Alberto Botía

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Alberto Botía
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Botía lining up for Spain U21 in 2011
Personal information
Full name Alberto Tomás Botía Rabasco
Date of birth (1989-01-27) 27 January 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth Alquerías, Spain
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Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
 Olympiacos
Number 3
Youth career
1997–2000 Beniel
2000–2003 Murcia
2003–2006 Barcelona
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2009 Barcelona B 59 (3)
2009–2010 Barcelona 1 (0)
2009–2010 → Sporting Gijón (loan) 26 (0)
2010–2012 Sporting Gijón 62 (2)
2012–2014 Sevilla 18 (1)
2013–2014 → Elche (loan) 33 (0)
2014– Olympiacos 34 (5)
International career
2009 Spain U20 8 (1)
2009–2011 Spain U21 17 (0)
2012 Spain U23 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:20, 18 April 2016 (UTC)

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This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Botía and the second or maternal family name is Rabasco.

Alberto Tomás Botía Rabasco (Spanish pronunciation: [alˈβerto βoˈti.a raˈβasko]; born 27 January 1989) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Greek club Olympiacos F.C. as a central defender.

Club career

Barcelona

Botía was born in Alquerías, Region of Murcia. Aged just eight years old he began playing for CD Beniel, soon joining neighbours Real Murcia and remaining there for three years. In 2003 he moved to FC Barcelona, being inserted into its B-team after a further three seasons.[1]

In late May 2009 Botía, alongside fellow youth graduate Marc Muniesa, was first called to the main squad, for a UEFA Champions League match against Manchester United.[2] He made his official debut on the 30th, coming on as a second-half substitute for Gerard Piqué in the side's final game of the campaign, a 1–1 away draw against Deportivo de La Coruña.[3]

Sporting Gijón

On 14 July 2009 Botía was sent to fellow La Liga club Sporting de Gijón, on a season-long loan.[4] An undisputed starter throughout his first year in the top-tier, he decided to extend his stay with the Asturians in a four-year deal, with Barcelona keeping a buy-back clause for the first three.[5]

Sevilla

On 8 August 2012 Botía signed with Sevilla FC, for a fee believed to be in the region of €3 million. He was brought in with the help of the Doyen Group, an Anglo-Portuguese investment firm.[6][7] He made his official debut for his new team 18 days later, playing the second half of a 1–1 away draw against Granada CF.[8]

On 23 February 2013 Botía put the visitors ahead at former club Barcelona, but in an eventual 1–2 loss.[9] For the 2013–14 campaign, after 25 official appearances for the Andalusia team, he was loaned to Elche CF[10] alongside teammates Manu del Moral and Miroslav Stevanović.[11]

Olympiacos

On 1 August 2014 Botía joined Greek club Olympiacos FC on a four-year contract, for €2 million.[12][13] He contributed with 25 appearances all competitions comprised in his debut season, helping his team win the double.

Botía became an undisputed starter in 2015–16, under new manager Marco Silva. On 29 September, he played the full 90 minutes in a 3–2 win at Arsenal for the Champions League group stage[14] and, on 25 October, scored both of his team's goals in a 2–1 away success over Atromitos FC, becoming the club's first defender to achieve this since Avraam Papadopoulos two years earlier.[15]

International career

File:Juan Manuel Mata, Adrián López, and Alberto Botía, U21 in 2011.jpg
Juan Mata (left), Adrián López (centre) and Botía, playing for the Spanish U21s.

On 7 February 2007 Botía was summoned for the Spanish under-19 team, for the "XXXIII International Atlantic Cup". Almost exactly two years later he received his first under-21 callup, for a friendly with Norway.

On 25 August 2011, Botía was selected for the first time to the full side by manager Vicente del Bosque, for games against Chile and Liechtenstein.[16]

Club statistics

As of 26 September 2015[17][18]
Club Season League Cup Europe Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Barcelona B 2006–07 15 0 – – 15 0
2007–08 17 1 – – 17 1
2008–09 27 2 – – 27 2
Total 59 3 – – 59 3
Barcelona 2008–09 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Total 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Sporting Gijón 2009–10 26 0 1 0 – 27 0
2010–11 28 1 1 0 – 29 1
2011–12 34 1 2 0 – 36 1
Total 88 2 4 0 – 92 2
Sevilla 2012–13 18 1 7 1 – 25 2
Total 18 1 7 1 – 25 2
Elche 2013–14 33 0 2 0 – 35 0
Total 33 0 2 0 – 35 0
Olympiacos 2014–15 17 1 2 1 6 1 25 3
2015–16 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 1
Total 19 2 2 1 6 1 27 4
Career totals 218 8 15 2 6 1 239 11

Honours

[19]

Club

Barcelona
Olympiacos

Country

Spain U20
Spain U21

References

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  3. ↑ Deportivo La Coruña 1–1 Barcelona; ESPN Soccernet, 30 May 2009
  4. ↑ Sporting Gijón take Barcelona youngster Botía on loan; Goal.com, 14 July 2009
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  18. ↑ Alberto Botía at ESPN FC
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  21. ↑ ITA – ESP 1:2 (0:0); Pescara 2009, 4 July 2009

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