Javier Tarantino

Javier Tarantino
Personal information
Full nameFrancisco Javier Tarantino Uriarte
Date of birth26 June 1984
Place of birthBermeo, Spain
Height1.82 m (5 ft 11 12 in)
Playing positionLeft back
Club information
Current team
Cartagena
Youth career
1995–1996Bermeo
1996–2002Athletic Bilbao
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2002–2003Baskonia28(2)
2003–2004Bilbao Athletic38(1)
2004–2006Athletic Bilbao3(0)
2005Numancia (loan)15(1)
2006Numancia (loan)14(0)
2006–2007Numancia22(0)
2007–2008Alavés22(0)
2008–2011Albacete84(3)
2011–2013Tenerife63(0)
2013–Cartagena36(2)
National team
2000–2001Spain U1610(0)
2001Spain U174(0)
2002–2003Spain U192(0)
2005–2006Spain U212(0)
2005Spain U234(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 March 2015.
† Appearances (Goals).
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Tarantino and the second or maternal family name is Uriarte.

Francisco Javier Tarantino Uriarte (born 26 June 1984) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for FC Cartagena as a left back.

Club career

Born in Bermeo, Biscay, Tarantino joined Athletic Bilbao's youth system in 1996, aged 12. He then proceeded to move up the ranks, appearing for the farm team in Tercera División and the reserves in Segunda División B.

Tarantino was loaned to CD Numancia midway through 2004–05, making his La Liga debuts with that club. His first game in the competition occurred on 30 January 2005, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–2 home loss against Real Madrid; at the end of the season – where he scored once in another home defeat, this time against Racing de Santander (2–3) – his team was relegated.

Tarantino returned to Athletic for the 2005–06 campaign. He was sent off twice in only three games, and eventually was again loaned to Numancia, with the Soria side now in Segunda División, where he competed in the following five years, also representing Deportivo Alavés and Albacete Balompié.

From 2011 onwards Tarantino took his game to the third level, starting with CD Tenerife.

Honours

Spain U16
Spain U23

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