Javier “Xavi” Lopez Rodriguez ( Spanish Javier 'Javi' López Rodríguez ; January 21, 1986 , Osuna ) - Spanish footballer , defensive midfielder of the Hispaniol club.
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| Full name | Javier Lopez Rodriguez | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | Osuna , Spain | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Growth | 180 cm | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 76 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | defender | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Club |  Espanyol | |||||||||||||||||||||
| room | sixteen | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Club career
Lopez was born in Osuna , Andalusia , and is a pupil of the Betis Club. In 2007, he signed a contract with Espanyol , and on October 4, 2009 he made his debut in the first team in a game against Villarreal, having entered the field in the last ten minutes to keep a 0-0 score when the team was outnumbered [2] . However, Lopez spent most of the season for the Hispaniola reserve team, which flew out of the third division.
Lopez got out of the double thanks to coach Mauricio Pochettino , who began releasing him on the field to various positions in the midfield in the 2010/11 season [3] . Since then, Lopez has a stable place in the first team and is the captain of the team.
Notes
- ↑ Transfermarkt.com - 2000.
- ↑ Drab draw for Villarreal ; ESPN Soccernet, 4 October 2009
- ↑ “Mi polivalencia me da vida: quiero ser clave” (“My versatility is my bread and butter: i want to play a big part”) ; Diario AS, July 31, 2011 (Spanish)