Full name Eduard Albacar Gallego 1996–1997 EF Dertusa Weight 70 kg Place of birth Tortosa, Spain Name Edu Albacar Career start 1998 | Playing position Role Footballer 1995–1996 Sant Jaume d\'Enveja Height 1.77 m | |
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Date of birth (1979-11-16) 16 November 1979 (age 36) Similar People David Lomban, Manu Herrera, Sergio Pelegrin, Fran Escriba, Damian Suarez Profiles | ||
Current team Elche CF (#21 / Defender) | ||
Edu Albacar
Eduard 'Edu' Albácar Gallego (born 16 November 1979) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a left back for Elche CF.
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Club career
Born in Tortosa, Tarragona, Catalonia, Albácar only played for Segunda División B and Tercera División teams until well into his 20s. In July 2006 he joined Hércules CF in Segunda División, and appeared in his first game as a professional on 27 August when he started in a 0–1 home loss against Málaga CF.
In June 2008, Albácar moved to Deportivo Alavés also in the second tier. One year later, he signed with fellow league club Rayo Vallecano.
On 22 July 2010, Albácar joined Elche CF. In his third year, he scored a career-best eight goals – mainly through free kicks and penalties– and also helped the Valencian side return to La Liga after 24 years of absence.
On 24 August 2013, aged almost 34, Albácar made his debut in the top flight, starting in a 1–1 home draw against Real Sociedad. He scored his first goal in the competition six days later, in a 2–2 draw at UD Almería.
Albácar announced his retirement on 13 August 2015, being immediately included in Rubén Baraja's staff. Roughly a year later he stepped down from retirement, returning to his last club Elche at the age of 36.