Víctor Valdés

Victor Valdés
Valdés with Spain in 2013
Personal information
Full name Víctor Valdés Arribas
Date of birth (1982-01-14) 14 January 1982
Place of birth L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Spain
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position Goalkeeper
Youth career
1992 Cinco Copas
1992–1995 Ibarra
1995–2000 Barcelona
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000 Barcelona C 16 (0)
2000–2003 Barcelona B 71 (0)
2002–2014 Barcelona 387 (0)
2014–2016 Manchester United 2 (0)
2016Standard Liège (loan) 5 (0)
2016–2017 Middlesbrough 28 (0)
Total 509 (0)
International career
2000–2001 Spain U18 11 (0)
2001 Spain U19 3 (0)
2001 Spain U20 1 (0)
2002–2003 Spain U21 11 (0)
2010–2014 Spain 20 (0)
Managerial career
2020–2021 Horta
2025 Real Ávila
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Spain
FIFA World Cup
Winner 2010 South Africa
UEFA European Championship
Winner 2012 Poland-Ukraine
FIFA Confederations Cup
Runner-up 2013 Brazil
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Víctor Valdés Arribas (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈbiɣtoɾ βalˈdes aˈriβas]; born 14 January 1982) is a Spanish football coach and former professional player who played as a goalkeeper.

He spent most of his professional career with Barcelona in La Liga appearing in 535 official games whilst winning 21 major titles. Valdés won the Ricardo Zamora Trophy for the league's least scored-against goalkeeper five times, four of which consecutively. After leaving Barcelona in 2014, he played for Manchester United, Standard Liège and Middlesbrough before retiring in 2017.

Valdés played 20 games for Spain between 2010 and 2014, with most of his international career being as a back-up to Iker Casillas and Pepe Reina. He was part of the Barcelona team that defeated Real Madrid 6–2 and 5–0, respectively, in 2009 and 2010.