation, Arribas agreed to a two-year deal with fellow top-flight club Sevilla FC.^[5] He played 18 games in all competitions in his only season, including three in the UEFA Europa League group stage as his team won the competition for the second time in a row.^{[6][7][8][9][10][11][12]}

Deportivo

Arribas signed a four-year contract at Deportivo de La Coruña on 24 June 2015.^[13][14] His first league match for them took place on 30 August, when he featured the full 90 minutes in a 1–1 draw at Valencia CF,^[15] and he scored twice in his first year^[16][17] 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,^[18] the 28-year-old Arribas moved abroad for the first time in his career and joined Club Universidad Nacional in the Mexican Liga MX.^[19]

He scored his only league goal on 4 February 2018, helping the hosts beat Tigres UANL 2–0.^[20]

Oviedo

On 30 July 2019, Arribas returned to Spain after agreeing to a three-year deal with Real Oviedo of the second division.^[21]

Personal life

Arribas' younger brother Jesús is a football manager, and worked solely at Rayo Majadahonda.^[22] In September 2019, while still an active professional, he became the majority shareholder of the club's Sociedad Anónima Deportiva.^[23]

Career statistics

As of 20 May 2017^[24]

Club	Season	League			Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Navalcarnero (loan)	2008–09[25]	Segunda División B	15	1	—		—		15	1
Rayo Vallecano	2009–10[25]	Segunda División	2	1	1	0	—		3	1
	2010–11[25]	Segunda División	38	0	0	0	—		38	0
	2011–12[25]	La Liga	34	1	2	0	—		36	1
	Total		74	2	3	0	—		77	2
Osasuna	2012–13[25]	La Liga	34	2	1	0	—		35	2
	2013–14[25]	La Liga	36	1	2	0	—		38	0
	Total		70	3	3	0	—		73	2
Sevilla	2014–15[25]	La Liga	11	0	4	0	3[a]	0	18	0
	Total		11	0	4	0	3	0	18	0
Deportivo	2015–16[25]	La Liga	31	2	0	0	—		31	2
	2016–17[25]	La Liga	23	0	3	2	—		26	2
	Total		54	2	3	2	—		57	4
Career total			224	8	13	2	3	0	240	10

1. Appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honours

Sevilla

• UEFA Europa League: 2014–15^[26]