Xavi Annunziata
Personal information
Full name Javier Fernández Annunziata
Date of birth (1987-08-31) 31 August 1987
Place of birth Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
Caudal
Youth career
Tenerife
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2008 Tenerife B
2008–2011 Osasuna B 94 (20)
2011–2013 Osasuna 7 (0)
2012–2013Huesca (loan) 20 (0)
2013–2014 Oviedo 32 (1)
2015 Langreo 11 (1)
2015–2017 Caudal 67 (12)
2017–2018 Villanovense 24 (3)
2018–2019 Caudal 31 (4)
2019–2020 Real Avilés 14 (2)
Managerial career
2021– Caudal
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 December 2019

Javier 'Xavi' Fernández Annunziata (born 31 August 1987) is a Spanish former footballer who played as a left winger, and is the current manager of Caudal Deportivo.

Football career

Born in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Annunziata joined CA Osasuna in 2008 from CD Tenerife B, going on to spend three full seasons with the reserves in Segunda División B and scoring 12 goals in 30 matches in his last (30 starts). On 28 October 2010 he made his debut with the Navarrese's first team, in a 1–1 home draw against Deportivo de La Coruña for the Copa del Rey.[1] On 15 January of the following he made his first La Liga appearance, playing eight minutes in a 2–4 away defeat to Villarreal CF;[2] he renewed his contract on 1 June, extending his link until 2013 with the option for two further years.[3]

On 28 August 2012, Annunziata was loaned to Segunda División club SD Huesca until the end of the campaign,[4] which ended in relegation. Subsequently, he resumed his career in division three and lower.[5]

Annunziata retired as a footballer in December 2019, and started his career as manager. Real Avilés was his last club as a player.[6]

Managerial career

On 25 March 2021 was announced as a new manager of Caudal Deportivo.[7]

References

  1. Annunziata debuta con el Osasuna: “Estoy muy feliz” (Annunziata makes debut with Osasuna: "I am very happy"); Tenerife Deportivo, 28 October 2010 (in Spanish)
  2. Cani inspires Villarreal; ESPN Soccernet, 15 January 2011
  3. Annunziata renueva hasta 2013, con opción a dos más (Annunziata renews until 2013, with two optional years); Diario AS, 1 June 2011 (in Spanish)
  4. El Huesca obtiene la cesión de Annunziata (Huesca get Annunziata loan); Marca, 27 August 2012 (in Spanish)
  5. El Villanovense firma a Xavier Annunziata y a Javi Barrio (Villanovense sign Xavier Annunziata and Javi Barrio); El Periódico de Extremadura, 6 July 2017 (in Spanish)
  6. ""Prefiero dejarlo que seguir en este plan, así es imposible poder disfrutar del fútbol"". El Comercio (in Spanish). 2019-12-15. Retrieved 2021-04-14.
  7. "Xavi Annunziata sustituye a Chuchi Collado en el Caudal Deportivo" [Xavi Annunziata substituted Chuchi Collado on Caudal Deportivo]. es.besoccer.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 April 2021.
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