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{{short description|Spanish footballer}}
{{family name hatnote|Albelda|Aliqués|lang=Spanish}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = David Albelda
| image = David Albelda.jpg
| caption = Albelda as a [[Valencia CF|Valencia]] player (2010)
| full_name = David Albelda Aliqués<ref name=Profile>{{cite news|url=https://www.elmundo.es/elmundodeporte/envivos/fichas/1/118/374.html|title=David ALBELDA Aliqués|newspaper=[[El Mundo (Spain)|El Mundo]]|language=es|access-date=24 March 2020}}</ref>
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1977|9|1|df=y}}<ref name=Minutos>{{cite news|url=https://blogs.20minutos.es/quefuede/2019/09/06/que-fue-de-david-albelda-leyenda-del-valencia-con-fama-de-lenero-en-madrid/|title=Qué fue de… David Albelda: leyenda del Valencia con fama de leñero en Madrid|trans-title=What happened to… David Albelda: Valencia legend with a hacker reputation in Madrid|newspaper=[[20 minutos]]|first=Edu|last=Casado|language=es|date=6 September 2019|access-date=24 March 2020}}</ref>
| birth_place = [[La Pobla Llarga]], Spain<ref name=Profile/>
| height = 1.81 m<ref name=Profile/>
| position = [[Defensive midfielder]]
| currentclub = [[Villarreal CF B|Villarreal B]] (manager)
| youthyears1 = 1992–1995 | youthclubs1 = [[UD Alzira|Alzira]]
| years1 = 1995–1996 | clubs1 = [[Valencia CF Mestalla|Valencia B]] | caps1 = 31 | goals1 = 4
| years2 = 1995–2013 | clubs2 = [[Valencia CF|Valencia]] | caps2 = 351 | goals2 = 6
| years3 = 1996–1997 | clubs3 = → [[Villarreal CF|Villarreal]] (loan) | caps3 = 34 | goals3 = 0
| years4 = 1998–1999 | clubs4 = → [[Villarreal CF|Villarreal]] (loan) | caps4 = 35 | goals4 = 2
| totalcaps = 451 | totalgoals = 12
| nationalyears1 = 1996 | nationalteam1 = [[Spain national under-18 football team|Spain U18]] | nationalcaps1 = 8 | nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 1997 | nationalteam2 = [[Spain national under-20 football team|Spain U20]] | nationalcaps2 = 5 | nationalgoals2 = 1
| nationalyears3 = 1998–2000 | nationalteam3 = [[Spain national under-21 football team|Spain U21]] | nationalcaps3 = 12 | nationalgoals3 = 1
| nationalyears4 = 2000 | nationalteam4 = [[Spain national under-23 football team|Spain U23]] | nationalcaps4 = 6 | nationalgoals4 = 0
| nationalyears5 = 2001–2008 | nationalteam5 = [[Spain national football team|Spain]] | nationalcaps5 = 51 | nationalgoals5 = 0
| manageryears1 = 2019–2021 | managerclubs1 = [[Atzeneta UE|Atzeneta]]
| manageryears2 = 2023–2025 | managerclubs2 = [[Villarreal CF C|Villarreal C]]
| manageryears3 = 2025– | managerclubs3 = [[Villarreal CF B|Villarreal B]]
| medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry|{{ESP}}}}
{{MedalSport|Men's [[Football at the Summer Olympics|Football]]}}
{{MedalSilver|[[2000 Summer Olympics|2000 Sydney]]|[[Football at the 2000 Summer Olympics|Team Competition]]}}
}}

'''David Albelda Aliqués''' ({{IPA|es|daˈβið alˈβelda aliˈkes}}; born 1 September 1977) is a Spanish former professional [[association football|footballer]] who played as a [[defensive midfielder]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport3/worldcup2002/hi/team_pages/spain/squad/newsid_1985000/1985221.stm|title=David Albelda|publisher=[[BBC Sport]]|date=29 May 2002|access-date=31 December 2012}}</ref> and the [[Manager (association football)|manager]] of [[Villarreal CF B]].

He played mainly for local [[Valencia CF|Valencia]] during his extensive career, being [[Captain (association football)|team captain]] for over a decade and appearing in 480 competitive matches.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://futbol.as.com/futbol/2013/05/26/primera/1369538068_669226.html|title=La noche del dorsal '6': de Puchades a David Albelda|trans-title=The night of the number '6': from Puchades to David Albelda|newspaper=[[Diario AS]]|first=Conrado|last=Valle|language=es|date=26 May 2013|access-date=12 June 2013}}</ref>

A [[Spain national football team|Spanish international]] in the 2000s, Albelda won 51 [[Cap (sport)|caps]] for the country, representing it in two [[FIFA World Cup|World Cups]] and at [[UEFA Euro 2004|Euro 2004]]. He later worked briefly as a [[Manager (association football)|manager]].

==Club career==
Born in [[La Pobla Llarga]], [[Valencian Community]], Albelda started his career as a [[Defender (association football)#Centre-back|central defender]] with local [[UD Alzira]] and, after having served two separate loans with [[Villarreal CF]], also in the region, returned for good to first professional club [[Valencia CF]] in the [[1999–2000 La Liga|1999–2000 season]], playing a major role in a squad that was crowned [[La Liga]] champions in [[2001–02 La Liga|2002]] and [[2003–04 La Liga|2004]], adding to that the [[2003–04 UEFA Cup|2004]] [[UEFA Europa League|UEFA Cup]];<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/3724215.stm|title=Valencia 2–0 Marseille|publisher=BBC Sport|date=19 May 2004|access-date=26 June 2016}}</ref> since summer 2001, with [[Gaizka Mendieta]]'s departure, he was also awarded [[Captain (association football)|team captaincy]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.eurosport.com/football/la-liga/2006-2007/albelda-rejects-offer_sto1106691/story.shtml|title=Albelda rejects offer|publisher=[[Eurosport]]|date=5 March 2007|access-date=14 July 2021}}</ref>

Albelda, along with teammates [[Santiago Cañizares]] and [[Miguel Ángel Angulo]] was axed from the squad on 20 December 2007 by recently arrived coach [[Ronald Koeman]];<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en/Articolo.aspx?ContenutoId=518426|title=Koeman sticks the boot into Cañizares, Albelda|publisher=[[Goal (website)|Goal]]|first=Lucas|last=Brown|date=18 December 2007|access-date=31 December 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080212144816/http://www.goal.com/en/Articolo.aspx?ContenutoId=518426|archive-date=12 February 2008}}</ref> in the captain's case, he had ironically just renewed his link with the ''Che'' until 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/0254-0d7ba153f5f5-91bfdedc3274-1000--valencia-reach-albelda-agreement/|title=Valencia reach Albelda agreement|publisher=UEFA|date=29 June 2007|access-date=23 March 2025}}</ref> In response, on 2 January 2008, Albelda's lawyer claimed that Valencia had ignored his client's plea for an amicable end to the player's contract, with legal recourse the only possible avenue left.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cadenaser.com/deportes/articulo/albelda-reclama-extincion-contrato-via/sernot/20080102csrcsrdep_6/Tes|title=Albelda reclama la extinción de su contrato por vía judicial tras la ausencia de respuesta del Valencia|trans-title=Albelda wants out of contract judicially after no response from Valencia|publisher=[[Cadena SER]]|language=es|date=2 January 2008|access-date=31 December 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090606090702/http://www.cadenaser.com/deportes/articulo/albelda-reclama-extincion-contrato-via/sernot/20080102csrcsrdep_6/Tes|archive-date=6 June 2009}}</ref> With news of this hitting the media, several teams, although he would not be able to join any Spanish team for the remainder of [[2007–08 La Liga|the season]], having played more than four league games, studied the possibility of signing him in the winter transfer window, with hopes of a [[Free transfer (association football)|free transfer]].

In late April 2008, however, with Koeman's dismissal, all three were reinstated by new manager [[Voro (footballer)|Voro]] in a squad seriously threatened with relegation, with five remaining rounds. He returned to action in the second half of the 6–0 away loss against [[FC Barcelona]] on 4 May,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.elmundo.es/elmundodeporte/2008/05/04/futbol/1209919924.html|title=El Barça se da un festín a destiempo|trans-title=Barça throw a feast when it's already too late|newspaper=El Mundo|first=Francisco|last=Cabezas|language=es|date=4 May 2008|access-date=14 July 2021}}</ref> and received his first post-reinstatement start in a 5–1 victory in the derby away at [[Levante UD]] the following week, as the side mathematically retained top-flight status.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report/_/id/226373?cc=5739|title=Levante 1–5 Valencia|publisher=[[ESPN FC|ESPN Soccernet]]|date=11 May 2008|access-date=8 February 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121026072335/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report/_/id/226373?cc=5739|archive-date=26 October 2012}}</ref>

For [[2008–09 La Liga|2008–09]], Albelda remained a regular fixture alongside longtime central midfield teammate [[Rubén Baraja]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.lasprovincias.es/valencia/20080511/deportes/valencia/voro-recupera-pareja-grandes-20080511.html|title=Voro recupera la pareja de los grandes éxitos|trans-title=Voro recovers duo of great successes|newspaper=[[Las Provincias]]|first=Luis|last=Furió|language=es|date=11 May 2008|access-date=14 September 2018}}</ref> On 10 January 2009 he delivered an outstanding performance at [[Defender (association football)#Full-back|right-back]], replacing suspended [[Miguel Monteiro|Miguel]] in a 3–3 home [[List of sports rivalries|derby]] against Villarreal.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=252855&cc=5739|title=Valencia 3–3 Villarreal|publisher=ESPN Soccernet|date=10 January 2009|access-date=16 May 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121024233144/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=252855&cc=5739|archive-date=24 October 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.soitu.es/soitu/2009/01/11/info/1231678900_396593.html|title=Albelda se convierte en un jugador polivalente un año después de ser excluido|trans-title=Albelda becomes a versatile player one year after being outcast|publisher=Soitu|language=es|date=11 January 2009|access-date=7 March 2014}}</ref>

[[File:Albelda 2012.jpg|thumb|left|180px|Albelda in action for [[Valencia CF|Valencia]] in 2012]]
Albelda was played intermittently by Valencia from 2010 to 2013, also suffering several injury problems.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.insidespanishfootball.com/david-albelda-withdraws-from-valencia-training/|title=David Albelda withdraws from Valencia training|publisher=Inside Spanish Football|date=11 September 2012|access-date=12 June 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180619113416/http://www.insidespanishfootball.com/david-albelda-withdraws-from-valencia-training/|archive-date=19 June 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://futbol.as.com/futbol/2012/09/14/mas_futbol/1347604041_850215.html|title=La lesión de Albelda les reafirma en buscar pivotes|trans-title=Albelda injury makes their search for holding midfielders more pressing|newspaper=Diario AS|first=Jesús|last=Mínguez|language=es|date=14 September 2012|access-date=12 June 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/es/news/27/liga-de-espa%C3%B1a/2011/02/24/2365949/valencia-la-maldici%C3%B3n-de-chamart%C3%ADn|title=Valencia: La maldición de Chamartín|trans-title=Valencia: The curse of Chamartín|publisher=Goal|language=es|date=24 February 2011|access-date=12 June 2013}}</ref> On 10 June 2013, it was announced that the 35-year-old would not renew his contract with the club, leaving as a free agent;<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.marca.com/2013/06/10/futbol/equipos/valencia/1370886301.html|title=Albelda no renueva con el Valencia|trans-title=Albelda does not renew with Valencia|newspaper=[[Marca (newspaper)|Marca]]|first=Fernando|last=Álvarez|language=es|date=10 June 2013|access-date=12 June 2013}}</ref> he announced his retirement two months later.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.superdeporte.es/valencia/2013/08/07/albelda-retira/203649.html|title=Albelda se retira del fútbol profesional|trans-title=Albelda retires from professional football|newspaper=[[Super Deporte]]|language=es|date=7 August 2013|access-date=7 August 2013}}</ref>

==International career==
A [[Spain national football team|Spanish international]] since 5 September 2001, in 2–0 away win against [[Liechtenstein national football team|Liechtenstein]] for the [[2002 FIFA World Cup]] [[2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)|qualifiers]], Albelda was part of the Spanish squad in the 2002 and [[2006 FIFA World Cup|2006]] [[FIFA World Cup]]s. He also played in [[UEFA Euro 2004]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/history/news/0254-0d7b44fc5b75-bb339e5a3edf-1000--saez-selects-spain-squad/|title=Sáez selects Spain squad|publisher=UEFA|first=Iván|last=Modia|date=20 May 2004|access-date=24 March 2020}}</ref>

After having been ousted from the Valencia squad, Albelda would still be called by national team boss [[Luis Aragonés]] to a 6 February 2008 [[Exhibition game|friendly]] with [[France national football team|France]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.notasdefutbol.com/seleccion-espanola/luis-aragones-sin-perdon|title=Luis Aragonés, sin perdón|trans-title=Luis Aragonés, unforgiven|publisher=Notas de Fútbol|language=es|date=1 February 2008|access-date=3 January 2013}}</ref> He would eventually not make the final cut for [[UEFA Euro 2008|Euro 2008]], as Spain emerged victorious.

Albelda also [[Football at the 2000 Summer Olympics|won]] a [[silver medal]] at the [[2000 Summer Olympics]] in [[Sydney]],<ref name=Minutos/> and represented [[Spain national under-20 football team|his nation]] at the [[1997 FIFA World Youth Championship]].

==Managerial career==
On 29 May 2019, Albelda was appointed manager of [[Tercera División]] side [[Atzeneta UE]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://golsmedia.com/david-albelda-da-el-salto-a-los-banquillos-como-nuevo-entrenador-del-atzeneta/|title=David Albelda da el salto a los banquillos como nuevo entrenador del Atzeneta|trans-title=David Albelda moves to the bench as new manager of Atzeneta|publisher=Golsmedia|first=Álex|last=Rubio|language=es|date=29 May 2019|access-date=26 July 2020}}</ref> He led them to their [[2019–20 Tercera División|first-ever promotion]] to [[Segunda División B]] on 26 July 2020, after beating [[CD Alcoyano]] in [[2020 Tercera División play-offs|the play-offs]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.marca.com/futbol/mas-futbol/2020/07/26/5f1caf2a46163f44218b459a.html|title=David Albelda lleva al Atzeneta a la categoría de bronce|trans-title=David Albelda takes Atzeneta to the bronze category|newspaper=Marca|first1=Rafa|last1=Mainez|first2=Alfredo|last2=Kuklinski|language=es|date=26 July 2020|access-date=26 July 2020}}</ref>

On 24 May 2021, after [[2020–21 Segunda División B|being immediately relegated]], Albelda left the club.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://as.com/futbol/2021/05/24/mas_futbol/1621889681_361244.html|title=Albelda se va del Atzeneta...Y ya piensa en su futuro|trans-title=Albelda leaves Atzeneta... And he's already thinking about his future|newspaper=Diario AS|first=Nacho|last=Sanchís|language=es|date=24 May 2021|access-date=26 June 2021}}</ref> He spent more than two years without a club before returning to Villarreal on 20 December 2023, after being appointed in charge of [[Villarreal CF C|the C-team]] in [[Tercera Federación]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://villarrealcf.es/david-albelda-nuevo-entrenador-del-villarreal-c/|title=David Albelda, nuevo entrenador del Villarreal C|trans-title=David Albelda, new manager of Villarreal C|publisher=Villarreal CF|language=es|date=20 December 2023|accessdate=11 June 2025}}</ref>

On 29 May 2025, Albelda replaced longtime incumbent [[Miguel Álvarez (football manager, born 1958)|Miguel Álvarez]] at the helm of [[Villarreal CF B|the B-side]] in [[Primera Federación]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://villarrealcf.es/david-albelda-nuevo-entrenador-del-villarreal-b/|title=David Albelda, nuevo entrenador del Villarreal B|trans-title=David Albelda, new manager of Villarreal B|publisher=Villarreal CF|language=es|date=29 May 2025|accessdate=11 June 2025}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Albelda married Spanish model and presenter Vicen Fernández in 2007.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hola.com/famosos/2007/07/07/david-albelda/|title=El jugador valencianista, David Albelda contrae matrimonio con Vicen Fernández en Valencia|trans-title=Valencia player, David Albelda marries Vicen Fernández in Valencia|publisher=[[¡Hola!]]|language=es|date=7 July 2007|access-date=30 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100706042626/http://www.hola.com/famosos/2007/07/07/david-albelda/|archive-date=6 July 2010}}</ref>

==Career statistics==
===Club===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition<ref>{{BDFutbol|510}}</ref><ref>{{Soccerway|david-albelda-aliques/327}}</ref>
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|Cup
!colspan="2"|Europe
!colspan="2"|Other
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|[[Valencia CF Mestalla|Valencia B]]
|[[1995–96 Segunda División B|1995–96]]
|[[Segunda División B]]
|31||4||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||5{{efn|Appearances in [[1995-96 Segunda División B|1996 Segunda División promotion play-off]]}}||1||36||5
|-
|rowspan="16"|[[Valencia CF|Valencia]]
|[[1997–98 La Liga|1997–98]]
|La Liga
|5||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||5||0
|-
|[[1999–2000 La Liga|1999–2000]]
|La Liga
|21||0||1||0||11||0||2{{efn|Appearances in [[1999 Supercopa de Espana|Supercopa de Espana 1999]]}}||1||35||1
|-
|[[2000–01 La Liga|2000–01]]
|La Liga
|21||0||0||0||13||0||colspan="2"|–||34||0
|-
|[[2001–02 La Liga|2001–02]]
|La Liga
|32||2||0||0||7||1||colspan="2"|–||39||3
|-
|[[2002–03 La Liga|2002–03]]
|La Liga
|26||0||0||0||11||0||colspan="2"|–||37||0
|-
|[[2003–04 La Liga|2003–04]]
|La Liga
|33||1||3||0||8||1||colspan="2"|–||44||2
|-
|[[2004–05 La Liga|2004–05]]
|La Liga
|28||0||1||0||6||0||3{{efn|Two appearances in [[2004 Supercopa de Espana|Supercopa de Espana 2004]]; one appearance in [[2004 UEFA Super Cup]]}}||0||38||0
|-
|[[2005–06 La Liga|2005–06]]
|La Liga
|32||2||3||0||5||0||colspan="2"|–||40||2
|-
|[[2006–07 La Liga|2006–07]]
|La Liga
|25||0||2||0||7||0||colspan="2"|–||34||0
|-
|[[2007–08 La Liga|2007–08]]
|La Liga
|15||0||0||0||6||0||colspan="2"|–||21||0
|-
|[[2008–09 La Liga|2008–09]]
|La Liga
|30||0||3||0||5||0||2{{efn|Appearances [[2008 Supercopa de Espana|Supercopa de Espana 2008]]}}||0||40||0
|-
|[[2009–10 La Liga|2009–10]]
|La Liga
|28||1||1||0||6||0||colspan="2"|–||35||1
|-
|[[2010–11 La Liga|2010–11]]
|La Liga
|16||0||2||0||4||0||colspan="2"|–||22||0
|-
|[[2011–12 La Liga|2011–12]]
|La Liga
|21||0||7||0||6||0||colspan="2"|–||34||0
|-
|[[2012–13 La Liga|2012–13]]
|La Liga
|18||0||4||0||5||0||colspan="2"|–||27||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!346!!6!!27!!0!!100!!2!!7!!1!!480!!9
|-
|[[Villarreal CF|Villarreal]] (loan)
|[[1996–97 Segunda División|1996–97]]
|[[Segunda División]]
|34||0||5||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||39||0
|-
|Villarreal (loan)
|[[1998–99 La Liga|1998–99]]
|La Liga
|35||2||4||0||colspan="2"|–||2{{efn|Appearances in [[1998-99 La Liga|La Liga relegation play-off 1999]]}}||0||41||2
|-
!colspan="3"|Career total
!446!!12!!36!!0!!100!!2!!14!!2!!596!!16
|}
{{notelist}}

===International===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year<ref>{{cite web|url=http://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=224|title=David Albelda|publisher=European Football|access-date=26 June 2016}}</ref>
|-
!National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="8"|[[Spain national football team|Spain]]
|2001||1||0
|-
|2002||5||0
|-
|2003||6||0
|-
|2004||11||0
|-
|2005||6||0
|-
|2006||11||0
|-
|2007||10||0
|-
|2008||1||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total!!51!!0
|}

==Honours==
'''Valencia'''
*[[La Liga]]: [[2001–02 La Liga|2001–02]], [[2003–04 La Liga|2003–04]]
*[[Supercopa de España]]: [[1999 Supercopa de España|1999]]
*[[UEFA Europa League|UEFA Cup]]: [[2003–04 UEFA Cup|2003–04]]
*[[UEFA Super Cup]]: [[2004 UEFA Super Cup|2004]]
*[[UEFA Champions League]] runner-up: [[1999–2000 UEFA Champions League|1999–2000]], [[2000–01 UEFA Champions League|2000–01]]

'''Spain U23'''
*[[Football at the Summer Olympics|Summer Olympics]] silver medal: [[Football at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|2000]]

==References==
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==External links==
*{{BDFutbol|510}}
*[http://www.ciberche.net/histoche/jugador?player=13 CiberChe stats and bio] {{in lang|es}}
*{{NFT player|id=6252}}
*{{FIFA player|177917}}

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