David Castedo
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | David Castedo Escudero | ||
| Date of birth | January 23, 1974 | ||
| Place of birth | Palma, 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). |
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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.
[edit] 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).
