OFFICIAL STATEMENT FROM REAL MADRID:
“Real Madrid CF announces that Álvaro Arbeloa is the new first team coach.
Álvaro Arbeloa has been the coach of Castilla since June 2025, and has developed his entire career as a coach in the Real Madrid youth academy, since 2020. He led the Infantil A in the 2020-2021 season, proclaiming itself champion of the League, the Cadete A in 2021-2022 and the Juvenil A from 2022 to 2025. As coach of the Juvenil A, he achieved the treble in 2022-2023 (League, Copa del Rey and Champions Cup) and the League in the 2024-2025 season.”
“As a player, Álvaro Arbeloa was part of Real Madrid in one of the most successful stages in its history. He defended our shirt between 2009 and 2016, in 238 official matches. During that time he won 8 titles: 2 European Cups, 1 Club World Cup, 1 European Super Cup, 1 League, 2 Copas del Rey and 1 Spanish Super Cup.
With the Spanish team, Álvaro Arbeloa was also part of a historic era, in which he won the 2010 World Cup in South Africa and 2 European Championships (2008 and 2012). He was international 56 times.”