| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Javier González Gómez [1] | ||
| Date of birth | 22 March 1974 [1] | ||
| Place of birth | Barakaldo, Spain [1] | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) [1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1986–1993 | Athletic Bilbao | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
| 1993–1994 | Bilbao Athletic | 15 | (0) |
| 1994–1995 | Alavés | 5 | (0) |
| 1995–1996 | Sestao | 30 | (8) |
| 1996–1997 | Celta | 24 | (1) |
| 1997–2007 | Athletic Bilbao | 220 | (9) |
| 2006 | → Ashdod (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2007–2009 | Hércules | 12 | (0) |
| 2009–2011 | Portugalete | ||
| Total | 317 | (18) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Javier 'Javi' González Gómez (born 22 March 1974) is a Spanish retired footballer. Mainly a midfielder, he could operate on either side of the pitch.
He spent most of his professional career with Athletic Bilbao, playing 254 competitive matches in ten La Liga seasons. [2] [3]
Club career
González was born in Barakaldo, Biscay. After growing through the ranks of Athletic Bilbao, he played one season each with Basque neighbours Deportivo Alavés ( Segunda División B) and Sestao Sport Club ( Segunda División, relegated). [4]
In 1997–98, after one year with fellow La Liga club RC Celta de Vigo, González returned to the San Mamés Stadium as a full member of the main squad, scoring five goals in 30 games as Athletic finished second and qualified for the UEFA Champions League. [5] [4] He even featured occasionally as an attacking right-back. [6] [7]
After a serious knee injury in late 2004, [8] González's role gradually diminished; he totalled only 26 league matches in three seasons. He also served a six-month loan at Israeli Premier League side F.C. Ashdod, where his former Celta teammate Haim Revivo worked as director of football. [9]
González signed for second-tier Hércules CF in July 2007, appearing sparingly in his first season. In the next, in which the Alicante team finished fourth, he was left without a squad number by manager Juan Carlos Mandiá. [10] [11]
Aged 35, González joined lowly Club Portugalete, thus returning to his native region. [12] He retired in 2011 after two seasons in the Tercera División. [4]
References
- ^ a b c d Javi González at WorldFootball.net
- ^ Javi González y Andoni Iraola celebran 'aniversario' ante el Valencia (Javi González and Andoni Iraola celebrate 'birthday' against Valencia); Marca, 2 April 2007 (in Spanish)
- ^ Llorente jugará en Málaga su partido 250 con el Athletic (Llorente will play 250th match with Athletic in Málaga); El Correo, 19 September 2011 (in Spanish)
- ^ a b c Qué fue de… Javi González: otro canterano del Athletic que ha saltado a los banquillos (What happened to… Javi González: another Athletic youth player who transitioned to the benches); 20 minutos, 17 November 2015 (in Spanish)
- ^ Julen no falla (Julen does not fail); Mundo Deportivo, 10 December 1998 (in Spanish)
- ^ Javi González renueva por dos temporadas (Javi González renews for two seasons); Libertad Digital, 14 April 2005 (in Spanish)
- ^ Javi González: "El Athletic es el equipo que más difícil lo pone en el Camp Nou" (Javi González: "Athletic are the team who pose the most problems at the Camp Nou"); El Desmarque, 31 January 2017 (in Spanish)
- ^ González faces knee surgery; UEFA, 20 October 2004
- ^ Javi González se marcha cedido al Ashdod israelí (Javi González goes to Israel's Ashdod on loan); El Mundo, 30 December 2005 (in Spanish)
- ^ Javi González se une a la lista de descartes de Mandiá (Javi González joins Mandiá's transfer list); Diario AS, 10 August 2008 (in Spanish)
- ^ Javi González: «Me han roto todas las ilusiones en sólo una mañana» (Javi González: "They have shattered all my illusions in only one morning"); La Verdad, 11 August 2008 (in Spanish)
- ^ Javi González ficha por el Portugalete de Tercera (Javi González signs with Portugalete from Tercera); Marca, 21 August 2009 (in Spanish)
External links
- Javi González at BDFutbol
- Javi González at Athletic Bilbao
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
- 1974 births
- Living people
- Spanish men's footballers
- Footballers from Barakaldo
- Men's association football midfielders
- Men's association football utility players
- La Liga players
- Segunda División players
- Segunda División B players
- Tercera División players
- Athletic Bilbao B footballers
- Deportivo Alavés players
- Sestao Sport Club footballers
- RC Celta de Vigo players
- Athletic Bilbao footballers
- Hércules CF players
- Club Portugalete players
- Israeli Premier League players
- F.C. Ashdod players
- Basque Country men's international footballers
- Spanish expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Israel
- Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Israel
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Javier González Gómez [1] | ||
| Date of birth | 22 March 1974 [1] | ||
| Place of birth | Barakaldo, Spain [1] | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) [1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1986–1993 | Athletic Bilbao | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
| 1993–1994 | Bilbao Athletic | 15 | (0) |
| 1994–1995 | Alavés | 5 | (0) |
| 1995–1996 | Sestao | 30 | (8) |
| 1996–1997 | Celta | 24 | (1) |
| 1997–2007 | Athletic Bilbao | 220 | (9) |
| 2006 | → Ashdod (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2007–2009 | Hércules | 12 | (0) |
| 2009–2011 | Portugalete | ||
| Total | 317 | (18) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Javier 'Javi' González Gómez (born 22 March 1974) is a Spanish retired footballer. Mainly a midfielder, he could operate on either side of the pitch.
He spent most of his professional career with Athletic Bilbao, playing 254 competitive matches in ten La Liga seasons. [2] [3]
Club career
González was born in Barakaldo, Biscay. After growing through the ranks of Athletic Bilbao, he played one season each with Basque neighbours Deportivo Alavés ( Segunda División B) and Sestao Sport Club ( Segunda División, relegated). [4]
In 1997–98, after one year with fellow La Liga club RC Celta de Vigo, González returned to the San Mamés Stadium as a full member of the main squad, scoring five goals in 30 games as Athletic finished second and qualified for the UEFA Champions League. [5] [4] He even featured occasionally as an attacking right-back. [6] [7]
After a serious knee injury in late 2004, [8] González's role gradually diminished; he totalled only 26 league matches in three seasons. He also served a six-month loan at Israeli Premier League side F.C. Ashdod, where his former Celta teammate Haim Revivo worked as director of football. [9]
González signed for second-tier Hércules CF in July 2007, appearing sparingly in his first season. In the next, in which the Alicante team finished fourth, he was left without a squad number by manager Juan Carlos Mandiá. [10] [11]
Aged 35, González joined lowly Club Portugalete, thus returning to his native region. [12] He retired in 2011 after two seasons in the Tercera División. [4]
References
- ^ a b c d Javi González at WorldFootball.net
- ^ Javi González y Andoni Iraola celebran 'aniversario' ante el Valencia (Javi González and Andoni Iraola celebrate 'birthday' against Valencia); Marca, 2 April 2007 (in Spanish)
- ^ Llorente jugará en Málaga su partido 250 con el Athletic (Llorente will play 250th match with Athletic in Málaga); El Correo, 19 September 2011 (in Spanish)
- ^ a b c Qué fue de… Javi González: otro canterano del Athletic que ha saltado a los banquillos (What happened to… Javi González: another Athletic youth player who transitioned to the benches); 20 minutos, 17 November 2015 (in Spanish)
- ^ Julen no falla (Julen does not fail); Mundo Deportivo, 10 December 1998 (in Spanish)
- ^ Javi González renueva por dos temporadas (Javi González renews for two seasons); Libertad Digital, 14 April 2005 (in Spanish)
- ^ Javi González: "El Athletic es el equipo que más difícil lo pone en el Camp Nou" (Javi González: "Athletic are the team who pose the most problems at the Camp Nou"); El Desmarque, 31 January 2017 (in Spanish)
- ^ González faces knee surgery; UEFA, 20 October 2004
- ^ Javi González se marcha cedido al Ashdod israelí (Javi González goes to Israel's Ashdod on loan); El Mundo, 30 December 2005 (in Spanish)
- ^ Javi González se une a la lista de descartes de Mandiá (Javi González joins Mandiá's transfer list); Diario AS, 10 August 2008 (in Spanish)
- ^ Javi González: «Me han roto todas las ilusiones en sólo una mañana» (Javi González: "They have shattered all my illusions in only one morning"); La Verdad, 11 August 2008 (in Spanish)
- ^ Javi González ficha por el Portugalete de Tercera (Javi González signs with Portugalete from Tercera); Marca, 21 August 2009 (in Spanish)
External links
- Javi González at BDFutbol
- Javi González at Athletic Bilbao
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
- 1974 births
- Living people
- Spanish men's footballers
- Footballers from Barakaldo
- Men's association football midfielders
- Men's association football utility players
- La Liga players
- Segunda División players
- Segunda División B players
- Tercera División players
- Athletic Bilbao B footballers
- Deportivo Alavés players
- Sestao Sport Club footballers
- RC Celta de Vigo players
- Athletic Bilbao footballers
- Hércules CF players
- Club Portugalete players
- Israeli Premier League players
- F.C. Ashdod players
- Basque Country men's international footballers
- Spanish expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Israel
- Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Israel