Almunia forced to retire with a serious heart condition

Manuel Almunia Rivero  was born in Navarre on 19 May 1977.  He played 109 league games for Arsenal and 175 games all told including cup matches.  In his career in Spain and England he played 326 league games and 403 senior games in total. He retired from football on 28 August 2014, as he was …