Iván Helguera

Who is Iván Helguera?

Iván Helguera Bujía is a Spanish retired footballer.

Playing as either a central defender or defensive midfielder, with both good defensive and offensive skills, he represented five clubs during his professional career, namely Real Madrid – achieving great team success as an important player – and Valencia; during his early 20's, he also had an unassuming abroad spell, with Roma.

A Spanish international on nearly 50 occasions, Helguera represented the country at the 2002 World Cup and in two European Championships. Over the course of 11 seasons, he amassed La Liga totals of 291 games and 21 goals.