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Albert Celades López (born 29 September 1975) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. A tactically astute player with a strong defensive mentality, he is best known for his stints with Barcelona and Real Madrid,〔(Salad days for Celades ); UEFA.com, 26 October 2004〕 and he amassed La Liga total of 223 games and eight goals over the course of 12 seasons, winning 14 major titles both teams combined. Celades appeared with the Spanish national team at the 1998 World Cup. ==Club career== Born in Barcelona, Catalonia, Celades – who left Barcelona at age seven with his family to live in Andorra –〔(Media day with Albert Celades ); Metro Fanatic, 16 March 2009〕 was a product of FC Barcelona's youth system. He made his debuts with the main squad during 1995–96, and finished his first professional season with 16 games and two goals as the Catalans finished third in La Liga. Nevertheless, he would still spend another full campaign with the club's B-team. In 1997–98 Celades played in 36 matches, mostly as a sweeper,〔(La zaga sufre más, pero encaja menos (Back-four suffer more, but concede less) ); El Mundo Deportivo, 23 January 1998 〕〔("Me quedo" ("I'm staying") ); El Mundo Deportivo, 4 April 1998 〕 as the Louis van Gaal side conquered the national title after a three-year drought. He also started both legs of the 1997 UEFA Super Cup, helping ''Barça'' to a 3–1 aggregate victory over Borussia Dortmund, but appeared less significantly in the following season, with ''Barça'' renewing its domestic supremacy. After a year with Celta de Vigo Celades moved to Real Madrid, against which he had scored the winner (1–0) in the previous campaign, on 28 November 1999.〔(Celades tumba al Madrid (Celades downs Madrid) ); El Mundo Deportivo, 29 November 1999 〕 During four seasons he was used sparingly, but added two league trophies and the 2002 UEFA Champions League to his ''résumé''. He also played 2003–04 on loan, to Ligue 1 side FC Girondins de Bordeaux.〔(Celades bound for Bordeaux ); UEFA.com, 19 August 2003〕 From 2005 to 2008, Celades represented Real Zaragoza:〔(Celades to settle at Zaragoza ); UEFA.com, 29 August 2005〕 in his first year he helped the club reach the Copa del Rey final, and would be relatively used during three seasons, as the Aragon side was relegated at the end of 2007–08, and the player was released after his contract expired. He then went on trial with Major League Soccer side New York Red Bulls, in February 2009〔(Celades among the Red Bulls new trialists ); Soccer By Ives, 22 February 2009〕 and, after impressing, signed with the club in March.〔(Celades jugará en los New York Red Bulls (Celades will play in New York Red Bulls) ); Marca, 11 March 2009 〕 Celades retired from competitive football on 24 October 2009, immediately following the conclusion of the MLS season.〔(Red Bulls MF Albert Celades to retire Saturday ); USA Today, 23 October 2009〕 However, in early 2010, Kitchee SC from Hong Kong signed him, alongside compatriot Agustín Aranzábal;〔(Celades jugará con el Kitchee de Hong Kong (Celades will play with Hong Kong's Kitchee) ); Sport, 6 February 2010 〕 they both appeared with the club at the 2010 Lunar New Year Cup, a mid-season exhibition tournament. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Albert Celades」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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