Alberto Bueno Calvo (born 20 March 1988) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Rayo
Vallecano. He mainly operates as a second striker, but can
also appear as a left winger.
Club career
- Real Madrid
Born in
Madrid,
Bueno was a product of Real Madrid's youth system, and he started
playing for the Juvenil team,
scoring 37 goals in 37 matches. The
following season he progressed to Real Madrid Castilla, playing 31 games in
the second division.
In
August 2007, Real Madrid signed Bueno on a professional contract with the first
team. He was called up to the pre-season training under coach Bernd
Schuster, teaming up in a friendly
with FC Lokomotiv Moscow where he was substituted at
half-time
by another cantera
player, Javier Balboa.
On 11
November 2008, due to many injuries to the main squad, Bueno was given his official
debut, in a Copa del Rey home contest against Real Unión
(third level): within minutes of his entry,
fifteen minutes into the second half, he scored in
a 4–3 final win, but Real Madrid suffered a shock exit from the competition (6–6 aggregate). Eleven
days later he made his La Liga debut, as a late substitute (for Raúl) in a 1–0 home win against Recreativo de Huelva.
- Valladolid
On 15
July 2009 Real Valladolid purchased Bueno on a five-year
deal, with Real Madrid having an option to rebuy in the first two. During
his first season he was used intermittently, as
the Castile and León side also suffered top flight
relegation.
On 30
August 2010, English club Derby County
announced that Bueno was a guest at the Rams' 2–2 draw against Queens Park Rangers, and that a loan deal
was very close to being completed in time for the close of the transfer
window. It was
revealed the following day that the player signed on a season-long loan.
After
making his debut as a substitute in a 0–1 home loss against Sheffield United, and his first start in a
0–2 defeat at Hull City, Bueno helped spark a run of six
unbeaten matches, as Derby earned 14 points from a possible 18 – after just one
win in the first four games – earning praise from first-team coach Gary Crosby,
who said: "Alberto is a natural footballer – his awareness, his touch and
his ability are outstanding at times."
Playing
as one of three support strikers in Derby's 4–2–3–1 formation, Bueno
grabbed his first goals for the club with a brace against Crystal Palace, and followed it up with the
second in a 3–0 win over Preston North End, earning the Man of the
match award in both games.
His form was such he was linked with a move to Premier
League side Wigan Athletic, but
Derby dismissed the link, stating "There is no clause in the loan
agreement which allows (Bueno) to leave during the January transfer
window."
After a
promising start, Bueno, and the team as a whole, faded throughout the rest of
the campaign, winning just four of twenty-six league games and dropping from
fourth in the table to 19th. He contributed
with just two goals in the final seven months of the campaign, in defeats against
Ipswich Town and Norwich City,
and at the end of the season Clough stated himself "unsure" over the
player's future, saying his signature was "not a priority".
Bueno
subsequently returned to Valladolid, scoring seven goals in 32 games to help it
return to the top flight after two years.
International career
Bueno
was part of the under-19 national team
which won the 2006 UEFA European Championship.
He was the top scorer of the competition with five goals, with another Castilla
product, Juan Mata,
adding four.
Subsequently,
he represented the nation at the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Canada.
Honours
Spain
U19
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