Javier Castañeda


Javier Castañeda López is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a defender.

Club career

Born in Madrid, Castañeda spent six years with Real Madrid's reserves, the last two in the 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 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 a club-record 350 in the top division. 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.