Place of birth Gijon, Spain Name Francisco Castano Playing position Role Footballer | Years Team Height 1.76 m 1991–1993 Sporting B Position Midfielder | |
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Full name Francisco Javier Castano Allende Date of birth (1972-12-29) 29 December 1972 (age 42) | ||
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Francisco Javier Castaño Allende (born 29 December 1972) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a midfielder.
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- Ef challenge francisco javier casta o guti rrez
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He amassed La Liga totals of 121 games and seven goals over the course of six seasons, representing in the competition Sporting de Gijón, Logroñés, Numancia and Betis. He added 150/23 in Segunda División, where he appeared for all the clubs but the first.
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Club career
Born in Gijón, Asturias, Castaño alternated between La Liga and Segunda División during his first 13 years as a senior. He made his debut in the former competition on 2 June 1991 with Sporting de Gijón, coming on as a 68th minute substitute in a 3–0 home win against RCD Español; he scored his first goal in the main category of Spanish football on 27 March 1994, contributing to a 2–1 success over Celta de Vigo also at El Molinón.
Castaño promoted to the top level three times during his professional career, with CD Logroñés in 1996, CD Numancia in 1999 and Real Betis in 2001, netting a combined 17 goals in the process. He also suffered relegation with the second side in 1997.
In 2003, aged nearly 31, Castaño left Levante UD. He went on to play a further 11 seasons in his native region, with Astur CF, UP Langreo, UC Ceares, Marino de Luanco and CD Lealtad, competing in Segunda División B and Tercera División.