Ricardo Arias (footballer)

Ricardo Arias
Personal information
Full name Ricardo Penella Arias
Date of birth (1957-02-25) 25 February 1957 (age 67)
Place of birth Catarroja, Spain
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Sweeper
Youth career
Benimar
Valencia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1976–1992 Valencia 411 (3)
1992–1993 Castellón 35 (0)
Total 446 (3)
International career
1979 Spain amateur 2 (0)
1981 Spain B 2 (0)
1979 Spain 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ricardo Penella Arias (born 25 February 1957) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a sweeper.

He appeared in 501 competitive games for Valencia, winning three major titles including the 1980 Cup Winners' Cup. In La Liga, he played 377 matches and scored twice.[1]

  1. ^ "Ricardo Arias" (in Spanish). Valencia CF. Retrieved 11 July 2016.