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Also known as Ruben Baraja

Spanish footballer

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Rubén Baraja Vegas, also known by the pseudonym Pipo, is a Spanish male association football player and coach. Born in Valladolid in 1975, he played as a midfielder for clubs including Real Valladolid B, Atlético Madrid B, Valencia CF, and Real Valladolid. He represented Spain in international competition, participating in the 2002 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2004.

Baraja has also served as a coach for Sporting de Gijón. His career statistics include one match played and one goal scored. He speaks Spanish and stands 180 centimeters tall with a mass of 75 kilograms.

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Key facts

1993
Spain U18
2011
Atlético Madrid (assistant)
2013
Valencia B (interim)
2020
Zaragoza
Full name
Rubén Baraja Vegas
Date of birth
( 1975-07-11 ) 11 July 1975 (age 50)
Place of birth
Valladolid , Spain
Height
1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position
Central midfielder
Years
Team
1993 1995
Valladolid B
1993 1996
Valladolid
1996 1999
Atlético Madrid B
1999 2000
Atlético Madrid
2000 2010
Valencia
2000 2005
Spain
2013 2015
Valencia (youth)
2015 2016
Elche

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Sports profile

Sport
Soccer
Team
_Retired Soccer
Position
Manager
Nationality
Spain

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Encyclopedic overview

Rubén Baraja Vegas ( Spanish pronunciation: [ruˈβem baˈɾaxa]; born 11 July 1975) is a Spanish retired footballer, currently a manager.

A complete central midfielder with good tackling, technique, and offensive qualities, together with accurate passing and goalscoring ability, he played mostly for Valencia during a 17-year professional career, being an essential figure in five of the club's major titles, which included two La Liga championships.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Rubén Baraja” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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