Alejandro Arribas Garrido (born 1 May 1989) is a Spanish professional

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who plays for Liga MX club Juárez as a centre-back. He made 172 appearances in

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for

Rayo Vallecano Rayo Vallecano de Madrid, S.A.D. (), often abbreviated to Rayo (Spanish for "thunderbolt"), is a Spanish professional football club based in Madrid, in the neighbourhood of Vallecas. Rayo was founded on 29 May 1924, and currently compete in La Li ...

, Osasuna,

Sevilla Seville (; es, Sevilla, ) is the capital and largest city of the Spanish autonomous community of Andalusia and the province of Seville. It is situated on the lower reaches of the River Guadalquivir, in the southwest of the Iberian Peninsula ...

and Deportivo, also winning the

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with the third of those teams. Additionally, he played for

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and Juárez in Mexico's Liga MX.

Club career

Rayo Vallecano

Born in

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, Arribas began his career in the youth ranks of CF Rayo Majadahonda, being signed by neighbouring

in 2008. He spent almost two full seasons with the reserves, making his professional debut with

CDA Navalcarnero Club Deportivo Artístico Navalcarnero is a football team based in Navalcarnero, in the autonomous community of Community of Madrid, Madrid, Spain. Founded in 1961, it plays in Segunda Federación – Group 1, holding home games at the 2,500-seat ...

in the second half of 2008–09 and going on to be regularly used in a relegation-ending campaign in Segunda División B. Arribas helped Rayo B promote to the third tier in 2009–10, moving to the first team shortly after – in Segunda División – and being first choice (38 games out of 42) as the latter returned to

after eight years. In the 2011–12 season he started in all of his 34 league appearances as the capital outskirts side narrowly avoided relegation, scoring in a 2–3 home loss against Athletic Bilbao on 28 January 2012.

Osasuna

In late June 2012,

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Arribas signed a three-year contract with

CA Osasuna Club Atlético Osasuna (, ''Osasuna Athletic Club''), or simply Osasuna, is a Spanish professional football club in Pamplona, Navarre. Founded on 24 October 1920, the club currently plays in La Liga, holding home games at the 23,576-capacity El S ...

. He was a regular for the Navarrese, appearing in 34 matches in his debut campaign.

Sevilla

On 27 July 2014, following Osasuna's relegation, Arribas agreed to a two-year deal with fellow league club

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. He played 18 games in all competitions in his only season, including three in the

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group stage as his team won the competition for the second time in a row.

Deportivo

Arribas signed a four-year contract at

Deportivo de La Coruña Real Club Deportivo de La Coruña (), commonly known as Deportivo La Coruña (), Deportivo or simply Dépor, is a professional football club based in the city of A Coruña, Galicia, Spain. They currently play in the Primera División RFEF – ...

on 24 June 2015. His first league match for them took place on 30 August, when he featured the full 90 minutes in a 1–1 draw at

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, and he scored twice in his first year to help to a 15th-place finish.

UNAM

On 8 December 2017, after only three league appearances during the first part of the season as well as some run-ins with teammates, the 28-year-old Arribas moved abroad for the first time in his career and joined Club Universidad Nacional in the Mexican Liga MX. He scored his only league goal on 4 February 2018, helping the hosts beat

Tigres UANL Club de Fútbol Tigres de la Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, simply known as Tigres UANL or Tigres, is a Mexican professional football club based in San Nicolás de los Garza, a city in the Monterrey metropolitan area, Nuevo León. Found ...

2–0.

Oviedo

On 30 July 2019, Arribas returned to Spain after agreeing to a three-year deal with Real Oviedo of the second division.

Personal life

In September 2019, while still an active professional, Arribas became the majority shareholder in first club Rayo Majadahonda's '' Sociedad Anónima Deportiva''.

Club statistics

Honours

Sevilla *

: 2014–15

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Arribas, Alejandro 1989 births Living people Footballers from Madrid Spanish footballers Association football defenders La Liga players Segunda División players Segunda División B players Tercera División players CF Rayo Majadahonda players Rayo Vallecano B players CDA Navalcarnero players Rayo Vallecano players CA Osasuna players Sevilla FC players Deportivo de La Coruña players Real Oviedo players Liga MX players Club Universidad Nacional footballers FC Juárez footballers Spanish expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Mexico Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Mexico Spanish football chairmen and investors