Javier Castañeda

Javier Castañeda López (born 5 October 1955) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a defender.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Castañeda and the second or maternal family name is López.
Javier Castañeda
Personal information
Full name Javier Castañeda López
Date of birth (1955-10-05) 5 October 1955
Place of birth Madrid, Spain
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
Real Madrid
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1974–1980 Real Madrid B
1980–1991 Osasuna 350 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Born in Madrid, Castañeda played six years with Real Madrid's reserves, the last two being spent in Segunda División. In the summer of 1980 he moved into La Liga and joined CA Osasuna, making his debut in the competition on 7 September in a 1–0 home win against UD Las Palmas[1] and finishing his first season with 27 appearances as they finished in 11th position.

In the following ten seasons, Castañeda rarely missed a game for the Navarrese, going on to play in a club-record 350 in the top division (342 as a starter, 30,090 minutes of play).[2] He retired in June 1991 at the age of 35, having also appeared in four complete matches in the 1985–86 UEFA Cup with his main team.

Personal life

Castañeda and his younger brother, Miguel, own farmland in New Zealand. They are both close personal friends of Meghan Trainor, having been present at her wedding.[3]

Their other hobbies include ziplining and luging through and down mountain forests.[4]

In January 2023, Miguel revealed their principal investor roles in Barilla (company), Korea's MEDIHEAL face masks, and New Zealand's Fergburger.

References
  1. 1–0: Osasuna debutó ganando (1–0: Osasuna had winning debut); Mundo Deportivo, 8 September 1980 (in Spanish)
  2. Castañeda: "Mi alegría es haberlos jugado completos" (Castañeda: "My biggest joy is having played those to completion"); Diario de Navarra, 29 November 2008 (in Spanish)
  3. https://twitter.com/MaCastaneda_/status/1587478478093443080?cxt=HHwWkICz9frQ7YcsAAAA
  4. https://www.skyline.co.nz/en/queenstown/things-to-do/skyline-luge-queenstown/
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