Jaime Gavilán

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Jaime Gavilán
Personal information
Full name	Jaime Gavilán Martínez
Date of birth	May 12, 1985 (1985-05-12) (age 24)
Place of birth	Valencia, Spain
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Getafe
Number	8
Youth career
	Valencia
Senior career1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2002–2004 2003–2008 2004–2005 2005–2006 2007–2008 2008–	Valencia B Valencia → Tenerife (loan) → Getafe (loan) → Getafe (loan) Getafe	17 0(0) 30 0(3) 32 0(4) 16 0(1) 40 0(3)
National team2
2001–2003 2002–2004 2003–2005 2004–2006	Spain U17 Spain U19 Spain U20 Spain U21	21 (10) 07 0(2) 13 0(0) 10 0(1)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 May 2009. 2 National team caps and goals correct as of 20 February 2009. * Appearances (Goals)

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

Contents 1 Football career 2 Personal 3 Honours 4 References 5 External links

[edit] Football career

At Valencia CF, youth product Gavilán made his first team debuts one month shy of his 18th birthday, playing 12 minutes in a 0–1 defeat at Real Valladolid, on April 19, 2003.

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 exceptionally 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 season, he suffered a serious knee ligament injury which kept him out of action for a period of six months.^[1]

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 March 16, 2008. He was also part of the club's UEFA Cup quarterfinal run, playing in three matches, all as a starter.

On July 15, 2008, Gavilán signed a four-year deal with Getafe, thus losing all ties to Valencia.^[2] During his first full season, he was an everpresent midfield fixture. On April 12, 2009, he scored the game's only goal in an important win at Sevilla CF.

[edit] Personal

Gavilán's name, in Spanish, means 'sparrowhawk'.

[edit] Honours

• Spain U19:
  • UEFA U-19 Championship: 2004

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• BDFutbol profile
• Jaime Gavilán FIFA competition record

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