| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alberto Belsué Arias | ||
| Date of birth | 2 March 1968 | ||
| Place of birth | Zaragoza, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 1&fras1;2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1983–1986 | Casablanca | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1986–1988 | Endesa Andorra | 32 | (1) |
| 1988–1998 | Zaragoza | 277 | (7) |
| 1998–1999 | Alavés | 22 | (0) |
| 1999–2000 | Numancia | 20 | (0) |
| 2000–2001 | Iraklis | 7 | (0) |
| Total | 358 | (8) | |
| National team | |||
| 1994–1996 | Spain | 17 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Alberto Belsué Arias (born 2 March 1968) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a right back.
He amassed La Liga totals of 319 matches and seven goals during 12 seasons, representing in the competition Zaragoza, Alavés and Numancia and winning two major titles with the first club.
Club career
Belsué was born in Zaragoza, Aragon. After beginning with lowly Endesa de Andorra, he joined La Liga club Real Zaragoza, where he would amass over 300 overall appearances, starting in the side's two major conquests in the decade: the 1994 Copa del Rey and the following year's UEFA Cup Winners' Cup.[1][2]
Following stints with Deportivo Alavés and CD Numancia[3]– in both cases barely avoiding top flight relegation – Belsué retired after an abroad spell with Greece's Iraklis Thessaloniki FC, aged 33.
International career
A Spanish international for two years, Belsué made his debut on 16 November 1994 in a UEFA Euro 1996 qualifier 3–0 win against Denmark in Seville (90 minutes played).[4] In the final stages in England he played in two of the nation's four matches, converting his attempt in the quarter-final penalty shootout loss to the hosts.[5]
Honours
Zaragoza
- Copa del Rey: 1993–94
- UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: 1994–95
References
- ^ "1994/95: Nayim's bolt from the blue sinks Arsenal". UEFA. 1 June 1995. Archived from the original on 22 August 2010. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
- ^ "¿Qué fue de 'los héroes de París'?" [What happened to the 'heroes of Paris'?]. Heraldo de Aragón (in Spanish). 4 May 2015. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
- ^ "Breve enciclopedia numantina" [Brief numantina encyclopedia]. Desde Soria (in Spanish). 29 May 2013. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
- ^ "España pone proa hacia Inglaterra" [Spain hoist sail towards England]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 17 November 1994. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
- ^ "Hosts England first team into last four". UEFA. 6 October 2003. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
External links
- Alberto Belsué at BDFutbol
- Alberto Belsué at National-Football-Teams.com
- Alberto Belsué – FIFA competition record
- Spain stats at Eu-Football