Javier Saavedra
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Career & Clubs
Saavedra started his career in 1996 with Toros Neza, where he reached a final. He was transferred to Tigres in 2000, and then played for Morelia for a short while in 2002, returning to Tigres in 2003, moving to Chiapas for a short period in 2006, until finally returning to Tigres in 2007. He has reached 5 finals, two of those finals have been with Tigres and another two with Morelia. Saavedra has been one of the best players even when the team is not playing good at all, Saavedra was bench at the start of the season this year, he didn't start any games until the fifth game and in his comeback game he got 2 assists and one goal defeating the team that has been marked as "the best in mexico" 3–2, since then he has started all games and now he has 4 assists in 4 games which makes him one of the most efficient players in the team and with him, the team has 7 points out of 12 possible, and before that the team only had 1 point out of 15. On May 2, 2009, Saavedra scored the game-winning goal against Cruz Azul, the goal saved Indios from relegating to the Primera División A. On May 8, 2010, Javier won a bi-championship with Necaxa and helped it return to Mexico's First Division. He played for the Mexico national team during the administration of Manuel Lapuente. Saavedra signed with expansion San Antonio Scorpions FC of the North American Soccer League on January 24, 2012. He retired in January 2015.
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- Club Necaxa (2010–2010)
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- Indios de Ciudad Juárez (2009–2009)
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- Club Atlético Morelia (2002–2003)
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- Toros Neza (1996–1998)
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- Chiapas F.C. (2006–2006)
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- San Antonio Scorpions (2012–2015)
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- Tigres UANL (1998–2010)
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- Atlético Irapuato (2011–2011)
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- Mexico men's national football team (1997–2002)
- National team
- Mexico
Legacy
Clubs
- Toros Neza1996–1998
- Mexico men's national football team1997–2002
- Tigres UANL1998–2010
- Club Atlético Morelia2002–2003
- Chiapas F.C.2006–2006
- Indios de Ciudad Juárez2009–2009
- Club Necaxa2010–2010
- Atlético Irapuato2011–2011
- San Antonio Scorpions2012–2015
Played together with
- Aarón Fernández GarcíaTigres UANL · 2009
- Aarón PadillaChiapas F.C. · 2008–2009
- Aarón PadillaClub Necaxa · 2006–2007
- Abdul Thompson ContehTigres UANL · 1996–1997
- Abraham CoronadoAtlético Irapuato · 2011–2012
- Abraham CoronadoClub Necaxa · 2015–2015
- Abraham NavaClub Necaxa · 1991–1994
- Abraham NavaToros Neza · 1998–1998
- Adalberto PalmaClub Atlético Morelia · 2008
- Adalberto PalmaClub Necaxa · 2007–2007
Adolfo BautistaChiapas F.C. · 2007–2009
Adolfo BautistaClub Atlético Morelia · 2002–2003
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Identifiers & aliases
Javier Saavedra Vázquez is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
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