Javier Garrido

Real Sociedad

Born in Irun, Basque Country, Garrido signed for Real Sociedad when he was a child and continued his training at the lower levels of the club. Between 2002 and 2004, he was part of the players of Real Sociedad B, where he played 50 games for this team in the Second Division B. He made his debut with the first team in a Copa del Rey match on 8 October 2003 with a 2–1 win against Real Oviedo. His professional career began in 2004 when he became a part of the first team in the 2004–05 season to replace Agustín Aranzábal, who had left the club in the summer transfer window for Real Zaragoza. He made his league debut against Levante UD on 29 August 2004. In his three seasons in La Liga, he played 86 games and scored 1 goal and being the most used left-back for Sociedad in those three seasons. He left due to his team's economical problems following their relegation in 2006–07.

Manchester City

On 2 August 2007, Garrido signed for Manchester City for £1.5m (€2.2 million), on a four-year contract. He made his debut nine days later against West Ham United, and played a part in the most successful Premier League start in the club's history with four victories and four clean sheets from the opening six games, but was replaced by Michael Ball halfway through the campaign. His team eventually ended in the ninth place in the league and qualified for the UEFA Cup through fairplay. Garrido scored his first goal for City direct from a free kick against…

Garrido played for Spain U-19 where he won the 2004 edition of UEFA European Under-19 Championship. He also earned four caps for Spain U-21. Garrido played for the Basque Country against Serbia, Estonia and Corsica from 2006 to 2016.

As of 18 August 2014

Spain U19

UEFA U-19 Championship: 2004