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54 years |
Birth date |
May 1, 1970 |
Zodiac sign |
Taurus |
Place of Birth |
Spain |
Occupation |
Soccer player |
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Javier "Javi" Gracia Carlos (Spanish pronunciation: ; born 1 May 1970) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a defensive midfielder, and is the head coach of Premier League club Watford.
He played in 430 matches both major levels of Spanish football combined, during a 15-year professional career. After retiring he began working as a manager, going on to coach several clubs in Spain, Greece and Russia before being appointed at Watford in January 2018.
Born in Pamplona, Navarre, Gracia started playing professionally with Bilbao Athletic, Athletic Bilbao's reserves, never appearing officially for the first team during three years. In the 1992–93 campaign, he scored a career-best 12 goals in all 38 games as UE Lleida returned to La Liga after an absence of more than 40 years, as champions.
Gracia spent the following six seasons in the top flight, appearing regularly for both Real Valladolid and Real Sociedad safe for his last year (15 matches, one goal). In 1999, he returned to Segunda División and signed for Villarreal CF, helping the Valencian club get promoted to the top division after one year and being regularly used in the following campaign – 1,765 minutes of action – as the team easily maintained their division status.
Height | 6 ft 1 in / 185 cm |
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Weight | 179 lb / 81 kg |
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Hair Color | Black |
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Eye Color | Dark brown |
Nationality | Spanish |
Race / ethnicity | White |