Iván Helguera
Helguera with Real Madrid in 2003
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Iván Helguera Bujía | ||
| Date of birth | 28 March 1975 | ||
| Place of birth | Santander, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre back / Defensive midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Racing Santander | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1994–1995 | Racing B | ||
| 1995 | Revilla | ||
| 1995–1996 | Manchego | 13 | (2) |
| 1996–1997 | Albacete | 14 | (2) |
| 1997–1998 | Roma | 8 | (0) |
| 1998–1999 | Espanyol | 37 | (2) |
| 1999–2007 | Real Madrid | 229 | (19) |
| 2007–2008 | Valencia | 25 | (1) |
| Total | 326 | (26) | |
| National team | |||
| 1998–2004 | Spain | 47 | (3) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Iván Helguera Bujía (Spanish pronunciation: [iˈβan elˈɣeɾa βuˈxi.a]; born 28 March 1975) is a Spanish retired footballer.
Playing as either a central defender or defensive midfielder, with both good defensive and offensive skills, he represented five clubs during his professional career, notably Real Madrid – achieving team success as an important player – and Valencia; during his early 20's, he also had an unassuming abroad spell, with Roma.
A Spanish international on nearly 50 occasions, Helguera represented the country at the 2002 World Cup and in two European Championships. Over the course of 11 seasons, he amassed La Liga totals of 291 games and 21 goals.
Born in Santander, Cantabria, Helguera started playing professionally for Manchego CF and Albacete Balompié, appearing in 14 second division games in the 1996–97 season for the latter. He was purchased by Serie A club A.S. Roma after that, alongside compatriot César Gómez, but left after one disappointing campaign to join RCD Espanyol, where his stellar performances led to a Real Madrid deal even before 1998–99 had finished.
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