Spaniards Abroad Archive

  •     It’s that time of the year and we want YOUR input. Who was the best of the best in La Liga this year? Best by position. Best young player. Best all around player. One selection per poll. We are opening the polls and will announce the winners on...

    La Liga 2011-2012 ~ Matador Awards

    Posted on May 14, 2012 | 7 Comments
        It’s that time of the year and we want YOUR input. Who was the best of the best in La Liga this year? Best by position. Best young player. Best all around player. One selection per poll. We are opening the polls and will announce the winners on...

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  •   For the latest Spaniards Abroad article, I have decided to turn the spotlight on ex-Real Madrid legend Michel Salgado, who is currently on the books of Blackburn Rovers in the English Premier League. With nearly 550 club appearances and 53 caps for Spain to his name, he has been...

    Spaniards Abroad – Michel Salgado

    Posted on February 26, 2012 | No Comments
      For the latest Spaniards Abroad article, I have decided to turn the spotlight on ex-Real Madrid legend Michel Salgado, who is currently on the books of Blackburn Rovers in the English Premier League. With nearly 550 club appearances and 53 caps for Spain to his name, he has been...

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  •     He is one of my favourite Spanish players of the last decade, and arrived in England from the Spanish capital five years ago amidst a flurry of publicity and goals. The last eighteen months, though, have been an absolute disaster for Fernando Torres. Now aged 27, the question...

    What Has Happened To El Nino?

    Posted on February 2, 2012 | 3 Comments
        He is one of my favourite Spanish players of the last decade, and arrived in England from the Spanish capital five years ago amidst a flurry of publicity and goals. The last eighteen months, though, have been an absolute disaster for Fernando Torres. Now aged 27, the question...

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  •     Although Spanish by birth, Roberto Martinez Montoliu might not be that well known in his homeland, at least until he became a Premier League manager anyway. That’s because he has been in Britain for the last seventeen years, known best for his spells as manager and player at...

    Spaniards Abroad: Roberto Martinez

    Posted on January 14, 2012 | 1 Comment
        Although Spanish by birth, Roberto Martinez Montoliu might not be that well known in his homeland, at least until he became a Premier League manager anyway. That’s because he has been in Britain for the last seventeen years, known best for his spells as manager and player at...

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  •   Always controversial, Jorge Zuazola from Spanish Leadership (twitter: @SpanishLeadership) is at it again and is providing an exclusive executive summary of his list of Spanish players who he believes are transferable this winter market.  Take a look and provide your comments, do you agree or disagree?     Sponsored by OLBG.com...

    Winter Transfer Market: Spanish players

    Posted on December 24, 2011 | 6 Comments
      Always controversial, Jorge Zuazola from Spanish Leadership (twitter: @SpanishLeadership) is at it again and is providing an exclusive executive summary of his list of Spanish players who he believes are transferable this winter market.  Take a look and provide your comments, do you agree or disagree?     Sponsored by OLBG.com...

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  •   Jose Manuel Reina, or Pepe as he is affectionately known, was born in Madrid in August 1982. He is the son of Barcelona and Atletico Madrid legend Miguel Reina, and is one of the most consistent goalkeepers of his generation, and yet is unfortunate enough to be around at...

    Spaniards Abroad: Jose Manuel Reina aka ‘Pepe’

    Posted on November 23, 2011 | No Comments
      Jose Manuel Reina, or Pepe as he is affectionately known, was born in Madrid in August 1982. He is the son of Barcelona and Atletico Madrid legend Miguel Reina, and is one of the most consistent goalkeepers of his generation, and yet is unfortunate enough to be around at...

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  •   In the latest in the series, I take a look at Arsenal‘s former first choice goalkeeper Manuel Almunia. Born in Pamplona in 1977, Manuel Almunia spent the first seven years of his career in his homeland, without ever establishing himself as a regular first choice for a prolonged period...

    Spaniards Abroad: Manuel Almunia

    Posted on November 9, 2011 | 1 Comment
      In the latest in the series, I take a look at Arsenal‘s former first choice goalkeeper Manuel Almunia. Born in Pamplona in 1977, Manuel Almunia spent the first seven years of his career in his homeland, without ever establishing himself as a regular first choice for a prolonged period...

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  • Jose Enrique Sanchez, better known to English supporters as just Jose Enrique, is a left back who currently plays for Liverpool. Born in Valencia in 1986, he was once on the books of his hometown club, although he never made an appearance for Los Che. He started his career at...

    Spaniards Abroad – Jose Enrique

    Posted on October 25, 2011 | 1 Comment
    Jose Enrique Sanchez, better known to English supporters as just Jose Enrique, is a left back who currently plays for Liverpool. Born in Valencia in 1986, he was once on the books of his hometown club, although he never made an appearance for Los Che. He started his career at...

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  • Vicente Rodriguez, better known as just Vicente, currently plays in England for Brighton & Hove Albion, although he will always be associated with his hometown club, Valencia. The pacy winger has been blighted by injuries throughout his career, although he has still managed nearly four hundred club appearances, plus another eighty-two...

    Spaniards Abroad: Vicente

    Posted on October 14, 2011 | 3 Comments
    Vicente Rodriguez, better known as just Vicente, currently plays in England for Brighton & Hove Albion, although he will always be associated with his hometown club, Valencia. The pacy winger has been blighted by injuries throughout his career, although he has still managed nearly four hundred club appearances, plus another eighty-two...

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  • Mikel Arteta signed for Arsenal on August 31st for a fee of around £10million, which means that his career path has taken him from Barcelona to Arsenal, just like the departing player he was brought into replace. His route to Islington, though, was an awful lot more circuitous than Cesc...

    Spaniards Abroad: Mikel Arteta

    Posted on October 5, 2011 | No Comments
    Mikel Arteta signed for Arsenal on August 31st for a fee of around £10million, which means that his career path has taken him from Barcelona to Arsenal, just like the departing player he was brought into replace. His route to Islington, though, was an awful lot more circuitous than Cesc...

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