Marco Antonio Navas González (born 21 September 1982) is a Spanish former footballer who played as a right midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Marco Antonio Navas González | ||
| Date of birth | (1982-09-21) 21 September 1982 (age 40) | ||
| Place of birth | Los Palacios, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Los Palacios | |||
| 2000–2001 | Sevilla | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2003 | Sevilla C | ||
| 2002–2006 | Sevilla B | 63 | (8) |
| 2004–2006 | Sevilla | 3 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | → Poli Ejido (loan) | 30 | (1) |
| 2006–2009 | Xerez | 50 | (1) |
| 2008–2009 | → Albacete (loan) | 31 | (1) |
| 2009–2010 | Guadalajara | 32 | (6) |
| 2010–2011 | Huesca | 13 | (1) |
| 2011–2012 | Elche | 0 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | → Leganés (loan) | 20 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Recreativo | 3 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Bury | 2 | (0) |
| 2014 | Cabecense | ||
| Total | 247 | (18) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
He amassed Segunda División totals of 127 matches and four goals over six seasons, representing five teams. In La Liga, he appeared for Sevilla.
Navas was born in Los Palacios y Villafranca, Province of Seville. A product of Sevilla FC's youth system, he made his debut for the first team in the 2003–04 season, playing three La Liga matches as a substitute;[1][2][3] he played mainly with the reserves during his spell, however.
In the 2005–06 campaign, Navas served a loan stint with another Andalusian side, Polideportivo Ejido (Segunda División), following which he lost all ties with Sevilla and joined neighbours Xerez CD.[4] For 2008–09 he was loaned to Albacete Balompié in the same league,[5] appearing regularly as they barely retained their league status; he was subsequently released by Xerez, moving down to the Segunda División B by joining CD Guadalajara.[6]
Navas continued to alternate between the second and third tiers the following years, with SD Huesca,[7] CD Leganés[8] and Recreativo de Huelva.[9] He spent the vast majority of his only season with the latter club on the sidelines, due to injury.[10]
On 16 August 2013, aged nearly 31, Navas moved abroad for the first time in his career, signing for Bury of the English League Two.[11] He debuted on 3 September against Port Vale in the Football League Trophy, only racking up three appearances before returning home the following 24 January by mutual consent.[12]
Navas' younger brother, Jesús, was also a footballer and a midfielder. He too represented, but with great individual and team success, Sevilla, and helped the Spain national team win the 2010 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2012.[13]
Their family was of Gitano/Romani origin.[14]