Javi Lara

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Lara and the second or maternal family name is Grande.
Javi Lara
Personal information
Full name Javier Lara Grande[1]
Date of birth (1985-12-04) 4 December 1985 (age 40)[1]
Place of birth Montoro, Spain[1]
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)[1]
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Ibiza (sporting director)
Youth career
Córdoba
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2007 Córdoba B 20 (5)
2006 → Villanueva (loan) 12 (2)
2006 → Real Unión (loan) 5 (0)
2007 → Écija (loan) 13 (1)
2007–2008 Almería B 29 (1)
2008–2009 Alcalá 31 (0)
2009–2010 Elche 9 (0)
2010 → Alcoyano (loan) 15 (0)
2011 Valencia B 15 (1)
2011–2012 Lucena 31 (5)
2012–2013 Alcoyano 40 (9)
2013–2014 Ponferradina 37 (4)
2014–2015 Eibar 31 (1)
2015 ATK 6 (1)
2016 Tenerife 16 (1)
2016 ATK 17 (3)
2017–2019 Córdoba 65 (3)
2019–2022 Ibiza 74 (7)
2022–2024 Alcorcón 69 (2)
2024 Linares Deportivo 15 (1)
Total 550 (47)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Javier "Javi" Lara Grande (born 4 December 1985) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a central midfielder. He is the sporting director of Primera Federación club Ibiza.

Club career

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Born in Montoro, Córdoba, Lara graduated from local club Córdoba CF's youth setup, and made his senior debut with the reserves in the 2003–04 season, in the Tercera División. After Segunda División B loan stints with CD Villanueva,[2] Real Unión[3] and Écija Balompié,[4] he moved to another reserve team, UD Almería B, in August 2007.[5]

In summer 2008, Lara joined RSD Alcalá also of the fourth division. On 20 July 2009, he signed a two-year contract with Elche CF in the Segunda División.[6] He played his first match as a professional on 3 September 2009, starting and featuring the full 90 minutes in a 3–2 away loss against FC Cartagena in the second round of the Copa del Rey.[7] He made his league debut three days later, coming on as a second-half substitute in the 4–1 defeat at CD Numancia.[8]

On 29 January 2010, having been sparingly used by the Andalusians, Lara was loaned to CD Alcoyano until June.[9] He then moved to Valencia CF's B team in January 2011,[10] following which he competed in division three with Lucena CF[11] and Alcoyano.[12]

On 17 July 2013, Lara signed a one-year deal with SD Ponferradina.[13] On 24 June of the following year, he moved to SD Eibar, recently promoted to La Liga.[14] He made his debut in the Spanish top flight on 24 August 2014, starting and scoring the game's only goal (also the club's first ever in the competition) through a free kick in a win against Real Sociedad at the Ipurua Municipal Stadium.[15]

Lara moved abroad at the age of 29, joining ATK in the Indian Super League on 17 July 2015.[16] He scored his first goal for the team on 13 October in their first home game of the season, a 2–1 victory over Kerala Blasters FC with Pelé in attendance at the Salt Lake Stadium.[17]

In November 2015, after being ruled out due to injury, Lara was consequently released and replaced by his compatriot Jorge Alonso.[18] On 2 February 2016, he returned to his home country by agreeing to a short-term deal at CD Tenerife.[19]

On 12 August 2016, Lara returned to India and Atlético Kolkata,[20] winning the championship after defeating Kerala Blasters in a penalty shoot-out.[21] On 10 January 2017, he signed for Córdoba until 30 June.[22]

Lara returned to Spain in August 2019, with the 33-year-old joining UD Ibiza for two seasons as a free agent.[23] He was a regular starter in the side's first-ever promotion to the second division in 2021, before leaving on 18 May 2022.[24]

On 4 July 2022, Lara signed for AD Alcorcón of Primera Federación.[25] He contributed 41 matches and six assists in all competitions in his debut campaign, winning promotion to the second tier and subsequently renewing his contract;[26] he scored twice from 34 appearances in 2023–24,[27][28] as they went down immediately.[29]

Lara remained in the lower leagues subsequently, his last club being Linares Deportivo in the Segunda Federación.[30] On 21 January 2025, the 39-year-old was appointed sporting director of his former employers Ibiza.[31]

Career statistics

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As of match played on 4 March 2018
Club Season League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Villanueva (loan) 2005–06[32] Segunda División B 12 2 — — 12 2
Real Unión (loan) 2006–07[32] Segunda División B 5 0 2 0 — 7 0
Écija (loan) 2006–07[32] Segunda División B 13 1 — — 13 1
Elche 2009–10[32] Segunda División 9 0 1 0 — 10 0
Alcoyano (loan) 2009–10[32] Segunda División B 15 0 — 2[a] 0 17 0
Lucena 2011–12[32] Segunda División B 31 5 — 4[a] 0 35 5
Alcoyano 2012–13[32] Segunda División B 40 9 4 2 1[a] 1 45 12
Ponferradina 2013–14[32] Segunda División 37 4 1 0 — 38 4
Eibar 2014–15[32] La Liga 31 1 2 0 — 33 1
ATK 2015[33] Indian Super League 6 1 — — 6 1
Tenerife 2015–16[32] Segunda División 16 1 0 0 — 16 1
ATK 2016[33] Indian Super League 17 3 — — 17 3
Córdoba 2016–17[32] Segunda División 21 1 0 0 — 21 1
2017–18[32] Segunda División 24 0 0 0 — 24 0
Total 45 1 0 0 — 45 1
Career total 277 28 10 2 7 1 294 31
  1. ^ a b c Appearances in Segunda División B play-offs

Honours

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ATK

References

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  2. ^ Javi Lara ya ejerce de rojillo (Javi Lara already acts as a red); Minuto 90, 31 January 2006 (in Spanish)
  3. ^ Javi Lara se marcha al Real Unión de Irún (Javi Lara goes to Real Unión de Irún); Minuto 90, 26 July 2006 (in Spanish)
  4. ^ Javi Lara deja el Real Unión de Irún y jugará la segunda vuelta en el Écija (Javi Lara leaves Real Unión de Irún and will play the second round with Écija) Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine; ABC, 27 January 2007 (in Spanish)
  5. ^ Javi Lara y Chapi firman en Almería B y Díter Zafra (Javi Lara and Chapi sign with Almería B and Díter Zafra); Minuto 90, 6 August 2007 (in Spanish)
  6. ^ El Elche ficha a Javi Lara y consigue la cesión del jugador del Valencia Ximo Navarro (Elche sign Javi Lara and get loan of Valencia player Ximo Navarro); Marca, 20 July 2009 (in Spanish)
  7. ^ 'Hat trick' de Toché y épica remontada del Cartagena (Toché 'hat trick' and epic comeback from Cartagena); Marca, 3 September 2009 (in Spanish)
  8. ^ Un Numancia sobrado golea al Elche y se coloca líder por goles (Large Numancia thrash Elche and are leaders due to goals); Marca, 6 September 2009 (in Spanish)
  9. ^ Javi Lara se marcha cedido al Alcoyano (Javi Lara goes on loan to Alcoyano); Marca, 29 January 2010 (in Spanish)
  10. ^ El Mestalla ficha a Javi Lara (Mestalla sign Javi Lara) Archived 15 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine; Valencia CF, 17 January 2011 (in Spanish)
  11. ^ Las maletas de Lara se detienen en Lucena (Lara's luggage stops in Lucena) Archived 14 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine; Córdoba Deporte, 29 August 2011 (in Spanish)
  12. ^ El cordobés Javi Lara vuelve a la disciplina del Alcoyano (Córdoba's own Javi Lara returns to Alcoyano's discipline); Diario Información, 14 July 2012 (in Spanish)
  13. ^ La Ponferradina ficha por un año a Javi Lara (Ponferradina sign Javi Lara for a year); Marca, 17 July 2013 (in Spanish)
  14. ^ Javi Lara primer fichaje de la S.D. Eibar (Javi Lara first signing of S.D. Eibar) Archived 25 June 2014 at the Wayback Machine; SD Eibar, 24 June 2014 (in Spanish)
  15. ^ Lara seals dream start for Eibar; ESPN FC, 24 August 2014
  16. ^ Javi Lara, nueva adquisición del Atlético de Kolkata (Javi Lara, new Atlético de Kolkata acquisition); Atlético Madrid, 17 July 2015 (in Spanish)
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  19. ^ Javi Lara, nuevo jugador del CD Tenerife (Javi Lara, new player of CD Tenerife); CD Tenerife, 2 February 2016 (in Spanish)
  20. ^ Helder Postiga retained as Atletico de Kolkata marquee; Borja, Lara stay; Hindustan Times, 12 August 2016
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  22. ^ Javi Lara, nuevo jugador del Córdoba C.F. (Javi Lara, new player of Córdoba C.F.); Córdoba CF, 10 January 2017 (in Spanish)
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  32. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Javi Lara at BDFutbolLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
  33. ^ a b c Javi Lara at SoccerwayLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
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