Natalia Arroyo Clavell (born 14 April 1986) is a professional football manager and former player who is the manager of Women's Super League club Aston Villa.[2] Previously, she played professionally for FC Barcelona and also for Espanyol, retiring in 2009.[3]
Playing career
FC Barcelona Femení
Born in 1986, Natalia Arroyo came through the youth academy at FC Barcelona Femení in 1995 and played as a defender. She was part of the FC Barcelona team which won promotion to the Liga F in 2003–04.[4]
RCD Espanyol Femení
Arroyo joined RCD Espanyol Femení in 2006 and played at the club for two seasons before injuries forced her to retire at the age of 22 in 2009.[4]
Managerial career
Catalonia women
She became the manager of the Catalonia women's national football team in 2014 and she oversaw the team's defeat to the Basque Country during the Centenary Trophy in December 2015.[5][6]
Real Sociedad Femenino
Arroyo was appointed as the manager of Liga F club Real Sociedad Femenino in 2020 and she helped the club to finish second during the 2021–22 Primera División,[7] and in her final season at the club, they finished as runners-up in the 2023–24 Copa de la Reina de Fútbol.[2][8]
Aston Villa
On 22 January 2025, Arroyo was appointed as the manager of Women's Super League club Aston Villa on a three-and-a-half year deal.[2]
Honours
Player
FC Barcelona Femení
Manager
Catalonia women
- Centenary Trophy
- Runner-up: 2015
Real Sociedad Femenino
- Copa de la Reina de Fútbol
- Runners-up (1): 2023–24
References
- ^ "Natalia Arroyo, nova entrenadora de la selecció catalana femenina". Ara.cat (in Catalan). Retrieved 2018-04-06.
- ^ a b c "Natalia Arroyo appointed new Women's head coach". Aston Villa F.C. 22 January 2025. Archived from the original on 22 January 2025. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
- ^ "Natalia Arroyo | FC Barcelona". FC Barcelona. Archived from the original on 2017-12-22. Retrieved 2018-04-06.
- ^ a b "Natalia Arroyo". FC Barcelona. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
- ^ "Empat a San Mamés" [Even at San Mamés] (in Catalan). Catalan Football Federation. 28 December 2014.
- ^ "Euskadi guanya a la festa del futbol feminí" [Basque wins the women's football festival] (in Catalan). Catalan Football Federation. 26 December 2015.
- ^ La Real empieza su historia europea [Real begins its European history], Aimara G. Gil, Diario AS, 20 September 2022 (in Spanish)
- ^ "Barcelona close in on quadruple with 8-0 Copa de la Reina triumph". ESPN. 18 May 2024. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
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