Spanish former footballer (born 1982)
In this
Spanish name , the first or paternal
surname is
Navas and the second or maternal family name is
González .
Marco Antonio Navas González (born 21 September 1982) is a Spanish former footballer who played as a right midfielder .
He amassed Segunda División totals of 127 matches and four goals over six seasons, representing five teams. In La Liga , he appeared for Sevilla .
Club career
Navas was born in Los Palacios y Villafranca , Province of Seville . A product of Sevilla FC 's youth system, he made his debut for the first team in the 2003–04 season , playing three La Liga matches as a substitute ;[ 1] [ 2] [ 3] he played mainly with the reserves during his spell, however.
In the 2005–06 campaign , Navas served a loan stint with another Andalusian side, Polideportivo Ejido (Segunda División ), following which he lost all ties with Sevilla and joined neighbours Xerez CD .[ 4] For 2008–09 he was loaned to Albacete Balompié in the same league,[ 5] appearing regularly as they barely retained their league status; he was subsequently released by Xerez, moving down to the Segunda División B by joining CD Guadalajara .[ 6]
Navas continued to alternate between the second and third tiers the following years, with SD Huesca ,[ 7] CD Leganés [ 8] and Recreativo de Huelva .[ 9] He spent the vast majority of his only season with the latter club on the sidelines, due to injury.[ 10]
On 16 August 2013, aged nearly 31, Navas moved abroad for the first time in his career, signing for Bury of the English League Two .[ 11] He debuted on 3 September against Port Vale in the Football League Trophy , only racking up three appearances before returning home the following 24 January by mutual consent.[ 12]
Personal life
Navas' younger brother, Jesús , was also a footballer and a midfielder. He too represented, but with great individual and team success, Sevilla, and helped the Spain national team win the 2010 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2012 .[ 13]
Their family was of Gitano /Romani origin.[ 14]
References
^ El Sevilla marca en el 91' y se acerca a la UEFA (Sevilla score in 91' and near UEFA) ; Mundo Deportivo , 22 February 2004 (in Spanish)
^ Salva da alas al sueño europeo del Málaga (Salva gives wings to Málaga's European dream) ; Mundo Deportivo, 22 March 2004 (in Spanish)
^ La 'bestia' Baptista se come al Racing ('Beast' Baptista eats Racing up) ; Mundo Deportivo, 19 April 2004 (in Spanish)
^ "El Sevilla no tiene opción de recompra sobre mi" ("Sevilla can no longer buy me back") ; Diario AS , 6 July 2007 (in Spanish)
^ El Albacete ficha a Marco Navas (Albacete sign Marco Navas) ; Marca , 20 August 2008 (in Spanish)
^ Marco Navas, fichaje estrella para el equipo de Lucas (Marco Navas, star signing for Lucas' team) ; Diario AS, 29 August 2009 (in Spanish)
^ Marco Navas refuerza la delantera del Huesca (Marco Navas strengthens Huesca offense) ; Marca, 11 August 2010 (in Spanish)
^ El Elche ficha a Marco Navas y lo cede al Leganés (Elche sign Marco Navas and loan him to Leganés) ; Diario Información, 1 September 2011 (in Spanish)
^ Marco Navas, nuevo jugador del Recreativo (Marco Navas, new Recreativo player) ; ABC , 29 August 2012 (in Spanish)
^ Recreativo, Marco Navas un mes baja (Recreativo, Marco Navas one month out) ; Todo Mercado Web, 11 October 2012 (in Spanish)
^ Marcos [sic ] Navas: Bury sign Manchester City star's brother ; BBC Sport , 16 August 2013
^ "Footballer Navas returns to Spain" . Bury Times. 24 January 2014. Retrieved 12 February 2016 .
^ Marcos [sic ] Navas: "Lo que le pasa a Jesús es que tiene miedo a una nueva recaída" (Marcos Navas: "What's happening is that Jesús is afraid of relapsing again") ; Público , 10 October 2008 (in Spanish)
^ McKeegan, Alice (22 August 2013). "City wing ace Jesus Navas finds real home from home as brother signs for Bury" . Manchester Evening News . Retrieved 3 November 2020 .
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