David Castedo

David Castedo

Personal information
Full name	David Castedo Escudero
Date of birth	January 23, 1974 (1974-01-23) (age 37)
Place of birth	Palma de Mallorca, Spain
Height	1.66 m (5 ft 5 1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Left back
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1993–2000	Mallorca	119	(1)
1997–1998	→ Hércules (loan)	22	(1)
1998–1999	→ Extremadura (loan)	32	(0)
2000–2007	Sevilla	235	(0)
2007–2008	Levante	18	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Castedo and the second or maternal family name is Escudero.

David Castedo Escudero, sometimes just David (born 23 January 1974 in Palma, Majorca, Balearic Islands), is a retired Spanish footballer who played as a left defender.

Football career

A product of RCD Mallorca's youth ranks, Castedo first played with the first team while it was in the second division. In 1996–97, he appeared in 33 league games as the Balearic Islands' outfit returned to La Liga.

After two loan spells, first with Hércules CF then with CF Extremadura (the latter in the top level), David returned to Mallorca, only appearing in eight contests in his second spell, while also netting his first goal as a professional.

Subsequently, he moved to Sevilla FC, where he experienced the most successful and steady years of his career. After appearing in 39 matches while helping the Andalusians to a 2001 promotion, he went on to become one of the team's most important players, also being named, after Javi Navarro and José Luis Martí, team captain.

In 2005–06, Castedo played in 33 league contests, also playing in all of the season's UEFA Cup matches as Sevilla lifted the trophy against Middlesbrough (11 of those were complete). In the following season, due to the emergence of youth graduate Antonio Puerta and the consolidation of Ivica Dragutinović, he appeared less, but still managed 26 appearances overall (including seven in the UEFA Cup as the club renewed its European title).

After seven seasons, David moved on August 2007 to Levante UD, which was relegated from the top flight at the end of the season. He retired aged 34, having appeared in 426 matches as a professional (255 in the main division, over the course of ten seasons).

Honours

• Sevilla:
  • UEFA Cup: 2005–06, 2006–07
  • UEFA Super Cup: 2006
  • Spanish Cup: 2006–07
  • Second Division: 2000–01

External links

• Stats at Liga de Fútbol Profesional (Spanish)
• BDFutbol profile

Persondata
Name	Castedo, David
Alternative names	David
Short description	Footballer
Date of birth	23 January 1974
Place of birth	Palma, Majorca, Spain
Date of death
Place of death