Álvaro Arbeloa — Playing career & background
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
Playing career
Playing-career detail is not available for Álvaro Arbeloa in the provisional dataset yet. GafferLens does not publish unverified biographical information.
News & analysis
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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
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