Name Juan Albin Career start 2004 Weight 77 kg | Number 10 Height 1.79 m Role Footballer | |
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Full name Juan Angel Albin Leites Date of birth (1986-07-17) 17 July 1986 (age 29) Current team Tiburones Rojos de Veracruz (#10 / Midfielder, Forward) Similar People Julio Furch, Gabriel Penalba, Jesus Arturo Paganoni, Fernando Meneses, Daniel Villalva | ||
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Juan Angel Albin Leites Assist, Long passes, Counter Attack, Goals video
Juan Ángel Albín Leites (born 17 July 1986) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays for Mexican club Tiburones Rojos de Veracruz as an attacking midfielder.
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- Juan Angel Albin Leites Assist Long passes Counter Attack Goals video
- Entrevista con juan ngel alb n
- Early years Getafe
- Espanyol
- Petrolul Ploieti
- Veracruz
- International career
- Style of play
- Honours
- References
He spent most of his career in Spain after starting out at Nacional, going on to acquire Spanish citizenship. He amassed La Liga totals of 129 games and 21 goals over the course of seven seasons, representing in the competition Getafe and Espanyol.
Entrevista con juan ngel alb n
Early years / Getafe
Born in Salto, Salto Department, Albín started his career at Club Nacional de Football in Montevideo, where he won two national championships. His strong performances won him a transfer to Getafe CF during the 2006 summer transfer window.
In his first season, Albín appeared sparingly (13 La Liga games), but blossomed as first-choice in the following campaign as the Madrid outskirts team reached the quarterfinals in the UEFA Cup, and a mid-table league position. After a coaching change brought Míchel to the club's bench, however, he began appearing less regularly; on 29 November 2008, in a rare start, he scored in a 3–1 home win over Real Madrid.
On 21 April 2009, also against Real Madrid, Albín was struck in the face by Pepe, in the mêlée which resulted after the Portuguese's aggression on Javier Casquero. He continued being used intermittently in 2010–11, netting a last-minute winner at home against Villarreal CF on 11 December 2010 but also being sent off for lifting his shirt, in a second bookable offense.
Espanyol
In mid-April 2011, Getafe agreed to sell Albín to fellow league side RCD Espanyol for €3 million, as his contract was set to expire in June 2012. He spent several months of his first season on the sidelines, nursing a leg injury.
On 4 February 2012, Albín scored his first goal for the Catalans, netting in the 92nd minute for a 3–3 away draw against Athletic Bilbao.
Petrolul Ploiești
On 6 September 2013, Albín signed a one-year contract with FC Petrolul Ploiești, rejoining former Getafe teammate Cosmin Contra who was now a manager. He made his debut in Liga I on the 21st, scoring his team's only goal in a 1–1 draw at FC Dinamo București.
Although Albín admitted that Contra played a big role in his transfer at Petrolul, on 31 March 2014 he chose to extend his link by one year, even if at that time the coach had already left. He ended the campaign with 28 matches and ten goals all competitions comprised.
On 28 August 2014, Albín scored a goal against GNK Dinamo Zagreb in the Europa League play-off round's second leg. However, his team lost 2–5 on aggregate and failed to progress.
Veracruz
On 16 December 2014, as Petrolul faced financial problems which led to insolvency and later to bankruptcy, Albín was transferred to Tiburones Rojos de Veracruz of Mexico.
International career
Albín represented Uruguay at under-17 and under-20 level.
Style of play
Albín, who is predominantly left-footed, primarily plays as an attacking midfielder, but can also be deployed as a winger. He was described as a footballer with "great speed and a very good technique" and, during his spell in Romania, was regarded as one of the best free kick takers in the competition.
Adrian Mutu, who played with him at Petrolul, considered Albín the best foreigner that ever played in the Romanian championship.