Javier Baraja

Javier Baraja Vegas (born 24 August 1980) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a defensive midfielder or a central defender, and the manager of Real Valladolid B.

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Baraja and the second or maternal family name is Vegas.
Javier Baraja
Personal information
Full name Javier Baraja Vegas
Date of birth (1980-08-24) 24 August 1980
Place of birth Valladolid, Spain
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position(s) Defensive midfielder / Centre back
Club information
Current team
 Valladolid B (coach)
Youth career
Valladolid
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2002 Valladolid B
2001–2002 Valladolid 2 (0)
2002–2004 Getafe 27 (0)
2004–2005 Málaga B 35 (1)
2005–2014 Valladolid 197 (4)
Total 261 (5)
National team
1997 Spain U16 7 (0)
1998 Spain U17 3 (0)
Teams managed
2015–2016 Valladolid (assistant)
2016–2017 Rayo Vallecano (assistant)
2018–2019 Valladolid (youth)
2019– Valladolid B
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

He spent most of his professional career with Valladolid, appearing in 229 competitive games and playing six La Liga seasons with the club (ten in total).

Playing career

Born in Valladolid, Castile and León, and a product of hometown Real Valladolid's youth system, Baraja's first appearance in La Liga was on 26 August 2001 as he played 17 minutes in a 0–4 away loss against Deportivo de La Coruña.[1] He only featured in one more match in that first season, totalling just 107 minutes of action.

After stints in Segunda División, appearing scarcely with Getafe CF in two years (he played 13 games in his second year as the Madrid side achieved a first-ever top level promotion) and spending one season with Málaga CF's reserves, Baraja returned to Valladolid in 2005–06. He played 28 times as the club returned to the top flight the following campaign.

Relatively used during the 2007–08 and 2008–09 seasons, Baraja scored his first goal for Valladolid on 13 September 2008, netting a penalty in a 2–1 home win over Atlético Madrid.[2] He experienced a further two top-flight relegations with them until his retirement at the age of 34, adding one promotion in 2012 and often acting as team captain.[3][4]

Coaching career

On 23 May 2019, Baraja was appointed the new manager of Valladolid's reserves in Segunda División B, replacing Miguel Rivera who had stepped down two days earlier.[5]

Personal life

Baraja's older brother, Rubén, was also a footballer. The midfielder was also groomed at Valladolid but played mainly for Valencia CF, and collected nearly 50 caps for Spain.[6]

Managerial statistics
As of 15 February 2020
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team Nat From To Record Ref
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Valladolid B 23 May 2019 Present 25 11 9 5 40 26 +14 044.00 [7]
Total 25 11 9 5 40 26 +14 044.00 —

Honours

Valladolid

Spain U16

References
  1. "El Depor, líder en goles y líos" [Depor, leaders in goals and troubles]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 27 August 2001. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
  2. Valladolid 2–1 Atlético Madrid; ESPN Soccernet, 13 September 2008
  3. "Javi Baraja recibirá este domingo la insignia de oro del Real Valladolid" [Javi Baraja to receive Real Valladolid's golden insignia this Sunday]. Tribuna de Valladolid (in Spanish). 3 September 2014. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  4. "En busca de regresar al playoff frente a los hermanos Baraja" [In search of a playoff return against the Baraja brothers]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 28 January 2017. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
  5. "Javier Baraja, nuevo entrenador del Promesas" [Javier Baraja, new coach of Promesas] (in Spanish). Real Valladolid. 23 May 2019. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
  6. "Rubén Baraja, dispuesto a escuchar al Valladolid" [Rubén Baraja, willing to listen to Valladolid]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 1 June 2010. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
  7. "Baraja: Javier Baraja Vegas: Matches 2019–20". BDFutbol. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
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