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{{Catalan name|Valdés|Arribas}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Víctor Valdés
| image = 2012 2013 - 01 Victor Valdés.jpg
| image_size = 200
| caption = Valdés playing for ] in 2012
| fullname = Víctor Valdés Arribas<ref>{{cite web |title=FIFA World Cup South Africa 2010: List of Players |url=http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/01/22/85/78/fwc_2010_squadlists.pdf |website=FIFA.com |publisher=Fédération Internationale de Football Association |accessdate=13 September 2013 |page=29 |format=PDF |date=4 June 2010 }}</ref>
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1982|1|14|df=y}}
| birth_place = ], Spain
| height = {{height|m=1.83}}
| position = ]
| currentclub = ]
| clubnumber = 32
| youthyears1 = 1992 |youthclubs1 = ]
| youthyears2 = 1992–1995 |youthclubs2 = ]
| youthyears3 = 1995–2000 |youthclubs3 = ]
| years1 = 2000 |clubs1 = ] |caps1 = 16 |goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2000–2003 |clubs2 = ] |caps2 = 77 |goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2002–2014 |clubs3 = ] |caps3 = 387 |goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2015– |clubs4 = ] |caps4 = 2 |goals4 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2000–2001 |nationalteam1 = ] |nationalcaps1 = 11 |nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2001 |nationalteam2 = ] |nationalcaps2 = 3 |nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalyears3 = 2001 |nationalteam3 = ] |nationalcaps3 = 1 |nationalgoals3 = 0
| nationalyears4 = 2002–2003 |nationalteam4 = ] |nationalcaps4 = 11 |nationalgoals4 = 0
| nationalyears5 = 2010– |nationalteam5 = ] |nationalcaps5 = 20 |nationalgoals5 = 0
| nationalyears6 = 2001– |nationalteam6 = ] |nationalcaps6 = 12 |nationalgoals6 = 0
| pcupdate = 24 May 2015
| ntupdate = 16:58, 17 May 2015 (UTC)
}}
'''Víctor Valdés Arribas''' ({{IPA-es|ˈbiktoɾ βalˈdes aˈriβas}}; born 14 January 1982) is a Spanish professional ] who plays as a ] for English club ].

He spent most of his professional career with ] in ], and is regarded as one of the best goalkeepers in the club's history, having appeared in more than 500 official games for his club and won 21 major titles, notably six ] titles and three ] championships. Valdés also has won the ] a record five times. He currently holds the club records as goalkeeper with ] in the league and in official competition, breaking ]'s records during the 2011–12 season. After leaving Barcelona at the end of his contract in July 2014, he joined Manchester United in January 2015.

Valdés made his full international debut in 2010 and earned 20 international caps. He was part of the Spanish squads which won the ] and ].

==Early career==
Born in ], ], ], Valdés started his career with ]'s youth team when he joined from Peña Cinco Copas on 1 July 1992. That September, he moved with his family to ] and had to leave the club, but returned three years later. After returning, he made quick progress through the youth teams.

==Club career==

===Barcelona===
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The early part of the 2002–03 season saw Valdés play deputy to ] ], but the arrival of ] as the new manager in January 2003 saw regular first-team opportunities for Valdés.

In the 2003–04 season, he emerged as first-choice goalkeeper, and in the 2004–05 season, he played in almost all of Barcelona's matches, helping Barcelona to their first ] in six years. He also won the ] as the best goalkeeper in Spain that season.

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|quote="For me, Valdes is the best in the world. When Barça need calm, he transmits that. He also has great capacity and handling."
|source=Former {{nft|Paraguay}} international goalkeeper ], February 2012<ref> Público; 25 February 12; Accessed 25 February 2012 {{es icon}}</ref>
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In the 2005–06 season, Valdés helped Barça to the ]. He played a big part in Barça's ] title and in the ] against ], he denied ] twice from point-blank range. His efforts saw him singled out for praise from ]. The "Zamora" title, however, eluded him, as Valdés came third after ] and the winner, ].

] in 2007]]
On 17 June 2007, the last round in La Liga, Valdés matched a goalkeeping record held by former Barcelona goalkeeper ] by starting, and never being substituted, in all 38 matches of the ] season.<ref>{{cite news |title=The long shadow of Zamora |url=http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/clubfootball/news/newsid=637303.html |website=FIFA.com |publisher=Fédération Internationale de Football Association |date=13 September 2007 |accessdate=2 July 2009 }}</ref>

Valdés set the Barcelona club record for not conceding a goal in European competition with a clean sheet against ] on 7 November 2007, which saw him re-write the Barça record books after not conceding a goal for 466 minutes, and Valdés admitted this was the best atmosphere he has ever played in.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/barcelona-keeper-victor-valdes-says-3009182 |title=Barcelona keeper Victor Valdes says the best atmosphere he's ever played in was at Ibrox.. and it's noisier than Parkhead |date=11 January 2014 |publisher=] |accessdate=11 January 2014 }}</ref> Valdés was beaten twice by ] captain ] through a 45-yard free kick and a late penalty at the ], ending his streak.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.fcbarcelona.cat/web/english/noticies/futbol/temporada07-08/11/n071107102115.html |title=Valdés breaks European unbeaten record |publisher=FC Barcelona |date=7 November 2007 |accessdate=23 December 2010 }}</ref> In the 2006–07 and 2007–08 seasons, however, Barça failed to win a major trophy. On 1 April 2008, Valdés made his 250th appearance for Barcelona.

On 27 May 2009, Barcelona beat ] 2–0 in the ] to complete an unprecedented ] of La Liga, ], and ]. In the match, Valdés made two crucial saves from attempts by ] in both halves. In the first half, he saved a long-range free kick, and in the second half, he saved the other from Ronaldo, coming from a tight angle following a low cross from ].

On 16 May 2010, Valdés won his fourth title as Barcelona clinched a ] Spanish league title with ]'s side, ending the season with 99 points.<ref>{{cite news |title=Barça clinch La Liga league title |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/8685771.stm |publisher=] |date=16 May 2010 |accessdate=20 May 2010 }}</ref>

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|quote="For me, the three best goalkeepers in the world are ], ], and Valdes."
|source=Former Real Madrid goalkeeper ], February 2013<ref> Público; 14 February 13; Accessed 14 February 2013 {{es icon}}</ref>
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On 29 August 2011, Valdés played his 410th match with Barcelona and equaled ]'s record as Barcelona's goalkeeper with the most appearances.<ref>. ''Goal.com''. 30 August 2011. Retrieved 18 March 2012.</ref>

In 2012, Valdés made a goalkeeping error against Real Madrid in the Spanish Super Cup that culminated in ] scoring a decisive goal and narrowing down Barcelona's two-goal advantage. Real Madrid went on to win the Super Cup in the second leg at the ].

On 31 May 2013, Valdés announced that he would not renew his Barcelona contract, which was due to expire at the end of the 2013–14 season. He cited the pressure of representing the club and stated that he had declared his wish to leave early enough for the club to find a replacement.<ref>{{cite news |title=Barcelona Goalkeeper Victor Valdes Says He Won’t Renew Contract |url=http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-05-31/barcelona-goalkeeper-victor-valdes-says-he-won-t-renew-contract.html |publisher=Bloomberg |date=31 May 2013 |accessdate=31 May 2013 }}</ref>

On 26 March 2014, in a 3–0 victory against ], Valdés tore his ] in the 22nd minute of the match and was substituted off, and was ruled out for the rest of the season, ending his Barcelona career and ruling him out of the ].<ref>{{cite news |title=Victor Valdes: Spain goalkeeper suffers serious knee injury |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/26760339 |work=BBC Sport |date=28 March 2014 |accessdate=24 October 2014 }}</ref>

===Manchester United===
On 23 October 2014, ] offered Valdés the chance to complete his rehabilitation from a knee injury and to work his way back to fitness with the club.<ref>{{cite news |title=Victor Valdes: Ex-Barcelona goalkeeper to train with Man Utd |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/29748661 |publisher=BBC Sport |date=23 October 2014 |accessdate=24 October 2014 }}</ref> He was offered a contract by the club in January 2015,<ref>{{cite news |first=Simon |last=Stone |title=Victor Valdes: Man Utd to sign former Barcelona goalkeeper |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/30716222 |publisher=BBC Sport |date=7 January 2015 |accessdate=8 January 2015 }}</ref> signing an 18-month deal, with the option of a further year on 8 January, as backup for compatriot ].<ref>{{cite news |title=Victor Valdes: Man Utd sign former Barcelona goalkeeper |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/30736791 |publisher=BBC Sport |date=8 January 2015 |accessdate=8 January 2015 }}</ref> Valdés played his first match since his knee injury on 26 January, featuring for United's ] in a 2&ndash;1 home win over ]. Before the game, he gave a team talk based on the teachings of his former manager Guardiola.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Stone|first1=Simon|title=Victor Valdes delivers 'brilliant' speech before Man Utd debut|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/30999236|accessdate=27 January 2015|work=BBC Sport|date=27 January 2015}}</ref> He made his first-team debut on 17 May 2015 against Arsenal at ], replacing the injured De Gea for the final 16 minutes and conceding an ] by ] for a 1–1 draw.<ref>{{cite news |first=Phil |last=McNulty |title=Man Utd 1–1 Arsenal |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/32679743 |publisher=BBC Sport |date=17 May 2015 |accessdate=17 May 2015 }}</ref> A week later he made his first start for the team in their last game of the season away to ], keeping a clean sheet in a goalless draw which relegated the opponents.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Stone|first1=Simon|title=Hull 0–0 Man Utd|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/32770866|accessdate=24 May 2015|work=BBC Sport|date=24 May 2015}}</ref>

==International career==
]'s squads that won the ] and ].]]
On 16 August 2005, Valdés was called up for a friendly game against ], but did not take the field.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.abc.es/hemeroteca/historico-16-08-2005/abc/Deportes/reina-y-valdes-cruzan-sus-caminos_61216385376.html |title=Reina y Valdés cruzan sus caminos |publisher=] |first=Juan |last=Ávila |date=16 August 2005 }}</ref> On 20 May 2010, he was included in ] final 23-man squad for the ] in South Africa as the third-choice goalkeeper behind ] and ], wearing the number 12 shirt.<ref>{{cite news |title=Spain omit Marcos Senna from 2010 World Cup squad |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/world_cup_2010/8695232.stm |publisher=BBC Sport |date=20 May 2010 |accessdate=20 May 2010 }}</ref>

On 3 June 2010, Valdés earned his first cap, starting in a friendly match between Spain and ] at ] in ], Austria.<ref>{{cite news |title=Valdés debuts with Spain vs Korea Republic |url=http://www.marca.com/2010/06/03/futbol/mundial_2010/selecciones/espana/1275584819.html |newspaper=] |date=3 June 2010 |accessdate=3 June 2010 }}</ref> Valdés was part of the Spanish squads that won the ] and ], despite not playing in either tournament.

He was also in the Spanish squad which reached the semi-finals at the ] in Brazil. His sole appearance in a major tournament came in their last group game, keeping a clean sheet in a 3–0 win over {{nft|Nigeria}} at the ] in ].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Magowan|first1=Alistair|title=Nigeria 0-3 Spain|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22932080|accessdate=16 April 2015|work=BBC Sport|date=23 June 2013}}</ref>

==Career statistics==
===Club===
{{updated|match played 25 May 2015.}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fcbarcelona.com/web/english/futbol/temporada_11-12/estadistiques/jugadors/Valdes/fitxa.html|title=All Baras football|publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mundodeportivo.com/hemeroteca/|title=La hemeroteca de Mundo Deportivo|publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bdfutbol.com/es/j/j2595.html|title=Víctor Valdés, Víctor Valdés Arribas - Futbolista|publisher=}}</ref>

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|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="2"|League
!colspan="2"|Cup
!colspan="2"|League Cup
!colspan="2"|]
!colspan="2"|Other<ref>Includes other competitive competitions, including the ], ], ]</ref>
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Apps
!Goals
!Apps
!Goals
!Apps
!Goals
!Apps
!Goals
!Apps
!Goals
!Apps
!Goals
|-
|rowspan="4"|]
|]
|14||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||14||0
|-
|]<ref>Including the ] (6 caps)</ref>
|43||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||43||0
|-
|]
|20||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||20||0
|-
!Total
!77!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!colspan="2"|—!!colspan="2"|—!!colspan="2"|—!!77!!0
|-
|rowspan="13"|]
|]
|14||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||6||0||colspan="2"|—||20||0
|-
|]
|33||0||6||0||colspan="2"|—||5||0||colspan="2"|—||44||0
|-
|]
|35||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||8||0||colspan="2"|—||43||0
|-
|]
|35||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||12||0||2||0||49||0
|-
|]
|38||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||8||0||4||0||50||0
|-
|]
|35||0||6||0||colspan="2"|—||11||0||colspan="2"|—||52||0
|-
|]
|35||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||14||0||colspan="2"|—||49||0
|-
|]
|38||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||12||0||5||0||55||0
|-
|]
|32||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||11||0||1||0||44||0
|-
|]
|35||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||11||0||5||0||51||0
|-
|]
|31||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||11||0||2||0||44||0
|-
|]
|26||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||6||0||2||0||34||0
|-
!Total
!387!!0!!12!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!115!!0!!21!!0!!535!!0
|-
|]
|]
|2||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||2||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Career totals
!465!!0!!12!!0!!0!!0!!115!!0!!21!!0!!613!!0
|}

===International===
<ref>{{NFT player|pid=12060|Víctor Valdés|accessdate=23 December 2010}}</ref>
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|-
!colspan="3"|]
|-
!Year!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|2010||3||0
|-
|2011||4||0
|-
|2012||3||0
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|2013||9||0
|-
|2014||1||0
|-
!Total||20||0
|}

==Honours==
===Club===
] team-mates after winning the 2011 FIFA Club World Cup]]
;Barcelona<ref>{{cite news |title=Manchester United sign Víctor Valdés |url=http://www.manutd.com/en/News-And-Features/Football-News/2015/Jan/Manchester-United-confirms-the-signing-of-Victor-Valdes.aspx |publisher=Manutd.com |date=8 January 2015 |accessdate=9 January 2015 }}</ref>
*]: ], ], ], ], ], ]
*]: ], ]
*]: ], ], ], ], ], ]
*]: ], ], ]
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*]: ], ]

===International===
;Spain<ref name="Soccerway">{{cite web | url = http://uk.soccerway.com/players/victor-valdes-arribas/2985/ | title = Victor Valdes | publisher = Soccerway | accessdate = 19 May 2015}}</ref>
*]: ]
*]: ]
===Individual===
*]: 2004–05, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12
*]: 2009–10, 2010–11
*]: 2010–11

===Decorations===
*]: 2010
*]: 2011<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.mundodeportivo.com/20111005/futbol/seleccion-espanola/las-campeones-del-mundo-de-futbol-ya-tienen-la-real-orden-del-merito-deportivo_54226408413.html |title=Royal Order of Sporting Merit 2011}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Valdés was born in José Manuel Valdés and Águeda Arribas family and has two brothers, elder Ricardo and younger Álvaro. He is in a long-term relationship with Colombian supermodel, Yolanda Cardona. The couple have two sons, Dylan and Kai, and a daughter, Vera.<ref>{{cite web |title=Víctor Valdés becomes a father for a third time |url=http://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/detail/article/victor-valdes-becomes-a-father-for-a-third-time |website=fcbarcelona.com |publisher=FC Barcelona |date=3 October 2013 |accessdate=3 October 2013 }}</ref>

==References==
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{{Persondata
| NAME = Valdés, Víctor
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES = Valdés Arribas, Víctor
| SHORT DESCRIPTION = Spanish footballer
| DATE OF BIRTH = 14 January 1982
| PLACE OF BIRTH = L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Catalonia, Spain
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