Javier Dorado

Javier Dorado
Personal information
Full name Javier Dorado Bielsa
Date of birth 17 February 1977 (1977-02-17) (age 35)
Place of birth Talavera de la Reina, Spain
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position Left back
Club information
Current club Atlético Baleares
Number 18
Youth career
Real Madrid
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1997–2000 Real Madrid B 30 (0)
2000 Real Madrid 2 (0)
2000–2001 Salamanca 32 (0)
2001–2002 Sporting Gijón 34 (1)
2002–2003 Rayo Vallecano 12 (0)
2003–2006 Sporting Gijón 112 (1)
2006–2009 Mallorca 2 (0)
2011– Atlético Baleares
National team
1998–2000 Spain U21 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).
This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Dorado and the second or maternal family name is Bielsa.

Javier Dorado Bielsa (born 17 February 1977 in Talavera de la Reina, Toledo) is a Spanish footballer who plays for CD Atlético Baleares as a left defender.

Football career

Brought through the ranks of La Liga powerhouse Real Madrid, Dorado would play two matches for the first team during 1999–2000, the first being a 1–1 draw at Valencia CF, on 20 February 2000. After that, he had second division stints, with UD Salamanca and Sporting de Gijón.

In 2002–03, Dorado returned to Madrid and the top flight, also playing as backup with Rayo Vallecano. The following season, he returned to Gijón as the undisputed first-choice, for three additional second level campaigns.

In July 2006, Dorado moved to RCD Mallorca, but would be virtually absent from the team's lineups during two seasons, blocked by ex-FC Barcelona and future Spain international Fernando Navarro.

For 2008–09, he was unregistered by the Balearic Islands outfit, and was released in July 2009, with only two first-team appearances in three years.

External links

Spain squad – 2000 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship Third Place