Javier Germán Cruz (born 15 June 1971), known as Javi Germán, is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a midfielder.[1] He spent the majority of his career with his hometown club Cádiz, making 226 appearances and scoring seven goals, including two goals in 38 La Liga matches.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Javier Germán Cruz | ||
| Date of birth | 15 June 1971 | ||
| Place of birth | Cádiz, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1990–1999 | Cádiz | 210 | (7) |
| 2000 | Ponferradina | 18 | (3) |
| 2000–2001 | Motril | 36 | (1) |
| 2001–2002 | Benidorm | 17 | (1) |
| Total | 281 | (12) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career edit
Germán was born in Cádiz, capital of the province of the same name in the autonomous community in Andalusia, and began his career with Cádiz CF.[2] He made his La Liga debut on 2 March 1991, as Cádiz hosted Real Madrid at Estadio Ramón de Carranza.[3] He replaced Poli for the last minute of the game as Cádiz held on for an excellent 1–0 victory.[4] This was his only minute of football that season, but he played a bigger part in 1991–92,[2] and helped keep Cádiz in the top flight as they beat Figueres in the relegation playoff.[5]
The following year, Cádiz actually were relegated, and they suffered a second consecutive demotion in 1993–94. Germán stayed with the club in Segunda División B for another five and a half seasons, ultimately making over 200 appearances. The best season in this period for both player and club was 1997–98, in which they had a chance to be promoted via the playoffs,[2] missing out to Barcelona B. He left the club in January 2000, joining fellow third tier side Ponferradina.[1] He spent only half a season with Ponferradina before seeing out his career with one year each at Segunda División B sides Motril and Benidorm. He was relegated with Benidorm in 2001–02, and retired at the end of that season as he reached his 31st birthday.[2]
Career statistics edit
- As of 19 March 2021[2]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Cádiz | 1990–91 | La Liga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991–92 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[1] | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
| 1992–93 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | 28 | 2 | |||
| 1993–94 | Segunda División | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 19 | 0 | ||
| 1994–95 | Segunda División B | 29 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | 33 | 0 | ||
| 1995–96 | 28 | 1 | – | – | 28 | 1 | ||||
| 1996–97 | 26 | 2 | – | – | 26 | 2 | ||||
| 1997–98 | 31 | 1 | – | 5[2] | 0 | 36 | 1 | |||
| 1998–99 | 29 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | 31 | 1 | |||
| 1999–2000 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 11 | 0 | |||
| Total | 210 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 226 | 7 | ||
| Ponferradina | 1999–2000 | Segunda División B | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | 18 | 3 | |
| Motril | 2000–01 | 36 | 1 | – | – | 36 | 1 | |||
| Benidorm | 2001–02 | 17 | 1 | – | – | 17 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 281 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 297 | 12 | ||
- 1.^ Appearances in the 1991–92 La Liga relegation playoff
- 2.^ Appearances in the 1998 Segunda División playoffs
References edit
- ^ a b "Javi Germán". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f "Javi". BDFutbol. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
- ^ "Matches Javi". BDFutbol. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
- ^ "Cádiz – Real Madrid (1–0) 02/03/1991". BDFutbol. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
- ^ "El Figueres se queda sin ascenso" (PDF). Mundo Deportivo. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
External links edit
- Javier Germán at BDFutbol
- Javier Germán at WorldFootball.net