Albert Ferrer

Albert Ferrer
Ferrer in 2008
Personal information
Full name Albert Ferrer Llopis[1]
Date of birth (1970-06-06) 6 June 1970 (age 54)[2]
Place of birth Barcelona, Spain[2]
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[2]
Position(s) Right-back
Youth career
Maristas de Rubí
1983–1987 Barcelona
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1987–1988 Barcelona C 32 (0)
1988–1990 Barcelona B 48 (2)
1990Tenerife (loan) 17 (0)
1990–1998 Barcelona 204 (1)
1998–2003 Chelsea 76 (0)
Total 377 (3)
International career
1988 Spain U18 7 (1)
1988–1989 Spain U19 3 (0)
1989–1990 Spain U20 5 (0)
1990–1991 Spain U21 2 (0)
1991–1992 Spain U23 6 (0)
1991–1999 Spain 36 (0)
Managerial career
2010–2011 Vitesse
2014 Córdoba
2015 Mallorca
Medal record
Men's Football
Representing  Spain
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1992 Barcelona Team Competition
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Albert Ferrer Llopis (Catalan pronunciation: [əlˈβɛɾ(t) fəˈre]; born 6 June 1970) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a right-back, and was also a manager.

Having represented Barcelona for almost a decade, he went on to appear for England's Chelsea until his retirement. During his spell in his home country he was nicknamed Chapi, and appeared in a total of 221 La Liga matches over nine seasons.[3][4]

A Spain international on more than 30 occasions, Ferrer represented the nation in two World Cups and at the 1992 Olympic Games, winning the latter tournament. He started working as a manager in 2010, with Vitesse.

  1. ^ Albert Ferrer at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ a b c "Albert Ferrer". Eurosport. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  3. ^ Torres, Diego (11 November 1999). "La vieja defensa de Cruyff" [Cruyff's old defence]. El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  4. ^ Casado, Edu (16 July 2013). "Qué fue de… 'Chapi' Ferrer" [What happened to… 'Chapi' Ferrer]. 20 minutos (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 March 2020.