Victor Valdes retires

Former Barcelona goalkeeper Victor Valdes has retired.

The 35-year-old, who also played for Manchester United and Middlesbrough, has hung up his gloves and has launched a TV production company and will have his own show.

The Spaniard rejected offers from Deportivo la Coruna and Sporting Lisbon to continue playing this season.

Valdes is one of the greatest keepers in Barcelona’s history, winning La Liga six times, the Champions League three times, the Super Cup six times, two Copa del Reys and bagged the Fifa Club World Cup twice.

And he was part of the all-conquering Spain team, lifting the 2010 World Cup two years before victory in the Euros.

But the end of his career was marked by disappointment and surprise transfers.

career

And he was part of the all-conquering Spain team, lifting the 2010 World Cup two years before victory in the

Club	Season	League		Cup		League Cup		Europe		Other^[50]		Total
Club	Season	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Barcelona B	2000–01	14	0	—		—		—		—		14	0
	2001–02^[51]	43	0	—		—		—		—		43	0
	2002–03	20	0	—		—		—		—		20	0
	Total	77	0	—		—		—		—		77	0
Barcelona	2002–03	14	0	0	0	—		6	0	—		20	0
	2003–04	33	0	6	0	—		5	0	—		44	0
	2004–05	35	0	0	0	—		8	0	—		43	0
	2005–06	35	0	0	0	—		12	0	2	0	49	0
	2006–07	38	0	0	0	—		8	0	4	0	50	0
	2007–08	35	0	6	0	—		11	0	—		52	0
	2008–09	35	0	0	0	—		14	0	—		49	0
	2009–10	38	0	0	0	—		12	0	5	0	55	0
	2010–11	32	0	0	0	—		11	0	1	0	44	0
	2011–12	35	0	0	0	—		11	0	5	0	51	0
	2012–13	31	0	0	0	—		11	0	2	0	44	0
	2013–14	26	0	0	0	—		6	0	2	0	34	0
	Total	387	0	12	0	—		115	0	21	0	535	0
Manchester United	2014–15	2	0	0	0	—		—		—		2	0
	2015–16	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
	Total	2	0	0	0	—		—		—		2	0
Standard Liège (loan)	2015–16	5	0	2	0	—		—		1	0	8	0
Standard Liège (loan)	Total	5	0	2	0	—		—		1	0	8	0
Middlesbrough	2016–17	28	0	0	0	—		—		0	0	28	0
Middlesbrough	Total	28	0	0	0	—		—		0	0	28	0
Career totals		499	0	13	0	0	0	115	0	22	0	650	0

International[edit]

Spain senior team^[52]
Year	Apps	Goals
2010	3	0
2011	4	0
2012	3	0
2013	9	0
2014	1	0
Total	20	0

Honours[edit]

Club[edit]

Valdés celebrating with Barcelonateam-mates after winning the 2011 FIFA Club World Cup

Barcelona^[53]

La Liga: 2004–05, 2005–06, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2012–13
Copa del Rey: 2008–09, 2011–12
Supercopa de España: 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013
UEFA Champions League: 2005–06, 2008–09, 2010–11
UEFA Super Cup: 2009, 2011
FIFA Club World Cup: 2009, 2011

Standard Liège

Belgian Cup: 2015–16^[54]

International[edit]

Spain^[55]

Individual[edit]

Zamora Trophy: 2004–05, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12
La Liga Goalkeeper of the Year: 2009–10, 2010–11
ESM Team of the Year: 2010–11
Middlesbrough Player of the Month: October 2016^[56]

Decorations[edit]

Gold Medal of the Royal Order of Sporting Merit: 2011^[57]

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