Full name Alvaro Negredo Sanchez 1997–2001 Escuela Futbol A.F.E Nationality Spanish Number 7 Height 1.86 m | Playing position Role Footballer Place of birth Madrid, Spain Name Alvaro Negredo Salary 3.9 million GBP (2013) | |
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Date of birth (1985-08-20) 20 August 1985 (age 30) Spouse Clara Garcia Tapia (m. 2011) Current teams Valencia CF (#7 / Forward), Spain national football team (Forward) Similar People Paco Alcacer, Jesus Navas, Nuno Espirito Santo, David Silva, Edin Dzeko Profiles | ||
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Álvaro Negredo Sánchez ([ˈalβaɾo neˈɣɾeðo ˈsantʃeθ]; born 20 August 1985) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for English club Middlesbrough on loan from Valencia CF as a striker.
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- Alvaro negredo 2014 2015 skills assists goals
- Best moment alvaro negredo
- Real Madrid
- Almera
- Return to Real Madrid
- Sevilla
- Manchester City
- Valencia
- International career
- Personal life
- Club
- International
- Individual
- References
Nicknamed La fiera de Vallecas (The beast of Vallecas), his early career was associated with Real Madrid, although he could never become a part of its first-team setup, going on to represent other clubs in his country, with his longest spell being at Sevilla. Over the course of eight seasons, he amassed La Liga totals of 264 games and 112 goals.
A Spanish international since 2009, Negredo was part of the team that won Euro 2012.
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Real Madrid
Born in Madrid, Negredo started his career at local Rayo Vallecano, making his professional debuts in early 2005 with the club in Segunda División B. In the middle of the year he switched to another side in the country's capital, ending his training in Real Madrid affiliate Real Madrid Castilla.
Negredo developed as a striker in his last season, scoring 18 league goals although he could not prevent Castilla's drop from Segunda División. He did manage to impress first-team coach Fabio Capello and was called up for a few games in the Copa del Rey, but remained an unused substitute; finally, he made his debut for the main squad in a friendly against Atlético Madrid.
Almería
In July 2007, Negredo was sold to La Liga newcomers UD Almería, with Real Madrid having an option to rebuy. He made his top flight debut on 26 August in a 3–0 shock win at Deportivo de La Coruña; on 2 February 2008, he scored from the penalty spot in a 2–0 home win against his former team and, on 19 April, he added two – after having missed a penalty kick – in a 4–1 away success against UEFA Cup and Spanish Cup holders Sevilla FC.
Negredo finished the campaign as Almería's topscorer with 13 goals, as the side from Andalusia finished eighth. In 2008–09 he netted five in the team's first six matches, including a 95th-minute winner against neighbours Recreativo de Huelva (1–0) on 28 September 2008; in February of the following year he scored a brace against Valencia CF, which took his league tally to ten, albeit in a 2–3 away loss, and finished with 19 successful strikes, with the club producing a slightly less successful season.
Return to Real Madrid
Real Madrid exercised their buyback option of a reported €5 million on Negredo in June 2009, and the player returned to training with the club on 10 July. In the pre-season he scored the fourth goal against LDU Quito, in a 4–2 win for the Peace Cup.
Negredo had been tipped to join Real Zaragoza or Hull City, but finally decided to sign a reported five-year deal with Sevilla for €15 million, with Real Madrid having an option to rebuy the player in the first two years. New club manager Manuel Pellegrini could not guarantee him first-team football with the likes of Karim Benzema, Gonzalo Higuaín, Klaas-Jan Huntelaar, Ruud van Nistelrooy and Cristiano Ronaldo in the squad, and subsequently advised him to leave and join Sevilla in order to fulfill his potential; Negredo later revealed his admiration for Pellegrini's honesty.
Sevilla
Negredo made his debut for Sevilla on 31 August 2009 against Valencia, coming as a substitute in the 37th minute on a 0–2 away loss. Two weeks later he scored his first goal, against CA Osasuna in a 2–0 away success.
A starter throughout most of the 2009–10 season, with Luís Fabiano and Frédéric Kanouté fighting for the other striker berth, Negredo's first year was highly irregular. He suffered a scoring drought that lasted (in the league alone) 12 games, only ending on 2 May 2010 in a 3–1 home win against Atlético Madrid, his two goals coming from penalties (he had already lost his starting position at the time, but the Malian was suspended for that game); he added another brace the following match, a 5–1 away routing of Racing de Santander for a total of 11 in the league, grabbing another in the UEFA Champions League; he was also sent off three times in the season, the last of which almost prevented his participation in the domestic cup final against Atlético Madrid after insulting the assistant referee in Sevilla's 3–2 win at former club Almería (the ban was later lifted and he was allowed to play – Fabiano was unavailable for the match through injury – in the 2–0 final win).
Negredo was an undisputed first-choice for Sevilla in the 2010–11 campaign – Fabiano also returned to São Paulo FC in March 2011 – scoring 27 official goals, 20 in the league. Highlights included braces against Villarreal CF (3–3 away draw in the cup, with his team eventually reaching the semifinals), Deportivo (3–3 away draw), Real Madrid (2–6 home loss,) Osasuna (2–3 loss, away) and RCD Espanyol (3–2 away win).
Negredo took his 2012–13 league total to 13 on 4 March 2013, after netting a hat-trick in a 4–1 home success over Celta de Vigo. He scored all of his team's goals on the last day of the season, a 4–3 home win against Valencia CF, clinching the Zarra Trophy in the process.
Manchester City
On 19 July 2013, Manchester City announced the signing of Negredo. The fee was reported as £16.4 million plus add-ons, and he signed a four-year deal. He moved to the Premier League club shortly after teammate Jesús Navas.
Negredo made his league debut on 19 August 2013, coming on as a substitute for countryman David Silva in a 4–0 home win against Newcastle United. He scored his first goal for the club the following match on 25 August, netting from a header in a 2–3 defeat at newly promoted Cardiff City, He scored his first goal at the City of Manchester Stadium in the next round, a 2–0 home success over Hull City.
On 5 November 2013, Negredo scored his first hat-trick for City, contributing to a 5–2 group stage home win against PFC CSKA Moscow which qualified the former to the round-of-16. This was the first-ever time a Manchester City player had scored three goals in the same match in the Champions League. He repeated the feat on 8 January of the following year, contributing decisively to a 6–0 home routing of West Ham United in the first leg of the Football League Cup semi-final.
Despite not scoring for City since January 2014, Negredo finished the season with 23 goals in all competitions comprised in 48 appearances.
Valencia
On 1 September 2014, Negredo signed a loan deal with an obligatory purchase clause with Valencia, which required the club to purchase his rights at the end of the campaign, for an amount believed to be around €27 million. He scored his first competitive goal on 7 December, starting in a 1–1 away draw against Granada CF which was also his first appearance.
Negredo joined Valencia on a permanent basis on 1 July 2015. On 25 August, he helped his team reach the Champions League group phase by netting in the fourth minute of an eventual 1–2 loss at AS Monaco FC (4–3 on aggregate).
In October 2015, after criticising manager Nuno Espírito Santo's choice of tactics, Negredo was completely ostracized. He again became an option under new boss Gary Neville, notably scoring three times in a 4–0 home win over Granada for the domestic cup.
On 20 July 2016, Negredo joined Middlesbrough on loan. He scored in his first appearance, putting the hosts ahead in a 1–1 home draw against Stoke City.
International career
On 6 October 2009, Negredo received his first call to the Spanish senior team, for a 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Armenia on the 10th, following the injuries of David Villa and Daniel Güiza. He made his debut in that game, replacing Fernando Torres early into the second half of an eventual 2–1 away win.
Four days later, Negredo started and scored twice – also providing two assists – in another away fixture, against Bosnia and Herzegovina (5–2 triumph), as Spain eventually won all ten group matches. He was, however, overlooked for the final stages in South Africa, with the national team winning the tournament.
Negredo was chosen by manager Vicente del Bosque for his UEFA Euro 2012 squad. He played twice in the tournament in Poland and Ukraine, including one start against Portugal in the semifinals (4–2 penalty shootout win, 0–0 after 120 minutes).
Negredo was one of seven players cut from Spain's final squad for the 2014 World Cup, alongside City teammate Navas.
Personal life
Negredo's older brothers, César and Rubén, are also footballers, the former a defender, the latter a forward. Both played their entire careers in division three or lower.