Javier Bellido
Javier Bellido Plaza (born 9 March 1966) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a central defender.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Javier Bellido Plaza | ||
| Date of birth | 9 March 1966 | ||
| Place of birth | Bilbao, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| CD Padura | |||
| 1984–1985 | Athletic Bilbao | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1985–1988 | Bilbao Athletic | 64 | (4) |
| 1988–1989 | Eibar | 28 | (4) |
| 1989–1991 | Elche | 61 | (3) |
| 1991–2001 | Compostela | 337 | (25) |
| Total | 490 | (36) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
He played 353 matches in Segunda División during 11 seasons (24 goals) in representation of four teams, also appearing for Compostela in La Liga.
Club career
Bellido was born in Bilbao, Biscay. A product of Athletic Bilbao's famous Lezama youth academy he spent the majority of his career at SD Compostela, where he earned the nickname 'The wall of San Lázaro';[1] previously, he played five seasons in the second division with Bilbao Athletic (two years), SD Eibar and Elche CF (two), and started his ten-year spell with the Galicians in the same level.
In the 1997–98 campaign, in spite of Compos' relegation from La Liga after four years, Bellido scored seven league goals, second-best in the squad. He retired in June 2001 at the age of 35, after the team's demotion to the third tier.
Subsequently, Bellido worked as youth system coordinator at his main club. He left his post on 18 June 2017.[2]
References
- "Un Compos de Primera" [Primera Compos] (in Spanish). Míticos del Balompié. 28 December 2008. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
- Calvo, Naso (18 June 2017). "Javier Bellido deja el Compostela" [Javier Bellido leaves Compostela]. La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 October 2019.
External links
- Javier Bellido at BDFutbol