Javier Casas (footballer, born 1982)

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Javier Casas
Personal information
Full name Javier Casas Cuevas
Date of birth (1982-05-09) 9 May 1982 (age 42)
Place of birth Bilbao, Spain
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Left-back
Youth career
1997–1998 Arenas Getxo
1998–2000 Athletic Bilbao
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2000–2001 Basconia 11 (2)
2001–2004 Bilbao Athletic 73 (3)
2004–2009 Athletic Bilbao 64 (2)
2009 → Córdoba (loan) 3 (0)
2009–2010 Cartagena 0 (0)
2010 Guijuelo 11 (0)
2010–2011 Alavés 15 (1)
Total177(8)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Javier Casas Cuevas (born 9 May 1982) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a left-back.

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His seven-year professional career was closely associated with Athletic Bilbao, with which he appeared in five La Liga seasons for a total of 79 competitive games.

Club career

Athletic Bilbao

Born in Bilbao, Biscay, Casas came through the ranks of Athletic Bilbao and made his professional debut during 2004–05. He became first-choice the following season after the departure of Asier del Horno to Chelsea, [1] managing 24 league appearances and scoring twice during the campaign, at Getafe CF (1–1 draw) [2] and Deportivo de La Coruña (2–1 win). [3]

Ironically, Casas was left out of the first-team squad at the start of 2007–08 after Athletic re-signed del Horno on loan from Valencia CF. Unable to find a new club in the January 2008 transfer window, and still without a squad number, [4] he was not eligible to play competitively during the entire season, but was reinstated for the following campaign, [5] appearing in the 1–3 home loss against UD Almería on 31 August 2008. [6]

However, due to the permanence of veteran Koikili and the emergence of Real Sociedad youth graduate Mikel Balenziaga, Casas' opportunities were few and so, on 13 January 2009, he was loaned to Córdoba CF, which were then struggling in the Segunda División, until the end of the season, where he appeared very rarely. [5]

Later years

Casas was released by Athletic in June 2009, joining FC Cartagena – recently promoted to the second tier – on a free transfer. [7] Second-choice to Rafael Clavero and third after the signing in January 2010 of French Franck Signorino from Getafe, he was released, moving to lowly CD Guijuelo. [8]

In the summer of 2010, Casas signed a one-year contract with fellow Segunda División B team Deportivo Alavés in his native region, hoping to "feel a footballer again". [9]

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References

  1. ↑ "Un agujero negro en el lateral izquierdo" [A black hole in the left flank] (in Spanish). El Correo. 22 November 2013. Archived from the original on 17 March 2018. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
  2. ↑ Getafe 1–1 Athletic Bilbao; ESPN Soccernet, 11 September 2005
  3. ↑ Deportivo La Coruña 1–2 Athletic Bilbao; ESPN Soccernet, 7 May 2006
  4. ↑ "Caparrós: "El balance de la temporada es muy positivo y satisfactorio"" [Caparrós: "The season was very positive and satisfying overall"] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 22 May 2008. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
  5. 1 2 "Javi Casas, un veterano de solo 29 años" [Javi Casas, a veteran aged just 29] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. 20 November 2011. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
  6. ↑ Athletic Bilbao 1–3 Almeria; ESPN Soccernet, 31 August 2008
  7. ↑ El Cartagena ficha a Javi Casas (Cartagena sign Javi Casas); Marca, 27 June 2009 (in Spanish)
  8. ↑ Casas se despacha a gusto contra Caparrós (Casas fires at will against Caparrós) Archived 22 January 2013 at archive.today ; El Athletic Club, 30 June 2012 (in Spanish)
  9. ↑ "El reencuentro de Javi Casas con el fútbol" [Javi Casas rediscovers football] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 17 August 2010. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
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