Javier Castañeda López (born 5 October 1955) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a defender.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Javier Castañeda López | ||
| Date of birth | (1955-10-05) 5 October 1955 (age 66) | ||
| 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 | |||
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.