Javier Castañeda

Javier Castañeda
Personal information
Full name Javier Castañeda López
Date of birth (1955-10-05) 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.


This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Castañeda and the second or maternal family name is López.

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. ↑ 1–0: Osasuna debutó ganando (1–0: Osasuna had winning debut); Mundo Deportivo, 8 September 1980 (Spanish)
  2. ↑ Castañeda: "Mi alegría es haberlos jugado completos" (Castañeda: "My biggest joy is having played those to completion"); Diario de Navarra, 29 November 2008 (Spanish)
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