Javier Dorado

Francisco Javier Dorado Bielsa (born 17 February 1977 in Talavera de la Reina, Toledo) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a left back.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Dorado and the second or maternal family name is Bielsa.
Javier Dorado
Personal information
Full name Francisco Javier Dorado Bielsa
Date of birth (1977-02-17) 17 February 1977
Place of birth Talavera de la Reina, Spain
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Left back
Youth career
Real Madrid
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–1997 Real Madrid C 30 (0)
1997–1999 Real Madrid B 46 (2)
1999–2002 Real Madrid 2 (0)
2000–2001 → Salamanca (loan) 32 (0)
2001–2002 → Sporting Gijón (loan) 34 (1)
2002–2003 Rayo Vallecano 12 (0)
2003–2006 Sporting Gijón 112 (1)
2006–2009 Mallorca 2 (0)
2011–2012 Atlético Baleares 10 (0)
Total 280 (4)
National team
1998–2000 Spain U21 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

Brought through the ranks of La Liga powerhouse Real Madrid, Dorado would play two league matches for the first team during the 1999–2000 season, the first being a 1–1 away draw against Valencia CF on 20 February 2000.[1] He was included in Real's squad for the 2000 FIFA Club World Championship,[2] however he missed one of the penalties in the third place play off as they lost to Necaxa in a shootout.[3] After that, he had second division loan stints with UD Salamanca and Sporting de Gijón; with the first club, his competitive debut was also against Valencia, in a 0–6 loss for the Copa del Rey also at the Mestalla Stadium.[4]

In 2002–03, Dorado returned to Madrid and the top flight, also playing as backup with Rayo Vallecano. The following campaign he returned to Gijón as the undisputed first-choice, going on to compete in the second level a further three years.

In July 2006, Dorado moved to RCD Mallorca, but would be virtually absent from the team's lineups during two seasons, blocked by ex-FC Barcelona and future Spain international Fernando Navarro. For 2008–09 he was unregistered by the Balearic Islands club, and was released in July 2009 with only seven competitive appearances in three years combined.

References
  1. "El Valencia le regala un punto al Madrid – El equipo de Cúper juega muy bien la primera parte, pero recula tanto en la segunda que Guti consigue empatar" [Valencia offer point to Madrid – Cúper's team plays excellent first half, but goes into their own half so much in the second that Guti manages to draw]. El País (in Spanish). 21 February 2000. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
  2. "Real Madrid". FIFA. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
  3. "Mexican penalty kings depose Real". BBC News. 14 January 2000. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
  4. "¡Vaya meneo!" [What a shakedown!]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 10 June 1999. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
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