Javier Calleja
Calleja managing Villarreal in 2018 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Javier Calleja Revilla | ||
Date of birth | 12 May 1978 | ||
Place of birth | Madrid, Spain | ||
Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
Playing position | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Villarreal (manager) | ||
Youth career | |||
Real Madrid | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1996–1998 | Real Madrid C | 60 | (11) |
1998 | Almería | 3 | (0) |
1998–1999 | Alcalá | ||
1999–2006 | Villarreal | 124 | (9) |
1999–2000 | → Onda (loan) | 29 | (17) |
2006–2009 | Málaga | 104 | (5) |
2009–2012 | Osasuna | 46 | (1) |
Total | 366 | (43) | |
National team | |||
1993 | Spain U16 | 1 | (0) |
Teams managed | |||
2012–2017 | Villarreal (youth) | ||
2017 | Villarreal B | ||
2017– | Villarreal | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Javier Calleja Revilla (born 12 May 1978) is a Spanish retired footballer who played mainly as a left midfielder, and is the current manager of Villarreal CF.
He amassed La Liga totals of 192 matches and nine goals over one full decade, mainly with Villarreal (six seasons) and Osasuna (three). He also represented Málaga in the competition, in a professional career which lasted 16 years.
Club career
After growing unsuccessfully through the ranks of Real Madrid and making his professional debut with lowly UD Almería, Madrid-born Calleja was bought by Villarreal CF, but spent some months with its farm team CD Onda. He made his first-team debut in the second division, playing nine games in the 1999–2000 campaign as the side returned to La Liga and contributing with one goal, in the 1–3 away loss against CA Osasuna.[1]
In his first three seasons in that tier, Calleja was a very important member for the Yellow Submarine, scoring four goals in 35 matches in 2001–02. On 5 April 2003, he netted a penalty kick as a late substitute in a 2–0 home win over FC Barcelona, dedicating the goal to his mother who had died hours before;[2] however, the emergence of Santi Cazorla and two consecutive serious knee injuries limited him to just 25 appearances the following three campaigns combined.[3]
In 2006–07, Calleja left Villarreal joining Málaga CF. He was an instant first-choice in Andalusia, making 38 appearances in his second season as the club returned to the top flight after a two-year hiatus.
After a serious injury to teammate Adriano Rossato, Calleja spent much of the following campaign playing as left back.[4][5] On 12 June 2009, after his contract with Málaga expired, he moved to Osasuna in a 2+1 years deal.[6]
In September 2012, 34-year-old Calleja announced his retirement and immediately returned to his former club Villarreal, being appointed manager of the youth sides.[7] On 9 May 2017, he replaced Paco López at the helm of the reserves.[8]
On 25 September 2017, Calleja was named manager of the first team in the place of fired Fran Escribá.[9]
Managerial statistics
- As of 7 October 2018
Team | Nat | From | To | Record | Ref | |||||||
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G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
Villarreal B | 1 July 2017 | 25 September 2017 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 66.67 | [10] | |
Villarreal | 25 September 2017 | Present | 53 | 22 | 12 | 19 | 75 | 65 | +10 | 41.51 | [11] | |
Career total | 59 | 26 | 14 | 19 | 82 | 67 | +15 | 44.07 | — |
Honours
Villarreal
References
- ↑ "Osasuna se coloca en zona de ascenso" [Osasuna reach promotion zone] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 8 May 2000. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
- ↑ El Villarreal impone la pena máxima al Barcelona (Villarreal impose maximum penalty on Barcelona); Terra, 5 April 2003 (in Spanish)
- ↑ Javier Calleja: "Ahora estoy seguro de que he hecho lo correcto al quedarme" (Javier Calleja: "Now I am sure i did the right thing by staying"); El Periódico Mediterráneo, 20 January 2006 (in Spanish)
- ↑ Calleja (Málaga): "Soy optimista, pero sé que la dificultad de ganar en el Bernabéu es muy grande" (Calleja (Málaga): "I am optimistic, but I know it is very difficult to win at the Bernabéu"); Europa Press, 6 November 2008 (in Spanish)
- ↑ ""Formamos una gran pareja de laterales"" ["We are a great set of fullbacks"] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 27 November 2008. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
- ↑ Calleja refuerza la banda izquierda de Osasuna (Calleja strengthens Osasuna's left flank); Marca, 12 June 2009 (in Spanish)
- ↑ Calleja vuelve a casa (Calleja returns home); El Periódico Mediterráneo, 5 September 2012 (in Spanish)
- ↑ Javi Calleja se perfila como nuevo entrenador del filial (Javi Calleja poised as the new manager of the reserves); Vavel, 9 May 2017 (in Spanish)
- ↑ Javi Calleja is the new Villarreal CF manager; Villarreal CF, 25 September 2017
- ↑ "Calleja: Javier Calleja Revilla". BDFutbol. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
- ↑ "Calleja: Javier Calleja Revilla". BDFutbol. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
External links
- Javier Calleja at BDFutbol
- Javier Calleja manager profile at BDFutbol
- Javier Calleja at Soccerway
- Javier Calleja at FootballDatabase.eu