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Javi de Pedro

Personal information
Full name	Francisco Javier de Pedro Falque
Date of birth	(1973-08-04) 4 August 1973 (age 52)
Place of birth	Logroño, Spain
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
1982–1989	Antiguoko
1989–1992	Real Sociedad
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1992–1994	Real Sociedad B	48	(12)
1993–2004	Real Sociedad	304	(45)
2004	Blackburn Rovers	2	(0)
2005	Perugia	5	(0)
2005–2006	IFK Göteborg	0	(0)
2006	Ergotelis	0	(0)
2006–2007	Burgos	5	(0)
2007	Vera	0	(0)
Total		364	(57)
International career
1991	Spain U18	3	(0)
1994–1996	Spain U21	4	(0)
1998–2003	Spain	12	(2)
1995–2001	Basque Country	7	(2)
Medal record Men's football Representing  Spain UEFA European Under-21 Championship Runner-up 1996 Spain
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Francisco Javier "Javi" de Pedro Falque (born on 4 August 1973) is a Spanish former football player. He was known for his powerful left-foot shot.

Javi de Pedro mainly played as a left midfielder for Real Sociedad. He also played professionally in four other countries during his career. He represented the Spanish national team at the 2002 FIFA World Cup.

Club Career Highlights

Javi de Pedro was born in Logroño, La Rioja, Spain. He grew up playing football in the youth system of Real Sociedad. He first played for the main team on 7 November 1993. This was in a game where Real Sociedad lost 1–3 at home against UE Lleida.

Playing for Real Sociedad

Javi de Pedro quickly became a very important player for Real Sociedad. He was great at creating chances for his teammates and scoring goals himself. In the 2002–03 season, he played in 29 games and scored three goals. That season, Real Sociedad finished second in La Liga, which is Spain's top football league. They were only two points behind the champions, Real Madrid.

He also played in the UEFA Champions League the next season. In one game, he scored a goal against Juventus FC after coming on as a substitute.

Time in Other Countries

In June 2004, Javi de Pedro moved to England to play for Blackburn Rovers. He made his first appearance for them on 14 August in a Premier League game. It was a 1–1 draw at home against West Bromwich Albion.

In January 2005, Javi de Pedro left Blackburn Rovers. He then joined Perugia Calcio in Italy, where he played a few matches. After that, he briefly joined IFK Göteborg in Sweden. He left the Swedish club after only a few days for personal reasons.

Later, he played some exhibition games for Ergotelis F.C. in Greece. He then returned to Spain to play for Burgos CF, but he did not play many games for them. His last club was CD Vera in the Canary Islands. He retired from football after this experience and began training to become a coach.

International Career

Javi de Pedro made his debut for the Spanish national team on 23 September 1998. This was in a friendly match against Russia in Granada.

He was part of the Spanish team that played in the 2002 FIFA World Cup. He started in all of Spain's matches during that tournament. His last game for Spain was in 2003.

Javi de Pedro also played for the Basque Country regional team. He scored goals for them against Nigeria and Morocco.

International Goals for Spain

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	18 November 1998	Arechi, Salerno, Italy	Italy	1–1	2–2	Friendly
2.	30 April 2003	Vicente Calderón, Madrid, Spain	Ecuador	1–0	4–0	Friendly

Honours

Spain U21

• UEFA European Under-21 Championship: Runner-up 1996

See also

In Spanish: Javi de Pedro para niños