Javier Calleja
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Calleja managing Villarreal in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Javier Calleja Revilla | ||
| Date of birth | 12 May 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | Alcalá de Henares, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Real Madrid | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1996–1998 | Real Madrid C | 60 | (11) |
| 1998 | Almería | 3 | (0) |
| 1998–1999 | Alcalá | 22 | (8) |
| 1999–2000 | Onda | 29 | (17) |
| 1999–2006 | Villarreal | 124 | (9) |
| 2006–2009 | Málaga | 104 | (6) |
| 2009–2012 | Osasuna | 46 | (1) |
| Total | 388 | (52) | |
| International career | |||
| 1993 | Spain U16 | 1 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2017 | Villarreal B | ||
| 2017–2018 | Villarreal | ||
| 2019–2020 | Villarreal | ||
| 2021 | Alavés | ||
| 2022–2024 | Levante | ||
| 2024–2025 | Oviedo | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Javier Calleja Revilla (born 12 May 1978) is a Spanish former footballer who played mainly as a left midfielder, currently a manager.
He amassed La Liga totals of 192 matches and nine goals over one decade, mainly with Villarreal (six seasons) and Osasuna (three). He also represented Málaga in the competition, in a professional career which lasted 16 years.
Calleja later managed Villarreal, his first stint being in 2017.