Javier Bellido
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Javier Bellido Plaza | ||
| Date of birth | 9 March 1966 | ||
| Place of birth | Bilbao, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Padura | |||
| 1984–1985 | Athletic Bilbao | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1985–1988 | Bilbao Athletic | 64 | (4) |
| 1985–1986 | → Amorebieta (loan) | ||
| 1988–1989 | Eibar | 28 | (4) |
| 1989–1991 | Elche | 61 | (3) |
| 1991–2001 | Compostela | 337 | (25) |
| Total | 490 | (36) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Javier Bellido Plaza (born 9 March 1966) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a central defender.
He played 353 matches in the Segunda División over 11 seasons (24 goals) in representation of four teams, also appearing for Compostela in La Liga.
Club career
Bellido was born in Bilbao, Biscay. A product of Athletic Bilbao's famous Lezama youth academy,[1] he spent the majority of his career at SD Compostela, where he earned the nickname 'The wall of San Lázaro'.[2] Previously, he played five seasons in the Segunda División with Bilbao Athletic (two years), SD Eibar and Elche CF (two), and started his ten-year spell with the Galicians in the same league.[3]
In the 1997–98 campaign, in spite of Compos' relegation from La Liga after four years up, Bellido scored seven league goals, second-best in the squad.[4] He retired in July 2001 at the age of 35, as the team had been relegated to Segunda División B.[5]
Subsequently, Bellido worked as youth system coordinator at his main club.[1] He left his post on 16 June 2017.[6]
References
- ^ a b García Reigosa, Manuel (5 March 2015). "Bellido regresa al Compos para coordinar el trabajo de cantera" [Bellido returns to Compos to coordinate works at the youth system]. La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 July 2025.
- ^ "Un Compos de Primera" [Primera Compos] (in Spanish). Míticos del Balompié. 28 December 2008. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
- ^ Parada, Antón (13 February 2020). "Javier Bellido: «El ascenso fue el fin de un sueño»" [Javier Bellido: "The promotion was the end of a dream"]. La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 July 2025.
- ^ Ferradans, Juan (9 March 2025). "El crack con un Balón de Oro y temperamento ingobernable que estuvo cerca del Compostela y de cambiar su historia" [The star with a Golden Ball and unruly temper who was close to Compostela and changing their history]. Diario de Santiago (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 July 2025.
- ^ "Bellido se va «con la cabeza alta y la conciencia tranquila»" [Bellido leaves "with his head held high and a clear conscience"]. La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). 16 July 2001. Retrieved 7 July 2025.
- ^ Calvo, Naso (16 June 2017). "Javier Bellido deja el Compostela" [Javier Bellido leaves Compostela]. La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 October 2019.
External links
- Javier Bellido at BDFutbol