Javier Manjarín

Javier Manjarín

Manjarín in 2016
Personal information
Full name	Javier Manjarín Pereda
Date of birth	(1969-12-31) 31 December 1969
Place of birth	Gijón, Spain
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
1978–1984	Colegio Inmaculada
1984–1988	Sporting Gijón
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1988–1989	Sporting B
1989–1993	Sporting Gijón	115	(16)
1993–1999	Deportivo La Coruña	153	(19)
1999–2001	Racing Santander	61	(3)
2001–2002	Celaya	32	(3)
2002–2003	Santos Laguna	30	(3)
2004–2005	Arteixo	15	(0)
Total		406	(44)
International career
1990	Spain U20	1	(0)
1990–1992	Spain U21	5	(3)
1991–1992	Spain U23	4	(0)
1995–1997	Spain	13	(2)
2000	Asturias	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Olympic medal record
Representing Spain
Men's Football
	1992 Barcelona	Team Competition

Javier Manjarín Pereda (born 31 December 1969) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a forward, with speed as his main attribute.

In a 14-year professional career, he played mainly for Sporting de Gijón (four seasons) and Deportivo de La Coruña (six), also competing in Mexico in his later years.

A Spain international in the mid-to-late 90's, Manjarín represented the country at Euro 1996.

Club career

Born in Gijón, Asturias, Manjarín began playing professionally for local Sporting de Gijón, first appearing with his hometown squad during the 1989–90 campaign (29 games and four goals). Subsequently, he imposed as a La Liga player with Deportivo de La Coruña, 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, where Manjarín somehow resurfaced. After two years, he moved to Mexico and competed in the Liga MX with Atlético Celaya FC; for the following season he remained in Mexico, playing for Club Santos Laguna.

Manjarín retired in 2005 at the age of 35, after one season in the Spanish regional leagues with Atlético Arteixo. In the country's top level alone, he totalled 329 matches and 38 goals through 13 seasons.

International career

Manjarín gained 13 caps for Spain during two years, netting twice and participating at UEFA Euro 1996. His debut came on 6 September 1995, as the national side crushed Cyprus 6–0 in Granada for the continental competition qualifiers.

Previously, Manjarín appeared with the under-23s at the 1992 Summer Olympics, winning gold.

International goals

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	15 November 1995	Martínez Valero, Elche, Spain	North Macedonia	2–0	3–0	Euro 1996 qualifying
2.	18 June 1996	Elland Road, Leeds, England	Romania	0–1	1–2	Euro 1996

Honours

Club

Deportivo

• Copa del Rey: 1994–95
• Supercopa de España: 1995

International

Spain U23

• Summer Olympic Games: 1992

External links

• Javier Manjarín at BDFutbol
• Deportivo archives
• Javier Manjarín – Liga MX stats at MedioTiempo.com (archived) (in Spanish)
• Javier Manjarín at National-Football-Teams.com
• Javier Manjarín – FIFA competition record (archived)
• Spain stats at Eu-Football