Javier Castañeda López (born 5 October 1955) is a Spanish retired

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who played as a defender.

Club career

Born in

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, Castañeda played six years with

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's reserves, the last two being spent in

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. In the summer of 1980 he moved into

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and joined

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, making his debut in the competition on 7 September in a 1–0 home win against

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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

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, going on to play in a club-record 350 in the top division (342 as a starter, 30,090 minutes of play). He retired in June 1991 at the age of 35, having also appeared in four complete matches in the

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with his main team.

Personal life

Castañeda and his younger brother, Miguel, own farmland in

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. They are both close personal friends of

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, having been present at he
wedding
Their other hobbies include

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and luging through and down mountain forests.https://www.skyline.co.nz/en/queenstown/things-to-do/skyline-luge-queenstown/ In January 2023, Miguel revealed their principal investor roles in

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, Korea'
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face masks, and

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Fergburger.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Castaneda, Javier 1955 births Living people Footballers from Madrid Spanish footballers Association football defenders La Liga players Segunda División players Tercera División players Real Madrid Castilla footballers CA Osasuna players