Arbeloa extends Real Madrid contract to 2016
Reuters - Wednesday 01 August 2012, 10:29
Real Madrid's Spanish defender
Alvaro Arbeloa has agreed to extend his contract by two years to
the end of the 2015/16 season, the La Liga club said on
Wednesday.
"I am delighted that the club still has faith in me and I
hope to be able to continue enjoying my playing career," Arbeloa
said on Real's website.
"Today's players have longer careers and I hope it's not my
last contract extension with Real Madrid," added the 29-year-old
full-back.
Arbeloa, who was born in Spain coach Vicente del Bosque's
home city of Salamanca, came through Real's youth academy before
joining Deportivo Coruna and then Liverpool and returned to the
Spanish capital in 2009.
He made his debut for Spain in March 2008 and turned in a
solid performance at Euro 2012 to help the Iberian win a second
straight European Championship to add to their World Cup triumph
in 2010.