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Manuel Almunia
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Person

Manuel Almunia

b. 1977

Spanish association football player

Born
19 May 1977 · Pamplona

Life timeline

Their life from birth to death. On the timeline, world events of the time are shown faintly.

Showing 56 years
  1. 19 May 1977BornBorn in Pamplona
  2. 1996 – 1999TeamOsasuna B
  3. 1998 – 1999TeamClub Atlético Osasuna
  4. 1999 – 2000TeamFC Cartagena
  5. 2000 – 2001TeamCentre d'Esports Sabadell Futbol Club
  6. 2001 – 2004TeamRC Celta de Vigo
  7. 2001 – 2002TeamSD Eibar
  8. 2002 – 2003TeamRecreativo de Huelva
  9. 2003 – 2004TeamAlbacete Balompié
  10. 2004 – 2012TeamArsenal F.C.
  11. 2011TeamWest Ham United F.C.
  12. 2012 – 2014TeamWatford F.C.

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Meanwhile in the world

Major world events during their lifetime (1977 – today).

  1. 19781978 FIFA World Cup
  2. 1978 – 1979Iranian Revolution
  3. 1979 – 1989Soviet–Afghan War
  4. 1980 – 1988Iran–Iraq War
  5. 19841984 Summer Olympics
  6. 1985Schengen Agreement
  7. 19891989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre
  8. 1989Fall of the Berlin Wall
  9. 19901990 FIFA World Cup
  10. 1991Dissolution of the Soviet Union
  11. 19941994 FIFA World Cup
  12. 1994 – 1996First Chechen War
  13. 19981998 FIFA World Cup
  14. 2001 – 2021War in Afghanistan
  15. 2003 – 2011Iraq War
  16. 20042004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami
  17. 20062006 FIFA World Cup
  18. 20082008 Summer Olympics
  19. 2008Russo-Georgian War
  20. 20102010 Haiti earthquake
  21. 2010 – 2012Arab Spring
  22. 20112011 Norway attacks
  23. 2011Libyan civil war
  24. 2011 – 2024Syrian civil war
  25. 20122012 Summer Olympics
  26. 20142014 FIFA World Cup
  27. 2014Russo-Ukrainian war
  28. 2015Paris Agreement
  29. 20182018 FIFA World Cup
  30. 2020COVID-19 pandemic
  31. 20212020 Summer Olympics
  32. 2022Russo-Ukrainian war
  33. 2023Gaza war
  34. 20242024 Summer Olympics
  35. 20262026 Iran war

Biography

Manuel Almunia Rivero (born 19 May 1977) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

He competed mainly in the Spanish lower leagues in his early years, only appearing in 26 La Liga games over two seasons with Recreativo and Albacete after starting out at Osasuna. Most of his career was spent with Arsenal, for whom he signed in 2004, going on to play 175 official matches and winning the 2005 FA Cup. He also had a short loan spell at West Ham United, joining Watford in 2012 and retiring two years later.

Text from the Wikipedia article Manuel Almunia, CC BY-SA 4.0

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