Valencia C.F. facts for kids

Valencia C.F. is a football team in Spain.

Title

• La Liga : 6
  • 1941/42, 1943/44, 1946/47, 1970/71, 2001/02, 2003/04
• Copa del Rey : 6
  • 1941, 1949, 1954, 1967, 1979, 1999
• Spain Supercup : 2
  • 1949, 1999
• Europepokal of the Pokalwinners : 1
  • 1980
• UEFA-Cup : 3
  • 1962, 1963, 2004
• Europe Supercup : 2
  • 1980, 2004
• UI-Cup : 1
  • 1998

League position

Former position

Player

Goalkeeper:

• 25 - Ludovic Butelle (since 2004)

Defence:

• 02 - Luís Miguel Brito Garcia Monteiro (since 2005)
• 03 - Asier del Horno Cosgaya (since 2006)
• 05 - Carlos Marchena López (since 2001)
• 17 - David Navarro Pedrós (since 2001)
• 20 - Raúl Albiol Tortajada (since 2003)
• 23 - Cristóbal Emilio Torres Ruiz, called "Curro Torres" (since 2001)
• 24 - Emiliano Moretti (since 2004)
• 26 - David Cerrajería Rubio
• 29 - David Córcoles Alcaraz

Midfield:

• 06 - David Albelda Aliques (captain) (since 1997)
• 08 - Rubén Baraja Vegas (since 2000)
• 11 - Mario Ignacio Regueiro Pintos (since 2005)
• 14 - Vicente Rodríguez Guillén (since 2000)
• 15 - Joaquín Sánchez Rodríguez (since 2006)
• 16 - Hugo Miguel Ferreira Viana (since 2005)
• 18 - Jorge López Montaña (since 2003)
• 19 - Jaime Gavilán Martínez (since 2006)
• 21 - David Jiménez Silva (back since 2006)
• 22 - Eduardo César Daud Gaspar, called "Edu" (since 2005)
• 30 - Nacho Insa Bohigues (since 2006)
• 31 - Miguel Pallardó González

Attack:

• 07 - David Villa Sánchez (since 2005)
• 09 - Fernando Morientes Sánchez (since 2006)
• 10 - Miguel Ángel Angulo Valderrey (since 1997)
• 34 - Javier Guerra Rodriguez (since 2006)

Images for kids

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  Valencia CF squad in 1931.

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  Fernando Gómez Colomer is the player with more appearances for the club with 552.

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  35th president of Valencia Manuel Llorente.

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  Peter Lim has owned Valencia since 2014.

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  Panoramic of the Mestalla.

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  Valencia vs. Roma at the Mestalla in 2011.

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  Model of Nou Mestalla

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  Full-back Amedeo Carboni, the foreigner with the most appearances (350).

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  Gonçalo Guedes is the most expensive signing in Valencia's history, costing €40m in 2018.

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  The largest transfer involving Valencia was the sale of Gaizka Mendieta to Lazio for €48 million in 2001.

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  Valencia CF fans

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  Alejandro Scopelli, the first foreigner to win a trophy with Valencia, the 1962 Fairs Cup.

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  Alfredo Di Stéfano had three successful spells as coach of the club.

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  Claudio Ranieri coached Valencia on two occasions with mixed success.

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  Héctor Cúper tenure saw the club rise back to prominence in European football.

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  Rafael Benítez, Valencia's most successful coach, with two league titles and one UEFA Cup over the period of three years.

See also

In Spanish: Valencia Club de Fútbol para niños