Asier del Horno
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| Asier Del Horno | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Asier Del Horno Cosgaya | |
| Date of birth | January 19, 1981 | |
| Place of birth | Gallarta, Spain | |
| Height | 180 cm / 5 ft 11 in | |
| Playing position | Left back | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Valencia | |
| Number | 3 | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 2000-2005 2005-2006 2006-Present |
Athletic Bilbao Chelsea Valencia |
94 (13) 32(1) 1 (0) |
| National team2 | ||
| 2004- | Spain | 10 (2) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Asier Del Horno Cosgaya (born January 19, 1981 in Gallarta, Spain) is a Biscain professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Valencia and Spain.
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[edit] Club career
He began his career at Athletic Bilbao in 1999, where his combative tackling and strength in the air saw him rise through the ranks as a stout left-footed centre-back. However, Del Horno's pace and ability to contribute to the attack from out wide led to his being switched to left-back by the time he had arrived in the seniors for both club and country. Del Horno scored 13 goals in 94 league appearances for Bilbao. In June 2005, Asier Del Horno moved to Chelsea for a fee of £8 million. He won the first league championship of his career at Chelsea, as part of the Chelsea squad that finished as 2005-2006 English Premier League champions. He played 32 matches for Chelsea, scoring 1 goal, against Tottenham at White Hart Lane.
On 21 June 2006 Del Horno returned to Spain to sign for Valencia on a six-year deal. Del Horno was seen as a natural replacement for Amedeo Carboni. Athletic Bilbao had expressed interest, but withdrew from further negotiations, forfeiting any further financial interest. Del Horno is noted for his love for Athletic Bilbao, and has stated his desire to return to the club later in his career. Following surgery on his injured Achilles heel, Del Horno made his debut for his new club on March 3, 2007, in a 1-0 league win over Celta de Vigo.
[edit] Spain National Team
Del Horno made his Spain debut against Scotland in September 2004. He scored the winner in a friendly against England played in Madrid two months later.
2006 World Cup
An ankle injury forced Del Horno to withdraw from the 23-man team named by Luis Aragonés to represent Spain at the 2006 World Cup in Germany. Medical staff in the RFEF alleged that Chelsea had prior knowledge of Del Horno's injury, but allowed the left back to continue playing. Del Horno's vacant position was controversially filled in by naturalised Argentinian left-back Mariano Pernia, now of Atlético Madrid.
[edit] Honours
[edit] Chelsea
- FA Premier League : 2006
[edit] External links
| Valencia CF - Current Squad |
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1 Cañizares | 2 Miguel | 3 Del Horno | 4 Ayala | 5 Marchena | 6 Albelda | 7 Villa | 8 Baraja | 9 Morientes | 10 Angulo | 11 Regueiro | 13 Mora | 14 Vicente | 15 Joaquín | 16 Viana | 17 Navarro | 18 Jorge López | 19 Gavilán | 20 Albiol | 21 Silva | 22 Edu | 23 Torres | 24 Moretti | 25 Butelle | 26 Cerra | 28 Nacho Insa | 29 Córcoles | 30 Aarón Ñíguez | 31 Pallardó | Coach: Flores |
