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Defender Ivan Helguera has extended his contract with Real Madrid until 2009, the Primera Liga side said on Wednesday.
The 30-year-old centre-back, whose original deal was due to expire in June 2006, followed in the footsteps of goalkeeper Iker Casillas who committed himself to the club until 2011 just a few hours earlier.
Helguera, who can also play in midfield, has been a fixture in the first team since joining Real Madrid from Espanyol in 1999, winning two league titles and two European Cups.
The Cantabrian first caught the eye while playing for second division Albacete in the 1996-97 campaign and made a surprise move to AS Roma the following season.
However, he failed to make his mark in Italy and returned to Spain to sign for Espanyol a year later having made just nine appearances in the Serie A.
Helguera quickly recaptured his form for the Barcelona-based side and made the move to Real Madrid in 1999 where he quickly became a regular in the first team, first as a midfielder and then as a centre-back.
Renowned for speaking his mind, Helguera has voiced his criticisms of the club's big-name recruitment policy but has become a favourite at the Bernabeu for his committed, never-say-die performances in the Real back four.
He has won 47 caps for Spain, but was dropped by coach Luis Aragones for the World Cup qualifier against Belgium in October 2004 and has faded out of the reckoning for a place in the national squad for Germany 2006.
~ReadMadrid.dk
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