The unexpected departure of with category superiority but the risk that entails a single-match Copa del Rey away tie.
Álvaro Arbeloa, coach of Real Madrid Castilla, born in Salamanca in 1983, the city where he lived his first years of life, is the one chosen by the Madrid board to take charge of the first team after the dismissal of Xabi Alonso, the day after losing in the final of the Spanish Super Cup against Barcelona. “Real Madrid CF announces that Álvaro Arbeloa is the new first team coach”the white club announced in a statement.
A man of the house
Álvaro Arbeloa has been leading Castilla since June 2025, taking over from Raúl González, and his entire career as a coach has been developed in the Madrid youth academy where he began the 2020/21 season directing Infantil A, in which they became league champions. After this, he coached Cadete A in 2021-2022 and Juvenil A from 2022 to 2025. As coach of Juvenil A, he won the treble in 2022-2023 (League, Copa del Rey and Champions Cup) and the League in the 2024-2025 season.
Arbeloa, as a player, He defended the Real Madrid shirt between 2009 and 2016, in 238 official matches, in which he won eight titles: 2 European Cups, 1 Club World Cup, 1 European Super Cup, 1 League, 2 Copas del Rey and 1 Spanish Super Cup.
Yesterday he led his first training session, in which the big news was the return of Antonio Pintus as physical trainer, and he seemed confident in the press conference where he assured that he was not afraid of failure or egos within the locker room.
However, there is still a lot of datas that maybe you don’t know about the brand new Real Madrid coach. We tell you the keys to your contract, your businesses, your most personal side or where you live.
The keys to your contract
Although there is no official confirmation, the Salamanca coach will not be an interim one. “I will be there until Real Madrid wants,” Arbeloa stated in the press room, avoiding questions about his contract. However, several media outlets have confirmed that the coach has signed a new contract for the remainder of the season and the next.
That is, the man from Salamanca has signed a contract that will extend beyond next summer. The former Castilla coach will lead the white team beyond June unless the objectives are not met and the club decides to go for a new high-profile coach.
a new contract for which he will receive a salary of 3.5 million euros.
Your most personal side
Aside from his professional career in the world of football, He studied Journalism at the Camilo José Cela University, in Villafranca del Castillo (Madrid). He has been married for more than five years to the content creator Carlota Ruíz, with whom he has four children: Alba, Raúl, Vega and Inés. The relationship between Carlota and Álvaro began in 2009, although their wedding did not take place until a decade later. In the summer of 2019, the couple celebrated their wedding in an intimate and emotional in the church of Santiago el Mayor in Zaragoza.
With a heritage estimated at between 8 and 12 million euros, its business involvement is in MIO Groupa marketing consulting and services company that has operated in recent years as a group specialized in strategy, communication and digital transformation. MIO Group became listed on BME Growth, forcing the company to publish financial and corporate information, and making visible the structure of its shareholding and its main corporate movements.
Álvaro Arbeloa is part of the family shareholding block through Nothing is More, SL, a holding company used to channel investments and indirect participations in the group.
Where does Álvaro Arbeloa live?
His predecessor, Xabi Alonso, chose to live in the heart of Madrid, specifically in the distinguished neighborhood of El Viso. There is the spectacular home that he acquired for 10 million euros and whose current value exceeds 15. An impressive villa of more than 1,000 square meters that has five floors, six bedrooms, eight bathrooms, several dressing rooms, a swimming pool, a 300 square meter garden, a cinema room and a garage with capacity for five vehicles.
However, Arbeloa – very jealous of his privacy – He opted for an option that many of his players have also chosen. Cela. For years now, Arbeloa resides in the exclusive urbanization of La Finca. The security and privacy of the urbanization, followed by the exclusive properties located there, make the area the perfect place for them and their families.
It is located in Pozuelo de Alarcón, the municipality with the highest per capita income in all of Spain. In recent years it has become the favorite area for many celebrities to establish their residence and has large green areas, houses with modern architecture and advanced security systems. In this luxurious urbanization, The houses can reach a price of up to 10 million and have infinite gardens, 600 square meter plots and 24-hour private security.
Although he is very secretive about his private life, The social networks of Arbeloa himself and his wife Carlota function as a perfect window to get to know their home. On Instagram, for example, there are family photos from the living room of their house, with a large sofa crowned with a painting of a figurative face in the ‘Picasso’ style on the furniture, in addition to a fur rug on the floor. According to what is glimpsed on the internet, it seems that he also has a small personal museum with boots, signed balls and memorabilia from his time as a footballer.
The kitchen opts for a combination of rustic and modern. In addition, the house has an impressive outdoor area with a porch and pool.
Another factor in favor of La Finca is its proximity to the city center, the Santiago Bernabéu and the sports city of Valdebebas.
Distance from La Finca to Santiago Bernabéu: 16.4 kilometers, 24 minutes by car.
Distance from La Finca to the sports city of Valdebebas: 33.6 kilometers, 27 minutes by car.
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