Javier Castañeda
Spanish footballer
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Javier Castañeda López (born 5 October 1955) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a defender.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Javier Castañeda López[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 5 October 1955[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Madrid, Spain[1] | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Real Madrid | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1974–1980 | Real Madrid B | ||
| 1980–1991 | Osasuna | 350 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
Born in Madrid, Castañeda spent six years with Real Madrid's reserves, the last two in the Segunda División.[2][3] In the summer of 1980 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[4] and finishing his first season with 27 appearances as they finished in 11th position.
In the following ten seasons, Castañeda rarely missed a game for the Navarrese, going on to play a club-record 350 in the top division (342 as a starter, 30,090 minutes of play).[5] 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.[6]