Javier Garrido

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Garridoand the second or maternal family name is Behobide.

Javier Garrido

Garrido playing for Norwich City in 2012
Personal information
Full name	Javier Garrido Behobide
Date of birth	(1985-03-15) 15 March 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth	Irun, Spain
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) [1]
Position(s)	Left back
Youth career
	Real Sociedad
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2001–2004	Real Sociedad B	44	(1)
2004–2007	Real Sociedad	86	(1)
2007–2010	Manchester City	49	(2)
2010–2013	Lazio	21	(0)
2012–2013	→ Norwich City (loan)	34	(0)
2013–2015	Norwich City	13	(0)
2015–2016	Las Palmas	18	(0)
2016–2017	AEK Larnaca	22	(1)
2018–2020	Real Unión	34	(0)
Total		321	(5)
International career
2001–2002	Spain U17	13	(0)
2004	Spain U19	9	(0)
2005	Spain U20	2	(0)
2005–2006	Spain U21	9	(0)
2006–2016	Basque Country	5	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Javier Garrido Behobide (born 1 July 1985) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a left back.

Formed at Real Sociedad, he made 104 La Liga appearances for that club and for Las Palmas. Abroad, he represented Manchester City and Norwich City in the Premier League, and Lazio in Serie A.

Club career

Real Sociedad

Born in Irun, Basque Country, Garrido signed for Real Sociedad when he was a child and continued his training at the lower levels of the club. Between 2002 and 2004, he was part of the players of Real Sociedad B, where he played 50 games for this team in the Second Division B.

He made his debut with the first team in a Copa del Rey match on 8 October 2003 with a 2–1 win against Real Oviedo. His professional career began in 2004 when he became a part of the first team in the 2004–05 season to replace Agustín Aranzábal, who had left the club in the summer transfer window for Real Zaragoza. He made his league debut against Levante UD on 29 August 2004. In his three seasons in La Liga, he played 86 games and scored 1 goal and being the most used left-back for Sociedad in those three seasons. He left due to his team's economical problems following their relegation in 2006–07.

Manchester City

Garrido playing for Manchester City in 2007.

On 2 August 2007, Garrido signed for Manchester City for £1.5m (€2.2 million), ^[2] on a four-year contract. ^{[3] [4]} He made his debut nine days later against West Ham United, and played a part in the most successful Premier League start in the club's history with four victories and four clean sheets from the opening six games, but was replaced by Michael Ball halfway through the campaign. His team eventually ended in the ninth place in the league and qualified for the UEFA Cup through fairplay.

Garrido scored his first goal for City direct from a free kick against Liverpool in their 3–2 loss on 5 October 2008. ^[5] In his second season at the City of Manchester Stadium he made 13 league appearances, 14 fewer than the first.

During his third season in England, following Manchester City's takeover, Garrido was third choice to Wayne Bridge and Sylvinho as left back. ^{[6] [7] [8]} In the Manchester derby, in which United won 4–3, Garrido, as an unused substitute in the match, was struck on the head by a coin as he headed down the tunnel at half-time. After the match, he made accusations against United, describing the club's actions as a 'climate of hostility'. ^[9] However, this changed when Roberto Mancini replaced Mark Hughes as City manager, he came off the bench against Stoke City on 26 December to gain only his first league appearance of the 2009–10 season; two days later he came on for Stephen Ireland against Wolverhampton Wanderers and scored a free kick. ^[10] After leaving City, Garrido said he had no feud with Mancini, saying he was grateful to him when he gave him a chance to play in the first team. ^[11]

Lazio

On 30 July 2010, Garrido joined Lazio – just days after Aleksandar Kolarov went in the opposite direction – on a four-year deal, for the fee of €2.2 million (£1.5 million). ^[12] He made his debut on 14 November as a substitute in a 2–0 win over Napoli. Eleven days later he scored his first goal in the fourth round of the Coppa Italia match, a 3–0 win against AlbinoLeffe. Shortly afterwards, he suffered an Achilles tendon problem, nit returning until the following 6 March. Under manager Edoardo Reja, Garrido found it difficult to make it to the first team. ^[13]

The next season, Garrido was barely used for the club in the first half of the season, due to muscular problems, at first, and then strain in mid-March. He made his first appearance of the season, as Lazio lost 3–2 against Genoa on 5 February 2012.

Norwich City

On 16 August 2012, Garrido joined Norwich City on a season-long loan, ^[14] with an option to extend it beyond the 2012–13 season. The move was complete after his international clearance was granted and he was given the number 18 shirt. ^[15] Upon joining Norwich, Garrido told BBC Radio Norfolk that joining the club was an easy decision to make. ^[16]

Garrido made his debut on 25 August in a 1–1 draw against Queens Park Rangers, and he beat Marc Tierney to the Canaries' regular left back position and established himself in the first team. In a match against Manchester United on 17 November, Garrido crossed the ball for a header by Anthony Pilkington for the only goal of the game. ^[17] In late December, Garrido stated he would like to stay at Norwich. ^[18] On 14 May 2013, Norwich announced they had agreed to sign Garrido on a permanent deal to join the club from 1 July on a two-year contract, with an option for another year. ^[19]

Later career

On 7 August 2015, Garrido signed a 1+1 contract with UD Las Palmas, newly promoted to the top tier, thus returning to Spain after eight years. ^[20] On 31 May of the following year, after avoiding relegation, he was released. ^[21] In August 2016, he signed a two-year deal at AEK Larnaca of the Cypriot First Division. ^[22]

In July 2018, Garrido returned to his hometown and signed with third-tier Real Unión; he had been training with the club for a year, but was injured in January. ^[23] Two years later, when the club did not give him a new contract, he retired; the sudden end of the season in March due to the COVID-19 pandemic meant he could not bid farewell. ^[24]

International career

Garrido played for Spain U-19 where he won the 2004 edition of UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship. He also earned four caps for Spain U-21.

Garrido played for the Basque Country against Serbia, Estonia and Corsica from 2006 to 2016. ^{[25] [26] [27]}

Career statistics

As of 18 August 2014 ^[28]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Real Sociedad	2004–05	La Liga	28	0	0	0	–		0	0	28	0
	2005–06		33	0	0	0	–		0	0	33	0
	2006–07		25	1	0	0	–		0	0	25	1
	Total		86	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	86	1
Manchester City	2007–08	Premier League	27	0	0	0	0	0	–		27	0
	2008–09		13	1	0	0	2	0	4	0	19	1
	2009–10		9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	1
	Total		49	2	0	0	2	0	4	0	55	2
Lazio	2010–11	Serie A	10	0	1	1	–		0	0	11	1
	2011–12		11	0	0	0	–		0	0	11	0
	Total		21	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	22	1
Norwich City (loan)	2012–13	Premier League	34	0	1	0	0	0	–		35	0
Norwich City	2013–14	Premier League	6	0	2	0	2	0	–		10	0
	2014–15	The Championship	1	0	0	0	0	0	–		1	0
	Total		7	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	11	0
Career total			197	3	4	1	4	0	4	0	209	4

Honours

Spain U19

• UEFA U-19 Championship: 2004

References

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2. "City sign Garrido". Manchester City F.C. 2 August 2007. Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 2 August 2007.
3. "City sign Garrido". Manchester City F.C. 2 August 2007. Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 2 August 2007.
4. "Elano heads Man City triple swoop". BBC Sport. 2 August 2007. Retrieved 2 August 2007.
5. "Man City 2–3 Liverpool". BBC Sport. 5 October 2008. Retrieved 25 October 2009.
6. Brennan, Stuart (27 August 2009). "Sylvinho is no understudy". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
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8. Taylor, Daniel (16 March 2010). "Wayne Bridge of Manchester City out for a month after hernia operation". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
9. Herbert, Ian; Jenson, Pete (11 December 2012). "Wider football world against using netting despite shame of derby". The Independent. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
10. "Gamecast: Wolverhampton Wanderers v Manchester City". ESPN Soccernet. 28 December 2009. Archived from the original on 4 June 2011. Retrieved 9 February 2013.
11. "Norwich City's Javier Garrido praises Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini". Sky Sports. 28 December 2012. Retrieved 9 February 2013.
12. "Lazio land Garrido". Sky Sports. 30 July 2010. Retrieved 9 February 2013.
13. "Here comes Santa Cruz but the dream is Mariga" [Arriva Santa Cruz ma il sogno è Mariga] (in Italian). Repubblica.it. 27 December 2010. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
14. "Javier Garrido joins Norwich City from Lazio". BBC Sport. 16 August 2012. Retrieved 9 February 2013.
15. "Garrido granted work permit". Sky Sports. 22 August 2012. Retrieved 9 February 2013.
16. "Norwich City was easy move – Javier Garrido". BBC Sport. 24 August 2012. Retrieved 9 February 2013.
17. "Norwich 1–0 Manchester United". BBC Sport. 17 November 2012. Retrieved 9 February 2013.
18. "Javier Garrido wants to stay at Norwich City". Eastern Daily Press. 7 December 2012. Retrieved 9 February 2013.
19. "Javier Garrido: Norwich City sign left-back on permanent deal". BBC Sport. 14 May 2013. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
20. "La UD Las Palmas ficha al lateral izquierdo Javier Garrido, del Norwich" [UD Las Palmas signs left back Javier Garrido, from Norwich] (in Spanish). Las Palmas' official website. 7 August 2015. Archived from the original on 10 August 2015. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
21. "El Club comunica a Javi Garrido que no seguirá la próxima temporada" [The Club communicate Javi Garrido that he will not remain for the following season] (in Spanish). UD Las Palmas. 31 May 2016. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
22. "Javi Garrido encuentra equipo en Chipre" [Javi Garrido finds a new team in Cyprus] (in Spanish). UD Las Palmas. 15 August 2016. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
23. Olazabal, Borja (12 July 2018). "Garrido regresa al Real Unión y se estrena Juan Domínguez" [Garrido returns to Real Unión and Juan Domínguez debuts]. El Diario Vasco (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 November 2021.
24. Aiete, Iñaki (9 June 2020). "La zurda de Garrido se despide del fútbol" [Left-back Garrido says goodbye to football]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 November 2021.
25. "Euskadiko Futbol Federakundea | Federación Vasca de Fútbol".
26. "Euskadiko Futbol Federakundea | Federación Vasca de Fútbol".
27. "Euskadiko Futbol Federakundea | Federación Vasca de Fútbol".
28. "JAVIER GARRIDO". Soccerway. Retrieved 20 November 2016.

External links

• Norwich City profile
• Javier Garrido at BDFutbol
• Javier Garrido – FIFA competition record (archived)
• Javier Garrido at Soccerbase