Javier Farinós

Valencia

A versatile midfielder, Farinós was born in Valencia and made his professional debut as an 18-year-old, with hometown's Valencia CF. He was an undisputed starter from 1997 to 2000, helping the Che to the 1999 Copa del Rey and Supercopa de España and scoring five La Liga goals in his final season; to finish his career with the club he appeared in the campaign's UEFA Champions League final, a 3–0 loss against Real Madrid.

Inter Milan

In the summer of 2000, Farinós caught the attention of Serie A's Inter Milan, where he would spend five years (with a Villarreal CF loan in between) without much success. He was out of action for 15 months due to injury, and was only able to pitch in ten league games as his team lost the 2001–02 league title in the last matchday; he did manage, however, to score in a 6–0 home rout of Reggina Calcio on 22 November 2003, under head coach Alberto Zaccheroni. On 21 March 2002, Farinós returned to the Mestalla Stadium in the quarter-finals of the UEFA Cup: after Francesco Toldo was sent off, he was the player chosen to replace him in goal in an eventual 1–0 win (2–1 on aggregate). Farinós returned to Spain for 2004–05, joining RCD Mallorca initially on loan. He was relatively used during two top flight seasons – mainly in the first, as the Balearic Islands side could only finish 17th.

Hércules

In 2006–07, after being released by Mallorca and having an unsuccessful trial with Charlton Athletic in England, Farinós…

Courtesy of his Valencia performances, Farinós earned his first cap for Spain on 18 August 1999, in a 2–1 friendly win against Poland in Warsaw, being replaced by teammate Gaizka Mendieta at half-time. He added a second a year later with the Netherlands, also in an exhibition game. Previously, Farinós competed in the 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship.

Valencia

Copa del Rey: 1998–99 Supercopa de España: 1999 UEFA Intertoto Cup: 1998 UEFA Champions League runner-up: 1999–2000 Inter

Supercoppa Italiana runner-up: 2000