Name Marco Navas Siblings Jesus Navas Years Team | Height 1.75 m Playing position Role Footballer | |
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Full name Marco Antonio Navas Gonzalez Date of birth (1982-09-21) 21 September 1982 (age 33) | ||
Marco Antonio Navas González (born 21 September 1982) is a Spanish former footballer who played as a right midfielder.
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He amassed Segunda División totals of 127 games and four goals over the course of six seasons, representing five teams. In La Liga, he appeared for Sevilla.
Football career
Navas was born in Los Palacios y Villafranca, Province of Seville. A product of Sevilla FC's youth system, he made his debuts for the first team in the 2003–04 season, appearing in three La Liga matches as a substitute; he played mainly with the club's B-side during his spell, however.
In the 2005–06 campaign, Navas served a loan stint with another Andalusian team, Polideportivo Ejido (second division), after which he lost all ties with Sevilla and joined neighbours Xerez CD. For 2008–09 he was loaned to fellow league side Albacete Balompié, appearing regularly as they barely retained their league status; he was subsequently released by Xerez, moving down to the third level as he joined CD Guadalajara.
Navas continued to alternate between divisions two and three in the following years, with SD Huesca, CD Leganés and Recreativo de Huelva. He spent the vast majority of his first and only season with the latter on the sidelines, due to injury.
On 16 August 2013, aged nearly 31, Navas moved abroad for the first time in his career, signing with Bury in English League Two. He debuted on 3 September against Port Vale in the Football League Trophy, only racking up three appearances before returning home the following 24 January by mutual consent.
Personal life
Navas' younger brother, Jesús, was also a footballer and a midfielder. He too represented, but with great individual and team success, Sevilla, and helped the Spain national team win the 2010 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2012.
Their family is of Gitano/Romani origin.