Javier Portillo

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Javier Portillo
Full name	Javier García Portillo
Date of birth	March 30, 1982 (1982-03-30) (age 26)
Place of birth	Aranjuez, Spain
Height	1.82 m (5 ft 11+¹⁄₂ in)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	Osasuna
Number	9
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2001-2002 2002–2006 2004-2005 2005–2006 2006–2007 2007–	Real Madrid Castilla Real Madrid → Fiorentina (loan) → Club Brugge (loan) Gimnàstic de Tarragona Osasuna	23 (15) 31 (6) 11 (1) 24 (8) 34 (11) 11 (1)^[1]
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

Javier García Portillo (born March 30, 1982 in Aranjuez) is a Spanish football player who currently plays for CA Osasuna.

In the 1994-1995 season Portillo entered the Real Madrid youth structure. During seven seasons as a youth player he was a prolific scorer, scoring 150 goals, breaking the goalscoring record previously held by Raúl González. In 2002, he signed his first professional contract, running until 2007, with a release clause of €35million.

In January 2004, Portillo was loaned to the Serie A club ACF Fiorentina, after scoring 6 league goals, 8 cup goals, and 3 in the UEFA Champions League for Real Madrid. The following season he was not part of new coach Vanderlei Luxemburgo's plans, and was loaned to Belgian side Club Brugge. Some people claimed that it was pressure from team leader and captain Raul, that Portillo did not get much game time. Portillo was predicted to become the new and better Raul, but lack of playing time put an end to that comparison.

At the end of this loan period, Portillo returned to Real, under newly-hired coach Fabio Capello. However, with the squad featuring the likes of Ruud Van Nistelrooy, Antonio Cassano, and Ronaldo, Portillo again found himself surplus to requirements and was allowed to find a new club. He signed a two-year contract with newly promoted Gimnàstic de Tarragona, joining on a free transfer. After a very successful individual season (11 league goals, although the Catalonian side was relegated), he replaced, on July 2007, Roberto Soldado at Osasuna, who returned to Real Madrid.^[2]