The Spanish football goalkeeper who plays for Barcelona of the Spanish La Liga. He is the most successful goalkeeper in Barcelona's history, having won 3 La Liga titles, 2 UEFA Champions League titles, and 1 Copa del Rey. He is also one of the few goalkeepers to have played in a European Cup final without conceding a goal. Before joining the principal team in 2002–03 season, Víctor played for the youth teams and Barcelona B. Currently, he has a contract with Barcelona until 2014.
Valdés set the Barça club record for not conceding a goal in European competition with a clean sheet against Rangers on 7 November 2007, which saw him re-write the Barça record books after not conceding a goal for 466 minutes. Unfortunately, Valdés was beaten twice by Lyon' captain Juninho through a 45-yard free kick and a late penalty at the Stade de Gerland ending his streak.
On 1 April 2008, Valdés made his 250th appearance for Barça. Despite being a regular in the Barcelona squad, he has never been capped for Spain at senior level, with Iker Casillas of Real Madrid and Pepe Reina of Liverpool being the preferred goalkeepers. During the 2008–09 season, he was the Zamora (La Liga's top goalkeeper) for the second time in his career, beating out the likes of Iker Casillas and Diego López who are among his national team competitors.
On May 27, 2009, Barcelona beat Manchester United 2-0 in the UEFA Champions League Final to complete an unprecedented Treble of La Liga, Champions League, and Copa del Rey. In the match, Valdes made two crucial saves from Manchester United's Cristiano Ronaldo in both halves. In the first half, he saved a long-range free kick, and in the second half he saved Ronaldo from a tight angle following a low cross from Dimitar Berbatov.
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