Javier Villarreal

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Javier Villarreal
Full name	Javier Alejandro Villarreal
Date of birth	March 1, 1979 (1979-03-01) (age 29)
Place of birth	Alta Gracia, Argentina
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 7+¹⁄₂ in)
Playing position	midfielder
Club information
Current club	Club Atlético Banfield
Number	8
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1998–1999 1999–2000 2000 2001–2004 2004 2005 2005 2006 2007–Present	Talleres Belgrano Córdoba CF Boca Juniors Grasshoppers Colón Racing Club Libertad Banfield	27 (1) 34 (1) 5 (0) 43 (6) 13 (0) 17 (1) 16 (1) 31 (2) 44 (2)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 June 2008. * Appearances (Goals)

Javier Alejandro Villarreal (born March 1, 1979 in Alta Gracia Córdoba Province) is an Argentine football midfielder. He currently plays for Club Atlético Banfield in the Argentine Primera División.

[edit] Career

Villarreal started his career in 1996 at Talleres de Córdoba in the Argentine Primera B Nacional. In 1998 the club were promoted to the Primera División. In 1999 he was sold to local rivals Club Atlético Belgrano.

In 2000 he moved to Spain to play for Córdoba CF. However, the move did not work out and he returned to Argentina to play for Boca Juniors. He won two titles with the club, including two Copa Libertadores. In 2004 he joined Grasshoppers on Switzerland. But again his time in European football was brief. He returned to Argentina in 2005 to play for Colón de Santa Fe and then Racing Club.

In 2006 he joined Libertad in Paraguay where he was part of the squad that won the Paraguayan Primera División. At the end of 2006 he joined Banfield.

[edit] Honours

Season	Club	Title
2001	Boca Juniors	Copa Libertadores
Apertura 2003	Boca Juniors	Argentine Primera División
2003	Boca Juniors	Copa Libertadores
2003	Boca Juniors	Intercontinental Cup
2006	Club Libertad	Paraguayan Primera División

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(Spanish) Argentine Primera statistics

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Club Atlético Banfield – current squad

1 Luchetti • 2 Herner • 3 Broggi • 4 Barraza • 5 Quinteros • 6 Sanguinetti • 7 Patiño • 8 Villarreal • 9 Pavlovich • 10 Díaz • 12 García • 13 Carrica • 14 Barrales • 15 Pedano • 16 Civelli • 17 Robledo • 18 Carretero • 19 Galeano • 20 Cvitanich • 21 Galarza • 22 Santillo • 23 Pío • 24 Rodríguez • 26 Santana • 27 Esteche • 28 Devaca • 29 Di Vanni • 30 Gómez • 31 Sardella • 32 Laso • 34 Delfino • 35 Vergara • Manager: Jerez