Jaime Gavilán

Jaime Gavilán

Personal information
Full name	Jaime Gavilán Martínez
Date of birth	12 May 1985 (1985-05-12)
Place of birth	Valencia, Spain
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Getafe
Number	10
Youth career
	Sporting Benimaclet
2000–2002	Valencia
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2002–2004	Valencia B	41	(7)
2004–2008	Valencia	17	(0)
2004–2005	→ Tenerife (loan)	30	(3)
2005–2006	→ Getafe (loan)	32	(4)
2007–2008	→ Getafe (loan)	16	(1)
2008–	Getafe	77	(5)
National team
2000–2001	Spain U16	10	(2)
2001–2003	Spain U17	21	(10)
2002–2004	Spain U19	7	(2)
2003–2005	Spain U20	13	(0)
2004–2006	Spain U21	10	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 November 2011. † Appearances (Goals).

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

Jaime Gavilán Martínez (born 12 May 1985 in Valencia) - Gavilán meaning sparrowhawk in Spanish - is a Spanish footballer who plays for Getafe CF as a left midfielder.

Football career

Valencia

At Valencia CF, youth product Gavilán made his first team - and La Liga - debut one month shy of his 18th birthday, playing 12 minutes in a 0–1 defeat at Real Valladolid, on 19 April 2003. He also played two years with the B side, then in the third division.

He was gradually breaking into the first team after two loans (CD Tenerife - second level - and Getafe CF), even though he had to battle for that position with the gifted (although tremendously injury-prone) Vicente. However, after the arrival of new boss Ronald Koeman in November 2007, Gavilán was deemed surplus to requirements and was loaned again to Getafe, until the end of the season. The previous campaign, he suffered a serious knee ligament injury which kept him out of action for a period of six months.

In his second spell with the Madrid outskirts side, Gavilán appeared prominently during half-a-season, netting in a 2–1 home win over Racing de Santander, on 16 March 2008. He was also part of the club's quarterfinal run in the UEFA Cup, playing in three matches, all as a starter.

Getafe

On 15 July 2008, Gavilán signed a four-year deal with Getafe, thus losing all ties to Valencia. During his first full season, he was an everpresent midfield fixture. On 12 April 2009, he scored the game's only goal in an important win at Sevilla FC.

In 2009–10, Gavilán featured in 27 league games (no goals) as Getafe qualified for the second time ever for Europe, after finishing in sixth position. On 6 March 2011, in the last minutes of the first half of a 0–2 loss at Sporting de Gijón, he suffered the same injury to his knee, being sidelined for the rest of the season.

Honours

Club

Valencia

• Spanish Cup: 2007–08

Country

Spain U19

• UEFA U-19 Championship: 2004

Spain U16

• UEFA U-16 Championship: 2001

Spain U20

• FIFA U-20 World Cup: Runner-up 2003

External links

• Getafe official profile (Spanish)
• BDFutbol profile
• Futbolme profile (Spanish)
• Jaime Gavilán – FIFA competition record
• Transfermarkt profile