Javier Bellido

Javier Bellido Plaza (born 9 March 1966) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a central defender.

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Bellido and the second or maternal family name is Plaza.
Javier Bellido
Personal information
Full name Javier Bellido Plaza
Date of birth (1966-03-09) 9 March 1966
Place of birth Bilbao, Spain
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position(s) Centre back
Youth career
CD Padura
1984–1985 Athletic Bilbao
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1985–1988 Bilbao Athletic 64 (4)
1988–1989 Eibar 28 (4)
1989–1991 Elche 61 (3)
1991–2001 Compostela 337 (25)
Total 490 (36)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

He played 353 matches in Segunda División during 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 he spent the majority of his career at SD Compostela, where he earned the nickname 'The wall of San Lázaro';[1] previously, he played five seasons in the second division with Bilbao Athletic (two years), SD Eibar and Elche CF (two), and started his ten-year spell with the Galicians in the same level.

In the 1997–98 campaign, in spite of Compos' relegation from La Liga after four years, Bellido scored seven league goals, second-best in the squad. He retired in June 2001 at the age of 35, after the team's demotion to the third tier.

Subsequently, Bellido worked as youth system coordinator at his main club. He left his post on 18 June 2017.[2]

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References
  1. "Un Compos de Primera" [Primera Compos] (in Spanish). Míticos del Balompié. 28 December 2008. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
  2. Calvo, Naso (18 June 2017). "Javier Bellido deja el Compostela" [Javier Bellido leaves Compostela]. La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 October 2019.
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