Francesc Arnau

Francesc Arnau

Francesc Xavier Arnau Grabulosa (* May 23, 1975 in Les Planes d' Hostoles, Girona ) is a former Spanish football goalkeeper, who was active at FC Barcelona and FC Malaga.

Club career

Arnau came at the age of 14 years to the youth department of FC Barcelona. There, he was inducted into the 1994/95 season in the third reserve team. In the following season he was promoted to the second team, where he was also immediately became a regular player. On November 9, 1996 Arnau played during the 3-3 draw in the league against Athletic Bilbao for the first time for the first team of FC Barcelona. In Barcelona, ​​he always remained in his five years at the first team of the goalkeeper. In the first season Vítor Baía was set, in the following seasons Ruud Hesp and Richard Dutruel. With Barcelona he won the 1999 Spanish Championship, the 1997 Spanish Cup, the European Cup Winners' Cup and UEFA Super Cup.

In 2001 he left Barcelona to play from then on for the Málaga CF. In Malaga he came in his first season also not to train and played only three league bets because he did not get past goalkeeper Pedro Contreras. When Contreras 2003 Betis Sevilla joined, Arnau was promoted to number 1 in Málaga and later was even team captain. In 2006 he rose to the Málaga CF in the Segunda División from. In the resurgence of season 2007/ 08 Arnau lost his starting place to Iñaki Goitia. In the 2008 /09 season Arnau denied the first eleven and the last two league games of the season. 2009 sold Málaga Iñaki Goitia to Betis, but at the same time bought Gustavo Munúa so that Arnau again had to settle for the status of the substitute goalkeeper. In 2011, he finished his career at FC Málaga and has been with the club youth coach.

National team career

1998 Arnau played an outstanding EM with the U -21 Spain, which in the end won the tournament. Arnau made ​​in the three knockout games to a single goal and was voted player of the tournament.

Achievements

  • Spanish Cup: 1999
  • Spanish Cup: 1997
  • European Cup Winners' Cup: 1997
  • UEFA Super Cup: 1997
  • U-21 European Championship: 1998
  • Player of the Tournament at the U- 21 European Championships 1998
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