Albert Riera Ortega (born 15 April 1982) is a Spanish former

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who played as

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but also as a

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, currently

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of Slovenian club Olimpija Ljubljana. He made a name for himself at

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(with whom he won a

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and reached the 2007 UEFA Cup Final) and also played professionally in France, England, Greece, Turkey, Italy and Slovenia, notably spending three years with

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. Riera won 16

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for

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, representing the nation at the

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Club career

Mallorca

Born in

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, Balearic Islands, Riera started his professional career with hometown club Mallorca. He could only total 11

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appearances in his first two seasons. In the 2002–03 campaign, already an undisputed starter, Riera helped the local team to the conquest of the

, and scored four league goals in 35 games.

Bordeaux

In the summer of 2003, Riera moved to

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. He made 66 competitive appearances for the Ligue 1 side over a two-year spell, netting nine times.

Espanyol

Riera returned to Spain in 2005, when he signed for

. In his first season he played only eight league matches, prompting a January 2006 loan move to Manchester City where he was also unable to establish himself, scoring his only goal against Newcastle United in a 3–0 home win on 1 February. Riera returned to

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prior to 2006–07. During that season, Espanyol reached

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of the

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at Hampden Park, Glasgow, where they played fellow Spaniards

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; he scored to level the game at 1–1, but his team eventually lost 3–1 on penalties. At the end of the campaign, he extended his contract until 2011.

Liverpool

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On 1 September 2008 (transfer deadline day), Riera signed a four-year deal with

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for a fee of £8 million, being given the number 11 shirt. He made his

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debut on the 13th, playing 71 minutes of a 2–1 home win against Manchester United, and scored his first goal for the Reds as they beat

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3–2 on 18 October, adding another in the 3–1 victory at

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in the group stage of the

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. Riera netted Liverpool's first goal of 2009, and also scored in the third round in the

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on 3 January, against Preston North End. Later during that season he scored against Aston Villa in a 5–0 home rout on 22 March 2009, through a half-volley after

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's long

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. On 18 March 2010, Riera was suspended after comments made to the Spanish press regarding his first team opportunities and the approach of manager

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. The player was quoted as saying: "He's never sorted out a situation with a player by talking with him." He was transfer listed following the comments, with Russian clubs

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and

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thought to be interested in a permanent move. On the 23rd of that month it was announced that Liverpool had accepted a £6 million bid from CSKA for the player; however, it appeared to be solely rumours, any interest was officially denied– additionally, the player's agent, Ángel Castells, confirmed that only Spartak had made a proposal.

Olympiacos

On 23 July 2010, Riera joined

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on a four-year contract. The deal was reported to be worth around

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6 million (€4 million plus another potential €2 million in bonuses), with a salary of around €2.5 million per season; he became one of the most expensive transfers in the country's history, as he reunited with former Espanyol manager

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. Riera scored his first goal against

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in a 2–0 home win, and appeared in 28 competitive matches during the season as the

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team won the Super League Greece.

Galatasaray

On 3 September 2011, Riera completed a €3 million move to Turkish side

, signing a four-year deal. He scored his first goal in the

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on 25 January 2012 in a 4–0 home defeat of Ankaragücü, and was an habitual first-choice in his first season as the

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-based team won the national championship; he was also involved, however, in a punching session with teammate

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just before the playoffs started. Following the arrival of prospect

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for the 2012–13 campaign, Riera was reconverted by manager

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into an attacking

, mainly due to the lack of options in the position other than injury-prone

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. On 28 January 2014, he agreed to have his contract terminated for €750,000 and left the

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Watford

On 24 March 2014, Riera signed a pre-contract with Italian side

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, effective as of 1 July. Three days later, he joined Football League Championship's

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until the end of the season. Riera scored his first and only goal for Watford on 19 April 2014, in the 3–1 home win over

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. He had an extended run until late in the month, when he was

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for two bookable offences in a 3–1 loss at

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after a high challenge on

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. After the match, he was charged by

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for improper conduct, having confronted the officials and having to be dragged away by his team-mates; he was given a two-match ban although only one remained to end the campaign, and he subsequently returned to Udinese.

Later career

On 29 November 2014, Riera was sacked by Udinese for attending a

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rather than reporting to play against

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, also taking to

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to insult the organisation. He returned to his first club Mallorca the following 5 March, after agreeing to a one-and-a-half year deal. In May, he was subjected to disciplinary proceedings after claiming he would not appear again for the team as long as

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was the manager. On 11 September 2015, Slovenian sports newspaper ''Ekipa'' reported that Riera would sign a contract with Zavrč. Three days later, he was officially presented. Riera terminated his contract on 22 January 2016, but remained in the country as he joined Koper until June 2018 shortly after. He joined the team also as an assistant

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, and made one brief appearance against Primorje in the first game of the second half of the season; he was then suspended from training and his contract was cancelled unilaterally in July 2016.

Coaching

Riera officially announced his retirement from football on 24 January 2018, through a social media post portraying himself having literally hung up his boots on a tree. He obtained a

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in 2019, and in August of the following year he returned to Galatasaray to be an assistant coach to Fatih Terim. In January 2022, he went back to the

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to work alongside compatriot

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. On 4 July 2022, Riera returned to the Slovenian top tier when he was appointed manager of Olimpija Ljubljana. He was forced out of his first press conference by Olimpija

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, unhappy with the dismissal of predecessor

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. He made his debut three days later at home to

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in the

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of the

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, drawing 1–1, and requiring extra time in the second leg to advance through the tie. His team began the league season on 14 July with a 2–0 home win over Mura, followed by a further seven league victories to make it eight consecutive wins, which was the club's best start to a season since 1994.

International career

Riera made his debut for the Spain national team on 13 October 2007 in an

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against

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, and scored from outside the box in a 3–1 away win. However, he failed to make the final cut for the final stages, where the nation won the tournament. Riera was again called to the squad in October 2008 for two

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qualifiers after Sevilla's

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withdrew with an injury, and played 12 minutes in a 3–0 victory in

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. In the following year, on 1 April, he netted a last-minute winner in

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(2–1). Manager

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named Riera in the squad for the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup, and he made four appearances for the third-placed team.

Personal life

Riera's younger brother,

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, is also a footballer. He too represented Espanyol, but only their reserves. In 2009, Riera married Julia Koroleva, fathering three children with his Russian bride. He moved to

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, where he set up a football academy.

Career statistics

Club

:Sources:

International

:''Scores and results list Spain's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Riera goal.''

Honours

Mallorca *

: 2002–03 Espanyol *

runner-up: 2006–07 Olympiacos * Super League Greece:

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Galatasaray *

: 2011–12,

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Spain * FIFA Confederations Cup third place: 2009

References

External links

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Liverpool historic profile
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