Javi Gracia

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Javi Gracia
Personal information
Full nameJavier Gracia Carlos
Date of birth (1970-05-01) 1 May 1970
Place of birthPamplona, Spain
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing positionMidfielder
Club information
Current clubOsasuna (coach)
Youth career
Chantrea
Athletic Bilbao
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
1989–1992Bilbao Athletic100(12)
1992–1993Lleida38(13)
1993–1995Valladolid65(2)
1995–1999Real Sociedad106(12)
1999–2002Villarreal82(3)
2003–2004Córdoba39(0)
Total430(42)
National team
1989–1990Spain U203(0)
1991Spain U211(0)
Teams managed
2004–2005Villarreal (youth)
2007–2008Pontevedra
2008–2010Cádiz
2010–2011Villarreal B
2011Olympiakos Volou
2011–2012Kerkyra
2012–2013Almería
2013–Osasuna
* 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 Gracia and the second or maternal family name is Carlos.

Javier 'Javi' Gracia Carlos (born 1 May 1970) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a defensive midfielder, and the current manager of CA Osasuna.

Playing career

Born in Pamplona, Navarre, Gracia started playing professionally with Bilbao Athletic, Athletic Bilbao's reserves, never appearing officially for the first team during three years. In the 1992–93 campaign he scored a career-best 13 goals in all 38 games as UE Lleida returned to La Liga after an absence of more than 40 years, as champions.

Gracia spent the following six seasons in the top flight, appearing regularly for both Real Valladolid and Real Sociedad safe for his last year (15 matches, one goal). In 1999 he returned to Segunda División and signed for Villarreal CF, helping the Valencian promote to the top division after one year, and being regularly used in the following campaign (1,765 minutes) as the team easily maintained its division status.

In January 2003, after being scarcely played in his last one 1/2 seasons at Villarreal, 32-year-old Gracia joined Córdoba CF in the second level, closing out his career in June of the following year. He appeared in 229 Spanish top division games over the course of nine seasons, netting 17 goals.

Coaching career

After starting his manager career with former team Villarreal (youth teams), Gracia spent in Segunda División B, with Pontevedra CF, finishing first and second with the club in the regular season, but always falling short in the promotion playoffs.

In 2008–09, still in division three, Gracia finally achieved promotion, now with Cádiz CF, but he was fired midway through the following season as the Andalusians were immediately relegated back. He met the same fate in the 2010–11 campaign with Villarreal's B-team, but the club managed to stay afloat in this case, also in the second division.

After one year in Greece Gracia returned to his country, leading UD Almería back to main category in 2013[1] but being dismissed shortly after.[2] On 4 September of that year he was appointed at CA Osasuna, replacing fired José Luis Mendilibar.[3]

Honours

Player

Manager

References

  1. ↑ "Almería 3–0 Girona: Los andaluces, el vigésimo pasajero de Primera" [Almería 3–0 Girona: The Andalusians, Primera's twentieth passenger] (in Spanish). Goal.com. 22 June 2013. Retrieved 1 November 2013. 
  2. ↑ "Javi Gracia no seguirá entrenando al Almería" [Javi Gracia will not continue as Almería coach] (in Spanish). Goal.com. 28 June 2013. Retrieved 1 November 2013. 
  3. ↑ "La Liga: Osasuna name former Almeria boss Javi Gracia as their new coach". Sky Sports. 4 September 2013. Retrieved 21 September 2013. 

External links

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CA Osasuna – managers
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  • Verdugo (1977–79)
  • Petrović (1979–XX)
  • Alzate (19XX–83)
  • Brzić (1983–86)
  • Zabalza (1986–93)
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