Francisco Javier Castaño

Francisco Castaño
Personal information
Full name	Francisco Javier Castaño Allende
Date of birth	(1972-12-29) 29 December 1972
Place of birth	Gijón, Spain
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Youth career
	Sporting Gijón
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1991–1993	Sporting B	55	(3)
1991–1995	Sporting Gijón	53	(1)
1995–1998	Logroñés	96	(12)
1998–2000	Numancia	72	(17)
2000–2002	Betis	28	(0)
2002–2003	Levante	21	(0)
2003–2004	Astur	17	(1)
2004–2006	Langreo	56	(8)
2006–2009	Ceares	103	(29)
2009–2013	Marino Luanco	106	(10)
2013–2014	Lealtad
National team
1989	Spain U16	9	(1)
1993	Spain U21	1	(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 Castaño and the second or maternal family name is Allende.

Francisco Javier Castaño Allende (born 29 December 1972) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a midfielder.

He amassed La Liga totals of 121 games and seven goals over the course of six seasons, representing in the competition Sporting de Gijón, Logroñés, Numancia and Betis. He added 150/23 in Segunda División, where he appeared for all the clubs but the first.

Football career

Born in Gijón, Asturias, Castaño alternated between La Liga and Segunda División during his first 13 years as a senior. He made his debut in the former competition on 2 June 1991 with Sporting de Gijón, coming on as a 68th minute substitute in a 3–0 home win against RCD Español; he scored his first goal in the main category of Spanish football on 27 March 1994, contributing to a 2–1 success over Celta de Vigo also at El Molinón.

Castaño promoted to the top level three times during his professional career, with CD Logroñés in 1996, CD Numancia in 1999 and Real Betis in 2001, netting a combined 17 goals in the process. He also suffered relegation with the second side in 1997.

In 2003, aged nearly 31, Castaño left Levante UD. He went on to play a further 11 seasons in his native region, with Astur CF, UP Langreo, UC Ceares, Marino de Luanco and CD Lealtad, competing in Segunda División B, Tercera División and the regional championships.