Javier Manjarín Pereda (born 31 December 1969) is a Spanish former professional

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who played as a forward, and is the

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Racing de Ferrol Racing Club de Ferrol is a Spanish football team based in Ferrol, Province of A Coruña, in the autonomous community of Galicia. Founded in 1919, the club currently plays in Primera División RFEF – Group 1, holding home games at '' Estadio ...

. In a 14-year professional career, with

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as his main attribute, he played mainly for

Sporting de Gijón Real Sporting de Gijón, S.A.D. (), commonly known as Real Sporting, Sporting Gijón, or simply Sporting (although in an international context this can lead to confusion with Sporting Clube de Portugal) is a Spanish football club from Gijón, ...

(four seasons) and

Deportivo de La Coruña Real Club Deportivo de La Coruña (), commonly known as Deportivo La Coruña (), Deportivo or simply Dépor, is a professional football club based in the city of A Coruña, Galicia, Spain. They currently play in the Primera División RFEF – ...

(six), also competing in Mexico in his later years. A Spain international in the mid-to-late 90s, Manjarín represented the country at

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Club career

Born in

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, Manjarín began playing professionally for local

, first appearing with his hometown squad during the 1989–90 campaign (29 games and four goals). Subsequently, he imposed as a

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player with

, being a key attacking element in two runner-up and one third league places while scoring 19 times in his first four years combined. Subsequent loss of form and injuries prompted a 1999–2000 move to

Racing de Santander Real Racing Club de Santander, S.A.D. (), also known as Racing de Santander () or simply Racing, is a football club based in Santander, Cantabria, Spain, that currently competes in Segunda División, the second tier of the Spanish league syst ...

, where Manjarín somehow resurfaced. After two years, he moved to

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and competed in the Liga MX with Atlético Celaya FC; for the following season he remained in Mexico, playing for

Club Santos Laguna Club Santos Laguna S.A. de C.V. (), commonly known as Santos Laguna or Santos, is a Mexican professional football club that competes in the Liga MX. It is located in northern Mexico and represents the urban area of La Comarca Lagunera, made up o ...

. Manjarín retired in 2005 at the age of 35, after one season in the Spanish regional leagues with

Atlético Arteixo Club Atlético Arteixo is a Spanish football team based in Arteixo, A Coruña, in the autonomous community of Galicia. Founded in 1949 it currently plays in Tercera División RFEF, holding home games at ''Campo Municipal Ponte dos Brozos'', with ...

. In the country's top level alone, he totalled 329 matches and 38 goals through 13 seasons.

International career

Manjarín gained 13

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for

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during two years, netting twice and participating at

UEFA Euro 1996 The 1996 UEFA European Football Championship, commonly referred to as Euro 96, was the 10th UEFA European Championship, a quadrennial football tournament contested by European nations and organised by UEFA. It took place in England from 8 to 30 ...

. His debut came on 6 September 1995, as the national side crushed

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6–0 in Granada for the continental competition qualifiers. Previously, Manjarín appeared with the under-23s at the

1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as ...

, winning gold.

International goals

:''Scores and results list Spain's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Manjarín goal.''

Honours

Deportivo *

Copa del Rey The Campeonato de España–Copa de Su Majestad el Rey, commonly known as Copa del Rey or simply La Copa and formerly known as Copa del Presidente de la República (1932–36) and Copa del Generalísimo (1939–76), is an annual knockout footb ...

: 1994–95 * Supercopa de España:

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Spain U23 * Summer Olympic Games: 1992

References

External links

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Deportivo archives
* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Manjarin, Javier 1969 births Living people Footballers from Gijón Spanish men's footballers Men's association football forwards La Liga players Segunda División B players Tercera División players Colegio de la Inmaculada (Gijón) footballers Sporting de Gijón B players Sporting de Gijón players Deportivo de La Coruña players Racing de Santander players Liga MX players Atlético Celaya footballers Santos Laguna footballers Spain men's youth international footballers Spain men's under-21 international footballers Spain men's under-23 international footballers Spain men's international footballers UEFA Euro 1996 players Olympic footballers for Spain Footballers at the 1992 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in football Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for Spain Spanish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Mexico Colegio de la Inmaculada (Gijón) alumni