David Castedo Escudero (born 26 January 1974), sometimes known as just David, is a Spanish former professional

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who played as a

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. He was known for his tenacity. He appeared in 255

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games over ten seasons, mostly for Sevilla which he helped win four major titles, including two UEFA Cups.

Club career

A product of

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's youth academy, Castedo was born in Palma, Majorca, and first played with the first team while they were in the

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. In the 1996–97 season, he appeared in 33 league matches as the local powerhouse returned to

. After two loan spells, first with

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then with CF Extremadura (the latter in the top level), David returned to the

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, featuring in only eight matches in his second spell but also scoring his first goal as a professional. Subsequently, he moved to

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, where he experienced the most successful and steady years of his career: after playing 39 games to help the

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ns to a 2001 top flight promotion, he went on to become one of the team's most important players, also being named, after Javi Navarro and

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, team captain. In the 2005–06 campaign, Castedo appeared in 33 league contests, also playing in all of the season's

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matches as Sevilla lifted the trophy against

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– 11 of those were complete. In the following year, due to the emergence of youth graduate Antonio Puerta and the consolidation of

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, he appeared less, but still managed 26 appearances overall, including seven in the UEFA Cup as the club renewed its European title. After seven years at the Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Stadium, David moved in August 2007 to

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, which was relegated from the top division at the end of the season. He retired aged 34, after having played 426 games as a professional.

Honours

Sevilla *

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: 2006–07 *

: 2005–06, 2006–07 *

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: 2000–01

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Castedo, David 1974 births Living people Footballers from Palma de Mallorca Spanish men's footballers Men's association football defenders La Liga players Segunda División players RCD Mallorca players Hércules CF players CF Extremadura footballers Sevilla FC players UEFA Europa League winning players Levante UD footballers