Marco Antonio Navas González (born 21 September 1982) is a Spanish former footballer who played as a right midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Marco Antonio Navas González | ||
| Date of birth | 21 September 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Los Palacios, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Los Palacios | |||
| 2000–2001 | Sevilla | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2003 | Sevilla C | ||
| 2002–2006 | Sevilla B | 63 | (8) |
| 2004–2006 | Sevilla | 3 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | → Poli Ejido (loan) | 30 | (1) |
| 2006–2009 | Xerez | 50 | (1) |
| 2008–2009 | → Albacete (loan) | 31 | (1) |
| 2009–2010 | Guadalajara | 32 | (6) |
| 2010–2011 | Huesca | 13 | (1) |
| 2011–2012 | Elche | 0 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | → Leganés (loan) | 20 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Recreativo | 3 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Bury | 2 | (0) |
| 2014 | Cabecense | ||
| Total | 247 | (18) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
He amassed Segunda División totals of 127 matches and four goals over six seasons, representing five teams. In La Liga, he appeared for Sevilla.
Club career edit
Navas was born in Los Palacios y Villafranca, Province of Seville. A product of Sevilla FC's youth system, he made his debut for the first team in the 2003–04 season, playing three La Liga matches as a substitute;[1][2][3] he played mainly with the reserves during his spell, however.
In the 2005–06 campaign, Navas served a loan stint with another Andalusian side, Polideportivo Ejido (Segunda División), following which he lost all ties with Sevilla and joined neighbours Xerez CD.[4] For 2008–09 he was loaned to Albacete Balompié in the same league,[5] appearing regularly as they barely retained their league status; he was subsequently released by Xerez, moving down to the Segunda División B by joining CD Guadalajara.[6]
Navas continued to alternate between the second and third tiers the following years, with SD Huesca,[7] CD Leganés[8] and Recreativo de Huelva.[9] He spent the vast majority of his only season with the latter club on the sidelines, due to injury.[10]
On 16 August 2013, aged nearly 31, Navas moved abroad for the first time in his career, signing for Bury of the English League Two.[11] He debuted on 3 September against Port Vale in the Football League Trophy, only racking up three appearances before returning home the following 24 January by mutual consent.[12]
Personal life edit
Navas' younger brother, Jesús, was also a footballer and a midfielder. He too represented, but with great individual and team success, Sevilla, and helped the Spain national team win the 2010 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2012.[13]
References edit
- ^ El Sevilla marca en el 91' y se acerca a la UEFA (Sevilla score in 91' and near UEFA); Mundo Deportivo, 22 February 2004 (in Spanish)
- ^ Salva da alas al sueño europeo del Málaga (Salva gives wings to Málaga's European dream); Mundo Deportivo, 22 March 2004 (in Spanish)
- ^ La 'bestia' Baptista se come al Racing ('Beast' Baptista eats Racing up); Mundo Deportivo, 19 April 2004 (in Spanish)
- ^ "El Sevilla no tiene opción de recompra sobre mi" ("Sevilla can no longer buy me back"); Diario AS, 6 July 2007 (in Spanish)
- ^ El Albacete ficha a Marco Navas (Albacete sign Marco Navas); Marca, 20 August 2008 (in Spanish)
- ^ Marco Navas, fichaje estrella para el equipo de Lucas (Marco Navas, star signing for Lucas' team); Diario AS, 29 August 2009 (in Spanish)
- ^ Marco Navas refuerza la delantera del Huesca (Marco Navas strengthens Huesca offense); Marca, 11 August 2010 (in Spanish)
- ^ El Elche ficha a Marco Navas y lo cede al Leganés (Elche sign Marco Navas and loan him to Leganés); Diario Información, 1 September 2011 (in Spanish)
- ^ Marco Navas, nuevo jugador del Recreativo (Marco Navas, new Recreativo player); ABC, 29 August 2012 (in Spanish)
- ^ Recreativo, Marco Navas un mes baja (Recreativo, Marco Navas one month out); Todo Mercado Web, 11 October 2012 (in Spanish)
- ^ Marcos [sic] Navas: Bury sign Manchester City star's brother; BBC Sport, 16 August 2013
- ^ "Footballer Navas returns to Spain". Bury Times. 24 January 2014. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
- ^ Marcos [sic] Navas: "Lo que le pasa a Jesús es que tiene miedo a una nueva recaída" (Marcos Navas: "What's happening is that Jesús is afraid of relapsing again"); Público, 10 October 2008 (in Spanish)
- ^ McKeegan, Alice (22 August 2013). "City wing ace Jesus Navas finds real home from home as brother signs for Bury". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
External links edit
- Marco Navas at BDFutbol
- Marco Navas at Soccerway
- Official website (in Spanish)