Javi Guerra

Javier "Javi" Guerra Rodríguez (Spanish pronunciation: [xaˈβjeɾ ˈxaβi ˈɣera roˈðɾiɣeθ];[lower-alpha 1] born 15 March 1982) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a striker.

Not to be confused with Javi Guerrero.
This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Guerra and the second or maternal family name is Rodríguez.

Javi Guerra
Guerra playing for Cardiff City in 2014
Personal information
Full name Javier Guerra Rodríguez
Date of birth (1982-03-15) 15 March 1982
Place of birth Vélez-Málaga, Spain
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position(s) Striker
Youth career
Espanyol
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2002 Vilassar Mar
2002–2003 Motril 27 (7)
2003–2004 Cádiz 2 (0)
2004 Varzim 5 (0)
2004–2007 Valencia B 105 (55)
2007 Valencia 2 (0)
2007–2008 Granada 74 39 (8)
2008–2010 Mallorca 0 (0)
2008–2009 → Alavés (loan) 40 (9)
2009–2010 → Levante (loan) 37 (12)
2010–2014 Valladolid 144 (68)
2014–2015 Cardiff City 3 (0)
2015 → Málaga (loan) 13 (5)
2015–2019 Rayo Vallecano 90 (23)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:27, 5 June 2019 (UTC)

He amassed Segunda División totals of 247 games and 85 goals over eight seasons, representing in the competition Cádiz, Granada 74, Alavés, Levante, Valladolid and Rayo Vallecano. He added 120 matches and 40 goals in La Liga, with Valencia, Valladolid, Málaga and Rayo.

Club career

Early years / Valencia

Guerra was born in Vélez-Málaga, Andalusia. After beginning professionally with lowly Motril CF in Segunda División B, he appeared sporadically for neighbouring Cádiz CF in the following season, after which he moved to La Liga with Valencia CF.

Guerra's stay with the Che would be quite unassuming, as he only managed to appear twice in the league in three years, totalling slightly more than ten minutes in a 0–3 loss at Getafe CF[1] and a 3–2 home win against RCD Espanyol.[2]

Released in June 2007, Guerra resumed his career in Segunda División, with consecutive relegations with Granada 74 CF and Deportivo Alavés (the latter already owned by RCD Mallorca, which also loaned the player for the 2009–10 campaign, to Levante UD).[3]

Valladolid

In August 2010, after greatly helping the Valencian Community team return to the top division, scoring 12 league goals which was second-best in the squad and joint-11th in the competition, Guerra left Mallorca permanently, signing a four-year contract with another side in level two, Real Valladolid, for free – the Balearic Islands club would only have to be paid if his new team promoted or decided to sell again.[4] He had a breakthrough season in his first year, bettering his previous best by 12 goals and finishing second in the top scorers' list: highlights included braces against Recreativo de Huelva (2–0, at home), SD Huesca (2–0, home),[5] SD Ponferradina (2–1, home),[6] UD Salamanca (5–0, away),[7] FC Barcelona B (2–1 home)[8] and AD Alcorcón (2–0, home),[9] and a hat-trick against CD Numancia (4–5 loss, home).[10]

Guerra continued with his fine form in the promotion playoffs, scoring the game's only goal in the first leg with Elche CF at the Estadio Nuevo José Zorrilla, in an eventual 2–3 aggregate loss.[11] He netted significantly less in 2011–12, but two of his 17 goals included one in each leg of the promotion playoffs against Alcorcón, with Valladolid winning 2–1 on aggregate and returning to the top flight after two years.[12][13]

On 16 December 2013, Guerra took his season tally to ten after scoring all of his team's goals in a 3–0 home defeat of RC Celta de Vigo.[14] On 5 February of the following year, he signed a pre-contract agreement with Premier League club Cardiff City, with the deal being made effective in the summer after his link expired.[15]

Cardiff City

Guerra was officially presented as a new Cardiff City player on 21 May 2014, signing a three-year contract.[16] He made his debut for the club on 16 August, coming on as a substitute for Kenwyne Jones for the last 22 minutes of a 3–1 win over Huddersfield Town at Cardiff City Stadium.[17]

Having made only three bench appearances during the season, Guerra was loaned to Málaga CF on 15 January 2015, until June.[18]

Rayo Vallecano

On 31 August 2015, Guerra joined Rayo Vallecano on a two-year deal.[19] With 12 goals, he was the team's top scorer in his first season as they suffered relegation;[20] this included two in the first ten minutes of a 2–1 home victory against Granada CF on 7 November.[21]

Guerra extended his contract on 11 July 2016 to remain in Vallecas until 2019.[22] His input was more limited as they won the 2017–18 Segunda División and were instantly demoted back, and on 30 June 2019 his link expired.[23]

Personal life

Guerra's twin brother, Emilio, was also a footballer and a forward. He spent the vast majority of his career in the Spanish lower leagues.[24]

Club statistics
As of 5 June 2019[25][26]
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Motril2002–03Segunda División B277000000277
Cádiz2003–042000000020
Varzim2004–05Segunda Liga5000000050
Valencia B2004–05Tercera División34190000003419
2005–0637210000003721
2006–07Segunda División B34150000003415
Total105550000001055
Valencia2006–07La Liga2000000020
Granada 742007–08Segunda División398200000418
Mallorca2008–09La Liga0000000000
2009–100000000000
Total0000000000
Alavés (loan)2008–09Segunda División409000000409
Levante (loan)2009–10Segunda División37121000003812
Valladolid2010–11Segunda División41281000214429
2011–1236170000434020
2012–13La Liga308200000328
2013–14La Liga37152100003916
Total1446851006415573
Cardiff City2014–15Championship3000200050
Málaga (loan)2014–15La Liga135100000112
Rayo Vallecano2015–16La Liga30121000003112
2016–17Segunda División348100000358
2017–18183100000193
2018–19La Liga8010000080
Total90243000009324
Career total5041841212064524189

Honours

Rayo Vallecano

Notes
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References
  1. Getafe 3–0 Valencia; ESPN Soccernet, 11 February 2007
  2. Valencia 3–2 Espanyol; ESPN Soccernet, 31 March 2007
  3. Javi Guerra se marcha cedido al Levante (Javi Guerra goes on loan to Levante); RCDM, 7 August 2009 (in Spanish)
  4. Javi Guerra ficha por el Real Valladolid (Javi Guerra signs for Real Valladolid); El Norte de Castilla, 24 July 2010 (in Spanish)
  5. Javi Guerra ofrece la primera victoria de la era Abel Resino (Javi Guerra gives first win in Abel Resino era); Marca, 15 January 2011 (in Spanish)
  6. Guerra da alas al Valladolid y hunde a la Ponferradina (Guerra gives wings to Valladolid and sinks Ponferradina); Marca, 6 March 2011 (in Spanish)
  7. Goleada sin brillo del Valladolid ante un Salamanca que acabó con nueve (Lacklustre Valladolid routing against nine-man Salamanca); Marca, 27 March 2011 (in Spanish)
  8. El reloj de Javi Guerra nunca se detiene (Javi Guerra's watch never stops); Marca, 29 April 2011 (in Spanish)
  9. Un efervescente Javi Guerra conduce al Valladolid a los 'playoffs' de ascenso (Ebullient Javi Guerra leads Valladolid to promotion playoffs); Marca, 4 June 2011 (in Spanish)
  10. Un gran Barkero decide el derbi (Great Barkero decides derby); Diario AS, 11 December 2010 (in Spanish)
  11. El Real Valladolid gana el primer combate al Elche con un gol de Javi Guerra (Real Valladolid win first round against Elche with goal by Javi Guerra); El Mundo, 10 June 2011 (in Spanish)
  12. Javi Guerra da ventaja al Valladolid hacia el ascenso (Javi Guerra gives advantage to Valladolid en route to promotion); Diario AS, 13 June 2012 (in Spanish)
  13. El Valladolid vuelve a Primera (Valladolid return to Primera); ABC, 16 June 2012 (in Spanish)
  14. Guerra gets three as Valladolid win; ESPN FC, 16 December 2013
  15. Cardiff sign pre-contract with prolific Guerra ahead of summer move from Valladolid; Daily Mail, 5 February 2014
  16. "Cardiff City sign striker Javi Guerra from Real Valladolid". BBC Sport. 21 May 2014. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
  17. Pope, Bruce (16 August 2014). "Cardiff City 3–1 Huddersfield Town". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
  18. "Cardiff City: Javi Guerra moves to Malaga on loan". BBC Sport. 15 January 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  19. "Deal done: Guerra departs". Cardiff City F.C. 31 August 2015. Archived from the original on 31 August 2015. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
  20. Herrero, Nacho (11 July 2019). "Javi Guerra: de máximo goleador del Rayo a baja sin despedida" [Javi Guerra: from Rayo top scorer to release without farewell] (in Spanish). Unión Rayo. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  21. Ramiro, David (8 November 2015). "Javi Guerra tumba a un Granada que continúa en descenso" [Javi Guerra downs a Granada who continue in relegation] (in Spanish). Málaga Hoy. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
  22. "Javi Guerra renueva por el Rayo Vallecano hasta 2019" [Javi Guerra renews for Rayo Vallecano until 2019] (in Spanish). EFE. 11 July 2016. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
  23. "Javi Guerra: "Veo lejano jugar en Segunda B"" [Javi Guerra: "I see playing in Segunda B as something distant"] (in Spanish). Unión Rayo. 27 July 2019. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
  24. El récord de plata de Javi Guerra (Javi Guerra's silver record); Diario Sur, 8 June 2011 (in Spanish)
  25. "Javi Guerra". Soccerway. 29 April 2015.
  26. "Javi Guerra » Club matches". Worldfootball. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
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