Rubén De la Red

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Rubén De la Red

Full name	Rubén De la Red Gutiérrez
Date of birth	June 5, 1985 (age 21)
Place of birth	Madrid, Spain
Height	1,85 m
Nickname	Rubio
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Real Madrid Castilla
Number	21
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2004 -	Real Madrid Castilla	70 (0)
National team²
2000 -	Spain	65 (0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of August 28, 2006. ² National team caps and goals correct as of November 15, 2006. * Appearances (Goals)

Rubén De la Red Gutiérrez (born June 5, 1985 in Madrid) is a Spanish football central midfielder, who currently plays for Real Madrid Castilla.

De la Red is a graduate of the Real Madrid youth system.

He made his first team debut on November 10th, 2004 against Tenerife in the Copa del Rey.

Rubén arrived at the Real Madrid youth system when he was just 14 (99/00), the youngest in Cadete B. A year later, the club told him he was not good enough, young De la Red didn't waste any time and signed for Móstoles. At one point Madrid realized the mistake they had made and decided to resign De la Red. After his fourth season with the club, Quique Sánchez Flores De la Red's coach, was moving on to his next club, Getafe and was very willing to take De la Red with him, but Madrid turned him down. De la Red said: "It is a pride that Quique was interested so much in me, but for me Real Madrid is the number one choice, that is clear, everything else comes afterwards".

De la Red about his best position on the pitch: "It would not matter to me. I like to play more ahead just a little bit, but I believe that I have good conditions to be central (he measures at 1.86 and weighs 82 kilos) Midfielder too". Rubén says that when his on the pitch he feel's like Redondo, his idol, helping in attack while helping in defence.

De la Red has recently been linked with a shock move to England and to Liverpool FC where former Real Madrid coach Rafael Benitez is manager. It is reported Liverpool are in talks with Zaragoza over a loan period with a view to a permanent deal in the summer of 2007.

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Real Madrid Castilla - Current Squad
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