Francisco Javier Sánchez Broto
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| Javier Sánchez Broto | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Francisco Javier Sánchez Broto | |
| Date of birth | August 25, 1971 | |
| Place of birth | Extremadura, Spain | |
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | |
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| Real Zaragoza | ||
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
1999-2000 2000-2001 2001-2003 2003 2003-2004 2004-2005 2005 |
Villarreal Castellón Málaga Airdrieonians Livingston Celtic Real Murcia Getafe Hércules |
23 (0) 47 (0) 8 (0) 9 (0) 21 (0) 3 (0) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Francisco Javier Sánchez Broto (born August 25, 1971) is a Spanish former football goalkeeper. He started his career with Real Zaragoza and played for various Spanish clubs, most notably Villarreal, Castellón and Málaga, before heading to Scotland, where he played for Airdrieonians, Livingston and Celtic.
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[edit] Career
Born in Extremadura, Sánchez Broto joined the Real Zaragoza academy at 14. His failure to make an impression as an attacker led to his being used as a goalkeeper. He subsequently moved to Málaga, where he won a Segunda División medal.[1]
In 2000 Sánchez Broto moved to Scottish side Airdrie on a Bosman transfer.[2] During Sánchez Broto's first season in Scotland, Airdrie won the Scottish Challenge Cup after Broto saved three penalties in a penalty shoot-out.[3] When the club ran into financial problems, Sánchez Broto joined Livingston. He was an important member of the Scottish first division-winning Livingston side in 2001, earning himself the SPFA Player of the Season Award.
In January 2003, he joined Celtic, who required a goalkeeper following injuries to Rab Douglas and Magnus Hedman.[4]
After losing a bet, Sánchez Broto once donated a pair of goalkeeper gloves to every goalkeeper in Spain's lower divisions. [5]
Despite being called up for international duty by Spain a total of three times, Sánchez Broto never once featured for his home country, only ever appearing amongst the substitutes.
Sánchez Broto left Celtic at the end of the 2002-03 season, citing a desire to return home. He returned to Spain with Real Murcia for the 2003-04 season, moving on to Getafe for the 2004-05 season. At Getafe his performances resulted in Diario Marca rating him the third best goalkeeper in Spain for that season.[6] He subsequently moved to Hércules of Alicante for the 2005-06 season. After injuries sustained in the third match of that season, he retired from professional football.
He expressed regret at having to retire so young, and despite his popularity throughout his career, remained self-effacing when looking back. In a 2006 interview given to Sport EQUIPO, He remarked that he had "enjoyed soccer as a little person of the game and would like to thank everyone who has made it all possible".[7]
[edit] Honours
- Segunda División championship: 1998-99
- Scottish Challenge Cup winner: 2000-01
- Scottish First Division championship: 2000-01
[edit] References
- ^ The man with no game puts the team first. Scotsman. Retrieved on 2007-09-10.
- ^ Archibald kicks off Spanish revolution. Daily Record. Retrieved on 2007-09-10.
- ^ Airdrie lift Challenge Cup. BBC. Retrieved on 2007-09-10.
- ^ Safety first as O'Neill gets Broto on board. Scotsman. Retrieved on 2007-09-10.
- ^ Hands up if you love Getafe. Guardian. Retrieved on 2007-09-10.
- ^ Broto: My horror at Parkhead's stingy pay offer. Sunday Mirror. Retrieved on 2007-09-10.
- ^ Sánchez Broto: " pasión es el mundo del portero" - Sport EQUIPO. Diario Deportivo Aragonés
