| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Javier Flaño Bezunartea | ||
| Date of birth | 19 August 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Pamplona, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Elche | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Osasuna | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2001–2005 | Osasuna B | 97 | (0) |
| 2005–2009 | Osasuna | 72 | (1) |
| 2009–2011 | Numancia | 75 | (1) |
| 2011– | Elche | 0 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2003 | Spain U20 | 2 | (0) |
| 2006 | Spain U21 | 3 | (0) |
| 2005 | Spain U23 | 2 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 September 2011. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Javier 'Javi' Flaño Bezunartea (born 19 August 1984 in Pamplona, Navarre) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Elche CF as a defender.
Mainly a right defender who can also play in the centre, his twin brother Miguel is also a professional footballer, and both were groomed at local outfit CA Osasuna.
A product of hometown CA Osasuna's youth system, Flaño made his debut with the first team in La Liga 2–1 home win against Villarreal CF on 28 August 2005, going on to finish his debut season with 31 contests played.
The following season he remained an important fixture, scoring his first club goal on 10 December 2006, in a 3–0 home win over RCD Mallorca, adding adding seven appearances in the club's UEFA Cup semifinal run (plus both legs in the UEFA Champions League third qualifying round against Hamburger SV).
From 2007 onwards, twin brother Miguel became an undisputed starter, while Javier only managed rare first team appearances. Released in June 2009, he joined CD Numancia on a free transfer, for two years, as the Soria side had just been relegated from the top flight; he appeared in 40 Segunda División games in his second season - 39 starts - in a final comfortable midtable position.
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