Rubén Baraja Vegas (Spanish pronunciation: ; born 11 July 1975) is a Spanish retired footballer, currently a manager.
A complete central midfielder with good tackling, technique, and offensive qualities, together with accurate passing and goalscoring ability, he played mostly for Valencia during a 17-year professional career, being an essential figure in five of the club's major titles, which included two La Liga championships.
Baraja was also a consistent part of the Spain national team for five years, appearing in one World Cup and one European Championship and winning 43 caps. He began work as a head coach in 2015 and was hired by Valencia eight years later.
![]() Spanish Copa del Rey 2007-2008 Valencia | ![]() UEFA Super Cup 2004 Valencia | ![]() Spanish La Liga 2003-2004 Valencia | ![]() English FA Cup 2003-2004 Valencia |
![]() Spanish La Liga 2001-2002 Valencia |
![]() 1993-1995 |
![]() 1993-1996 |
![]() 1996-1999 |
![]() 1999-2000 |
![]() 2000-2010 |
![]() 2000-2005 |
![]() 2011-2011 Assistant Manager |
![]() 2013-2013 Manager |
![]() 2015-2016 Manager |
![]() 2016-2017 Manager |
![]() 2017-2018 Manager |
![]() 2019-2020 Manager |
![]() 2020-2020 Manager |
![]() 2023-2024 Manager |