Fulham FC confirmed on July 7 that Álvaro Arbeloa will be the club’s new head coach on a three-year deal running through June 2029. The 43-year-old Spaniard replaces Marco Silva, who departed for Benfica, and arrives at Craven Cottage after cutting his teeth in Real Madrid’s coaching pipeline.
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From the Bernabéu to the Cottage
Arbeloa’s coaching career started in Real Madrid’s youth academy back in 2020. He worked his way up through the development ranks before being handed the reins of Real Madrid Castilla, the club’s reserve team, in May 2025.
His trajectory accelerated when he was given first-team duties at Real Madrid from January to May 2026. That six-month audition on one of football’s biggest stages apparently caught Fulham’s attention.
