Javier Castañeda
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Javier Castañeda López | ||
| Date of birth | 5 October 1955 | ||
| Place of birth | Madrid, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Real Madrid | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1974–1980 | Real Madrid B | ||
| 1980–1991 | Osasuna | 350 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Javier Castañeda López (born 5 October 1955) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a defender.
Football career
Born in Madrid, Castañeda played six years with Real Madrid's B-team, the last two being spent in Segunda División. In the 1980 summer he moved into La Liga and joined CA Osasuna, making his debut in the competition on 7 September in a 1–0 home win against UD Las Palmas[1] and finishing his first season with 27 appearances as his team finished in 11th position.
In the following ten seasons Castañeda rarely missed a game for the Navarrese, going on to play in a club record 350 games in the top division (342 as a starter, 30,090 minutes of play).[2] He retired in June 1991 at the age of 35, having also appeared in four complete matches in the 1985–86 UEFA Cup with his main team.
References
- ↑ 1–0: Osasuna debutó ganando (1–0: Osasuna had winning debut); El Mundo Deportivo, 8 September 1980 (Spanish)
- ↑ Castañeda: "Mi alegría es haberlos jugado completos" (Castañeda: "My biggest joy is having played those to completion"); Diario de Navarra, 29 November 2008 (Spanish)