Alberto López Moreno

Alberto López Moreno (born 25 February 1967), also known as Alberto while a player, is a Spanish former footballer who played as a forward.

He spent most of his career with Real Valladolid, playing 295 games over all competitions and scoring 72 goals. He totalled 311 games and 58 goals in La Liga, where he also represented Racing Santander.

A medical graduate, he returned to Real Valladolid as the club doctor after retiring from football.

Club career Born in Madrid, Alberto began his career at local CDC Moscardó. In December 1986, the forward, who idolised the direct play of Denmark international Preben Elkjær, signed for La Liga club Real Valladolid. He was loaned to Burgos CF in the Segunda División for 1987–88. Fifteen days later, in his third match, he scored the only goal of a home win over Athletic Bilbao, and the following weekend he scored twice in a 4–2 win at Sevilla FC. This brace was scored against Soviet international Rinat Dasayev, one of the most renowned goalkeepers of the era; Alberto said that manager Vicente Cantatore, who had built a squad of young players, convinced him not to fear the opponent.

In his first season at the first season at Valladolid, Alberto scored 10 goals, including 3 in a run to the Copa del Rey final. He was not chosen for the decisive game, a 1–0 loss to Real Madrid, and expressed in 2008 that he never understood why.

In 1991–92, a Valladolid side that had already lost key player Fernando Hierro to Real Madrid and manager Vicente Cantatore to Sevilla FC suffered relegation and ended its longest La Liga streak of 12 seasons. Alberto scored 19 goals in the following season, including 14 in the league as Pucela won promotion. He to Valladolid at its expiration. Aided by his experience despite with less pace than before, he remained at the club until 2001, closing out his career with two sides also in Castile and León: CD Numancia of the second tier and Palencia CF in the Tercera División.

Personal life As of July 2005 and May 2009, López was the secretary general of the Spanish Footballers' Association (AFE).

López began studying medicine while at Moscardó, and combined his studies with a professional career after signing for Real Valladolid. He qualifyied as a doctor after leaving the game, and returned to the as part of the medical staff. He served as part of the medical committee of FIFPro, the worldwide trade union of footballers, as well as UEFA's anti-doping panel.

In December 2023, Real Valladolid stated that López was taking leave due to illness.