Álvaro Arbeloa — Career, clubs & managerial record
Álvaro Arbeloa
Fulham· Premier League · 
Spain · Age 43
69/ 100
Developing / mixed
22nd percentile of covered managers
Career snapshot
Age
43
17 JAN 1983
Appointed
7 JUL 2026
Tenure
3M
3 months
Contractⓘ
Until Jun 2029
Contract confirmed
Senior managerial experienceⓘ
8 months
3 years, 3 months incl. development sides
In coaching
6 years, 3 months
Includes academy & assistant roles
Season: 2026/27Competition: Premier LeagueUpdated: Updated this weekSource: GafferLens editorial review
Career summary
- Age
- 43
- Contract
- Until 2029
- Current club
- Fulham
- Senior managerial experience
- 8 months
- Total coaching experience
- 6 years, 3 months
- Senior spells
- 1
- Matches (recorded)
- 1
- W–D–L (recorded)
- 0–0–1
- Win rate / PPG
- 0.0% · 0.00
Honours
None recordedHonours are listed only once verified against a licensed source.
Current spell — verified record
1
0
0
1
0%
GF 2 · GA 3 · GD -1 · 2026-08-24 → 2026-08-24
Current club spell only, all competitions. Previous-club career statistics are unchanged by this migration.
Career record — all verified senior spells
1 of 3 spells recordedMatches
1
W–D–L
0–0–1
Win rate
0.0%
Points per game
0.00
Draw rate
0.0%
Loss rate
100.0%
Win / loss ratio
0.00
Goals for / against
2 / 3
Goal difference
-1
Goals / conceded per game
2.00 / 3.00
Clubs managed
1
Honours recorded
0
Assistant, set-piece and academy roles are excluded from all totals. Goal data is held for every counted spell. Awaiting verified results: Real Madrid Castilla (Ended — exit date not publicly confirmed), Real Madrid Juvenil A (Ended — exit date not publicly confirmed).
Performance by club
- Fulham1 · 0–0–10.00
Bars show points per game across all competitions in each spell.
Career highs
Strongest return
0.00
0.00 PPG at Fulham (1 matches)
Highest win rate
0.0%
Fulham, 0 wins in 1
Largest sample
1
1 matches at Fulham
Club spells
Verified GafferLens chronology — classify spells in the admin to edit them live
Fulham
CurrentHead Coach · 07 Jul 2026 — Present
Matches
1
W–D–L
0–0–1
Win rate
0.0%
PPG
0.00
GF / GA
2 / 3
GD
-1
Formation: —Performance
Matches1Wins0Draws0Losses1Win rate0.0%Points per game0.00Goals for2Goals against3Goal difference-1SampleDeveloping sampleScope: Current club, all competitions — approved canonical record
Tactical identity
Base shape (this spell)
Not publicly confirmed
Alternative formations
Not publicly confirmed
PROTOTYPE DATA.
Career record
- Conclusion of spell
- Ongoing
Real Madrid Castilla
Head Coach · Ended — exit date not publicly confirmed
Match record for this spell is not yet verified.
Formation: —Real Madrid Juvenil A
Head Coach · Ended — exit date not publicly confirmed
Match record for this spell is not yet verified.
Formation: —
- Senior management
- 8 months
- Total management
- 3 years, 3 months
- Total coaching
- 6 years, 3 months
- Current club tenure
- 3 months
Career passport
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Methodology & data freshness
GafferScore 0.4 (provisional editorial) · tactical model 0.3 (prototype model) · rankings updated 2026-08-17. Form window: Last 10 competitive matches, recency weighted.
Updated this week · Confidence LOW · Source: GafferLens editorial review
Image credits
Visual: GafferLens generic Fulham shirt — an original unbranded illustration using traditional club colours. No licensed photograph verified for Álvaro Arbeloa (status: PLACEHOLDER).