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14.02.2010 22:50

Valdés draws level with Sadurní

Roger Bogunyà

Víctor Valdés moved level with legendary custodian Salvador Sadurní in third place of the all-time appearance record for goalkeepers in the history of FC Barcelona.

The Catalan shot-stopper played in his 247th game for the Blaugrana in the 2-1 reverse against Atlético de Madrid on Sunday evening in Vicente Calderón. Valdés made his debut against the same opponents back on September 1, 2002 in a 2-2 in Camp Nou.

Zubizarreta and Ramallets

With Valdés and Sadurní on 247 matches, Antoni Ramallets and Andoni Zubizarreta are now the only two above them. Ramallets made 288 appearances for the club while Zubizarreta is out in front with 301 games under his belt.

Zamora twice

During his career at first-team level Valdés has helped Barça to win the league title on three occasions, the Champions League twice, the Copa del Rey three times, the European Super Cup once and the World Club Cup once. He is, therefore, the only keeper in Barça's history to win the European Cup twice.

In his eight seasons at the top Valdés has won the Trofeo Zamora, for the best keeper in the league, in the 2004-05 and 2008-09 campaigns.