Jesús Galván Carrillo (born 4 October 1974) is a Spanish retired

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who played mainly as a

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, and the current

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Sevilla Atlético Sevilla Atlético is a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football team based in Seville in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded in 1950, it is the reserve team of Sevilla FC, Sevilla. It plays in and holds home games at the Ciu ...

Football career

Born in

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, Galván made his professional – and

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– debut for local side

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on 31 March 1996, in a game against

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. He appeared in 23 first-team matches during the 1996–97 season, but the club was relegated. After a quick spell with neighbours

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in the third division, Galván moved up to the second level but stayed in his native region, signing with Recreativo. He would experience his most steady period, however, at

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, which he represented four years, scoring a career-best four goals in his first as the

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side returned to the top flight after only one year of absence. Released by Villarreal in the summer of 2003, Galván returned to division two with Alavés. After a further two campaigns in that tier with his previous club, Recreativo, he closed out his career at nearly 34 in the lower leagues, with

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Managerial statistics

Honours

;Recreativo *

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: 2005–06

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Galvan, Jesus 1974 births Living people Footballers from Seville Spanish men's footballers Men's association football defenders La Liga players Segunda División players Segunda División B players Sevilla Atlético players Sevilla FC players Córdoba CF players Recreativo de Huelva players Villarreal CF players Deportivo Alavés players UE Lleida players Spanish football managers Primera Federación managers Segunda Federación managers Tercera División managers Tercera Federación managers Sevilla Atlético managers Sevilla FC non-playing staff