Francisco Javier Tarantino Uriarte (born 26 June 1984) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a left-back. He amassed

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totals of 142 games and three goals over six seasons, with Numancia, Alavés and Albacete. In La Liga, he appeared for

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and Numancia.

Club career

Born in Bermeo, Biscay, Tarantino joined

's youth system in 1996, aged 12. He then proceeded to move up the ranks, appearing for

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in the Tercera División and the reserves in the

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. Tarantino was loaned to

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midway through 2004–05, making his La Liga debut with that club. His first match in the competition occurred on 30 January 2005, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–2 home loss against

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; at the end of the season – where he scored once in another home defeat, this time against Racing de Santander (3–2)– his team was relegated. Tarantino returned to Athletic for the 2005–06 campaign. He was sent off twice in only three games, and eventually was again loaned to Numancia, with the Soria side now in the

where he spent the following five years, also representing Deportivo Alavés and Albacete Balompié. From 2011 onwards, Tarantino took his game to the third tier, starting with CD Tenerife.

Honours

Spain U16 * UEFA European Under-16 Championship:

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Spain U23 *

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* * * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Tarantino, Javier 1984 births Living people People from Bermeo Spanish men's footballers Footballers from Biscay Men's association football fullbacks La Liga players Segunda División players Segunda División B players Tercera División players CD Basconia footballers Athletic Bilbao B footballers Athletic Bilbao footballers CD Numancia players Deportivo Alavés players Albacete Balompié players CD Tenerife players FC Cartagena footballers Sestao River Club footballers Bermeo FT footballers Spain men's youth international footballers Spain men's under-21 international footballers Spain men's under-23 international footballers Competitors at the 2005 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games medalists in football Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Spain