Player Valero was born in
Castellón de la Plana in the
Valencian Community. He played 67 games in
Segunda División, winning promotion with
Mallorca (1997),
Real Murcia (2003) and
Recreativo de Huelva in 2006, despite not being first-choice in any of those campaigns. He also represented
Córdoba in that division, and played 92
Segunda División B matches, mainly for his hometown club
Castellón. Released by Córdoba in 2004, but still training with the club, Valero moved abroad for the only time as a player in January 2005, to sign a one-month non-contract deal with
Wrexham in
Football League One. Manager
Denis Smith signed him based on video footage. He made two more league appearances for the Red Dragons, as well as a 2–1 win in the
FAW Premier Cup quarter-finals away to
Haverfordwest County on 18 January, and shared teams with compatriot striker
Juan Ugarte.
Goalkeeping coach After retiring from playing, Valero took his coaching badges, gaining a Masters in Goalkeeper Coaching from the
Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) and a Master of Sports Psychology
UNED in
Madrid. After José Ochotorena decided to return to Spain to work with
Valencia,
Rafael Benítez appointed Valero head goalkeeping coach of Liverpool in July 2007. Valero remained in Benítez's coaching staff at
Inter Milan,
Chelsea,
Napoli and
Real Madrid. In June 2018, after a spell with
Hebei China Fortune, he was named as goalkeeping coach as part of
Manuel Pellegrini's staff at
West Ham United. On 2 July 2025, Valero returned to reigning
Premier League champions Liverpool as head of first-team goalkeeping coaching. ==References==