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Xavi Oliva
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Full name	Javier Oliva González
Date of birth	29 May 1976 (age 48)
Place of birth	L'Hospitalet, Spain
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Youth career
	Espanyol
Senior career*
Years	Team
1994	Espanyol B
1994–1997	Hospitalet
1995–1996	→ Roda Barà (loan)
1997–1998	Valencia B
1998–1999	Terrassa
1999–2000	Recreativo
2000–2002	Gimnàstic
2002–2009	Castellón
2009–2011	Villarreal
Total
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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Javier "Xavi" Oliva González (Catalan: [ˈʃaβi uˈliβə, -βi wˈ-], Spanish: [ˈʃaβj oˈliβa]; born 29 May 1976) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Football career

Oliva was born in L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Catalonia. After modest beginnings (he had stints with RCD Espanyol^[1] and Valencia CF, but only with their reserves) his first professional spell was in the 1999–2000 season, as he played five matches with Recreativo de Huelva in the second division.

Oliva then represented Gimnàstic de Tarragona in his native region, in both the second and third levels, then moved to CD Castellón in 2002. With the latter, he was instrumental in a 2005 promotion to division two.

In the last two seasons, Oliva lost the starting job to former Real Madrid youth graduate Carlos Sánchez. After more than 200 overall appearances, he backed down on his decision to renew his contract and, in late June 2009, signed a two-year deal with La Liga club Villarreal CF also in the community.^[2] He made his official debut for his new team on 29 October, in a 1–1 away draw against CD Puertollano for the Copa del Rey;^[3] on 5 November, he replaced the injured Diego López during the 4–1 home win over S.S. Lazio for the group stage of the UEFA Europa League.^[4]

Oliva left Villarreal as a free agent in the summer of 2011, with no league appearances to his credit. He retired shortly after, at the age of 35.

References

^ Adiós Cristinenc, hola Español (Goodbye Cristinenc, hello Español); Mundo Deportivo, 31 July 1994 (in Spanish)
^ El Villarreal refuerza su portería con Oliva (Villarreal strengthen goal with Oliva); Marca, 24 June 2009 (in Spanish)
^ El Villarreal no pasa del empate ante el Puertollano (1–1) (Villarreal can only draw against Puertollano (1–1)); Diario Siglo XXI, 30 October 2009 (in Spanish)
^ Yellow Submarine leave Lazio at sea; UEFA, 5 November 2009

External links

Xavi Oliva at BDFutbol
Xavi Oliva at Soccerway
Xavi Oliva at WorldFootball.net

[1] Adiós Cristinenc, hola Español (Goodbye Cristinenc, hello Español); Mundo Deportivo, 31 July 1994 (in Spanish)

[2] El Villarreal refuerza su portería con Oliva (Villarreal strengthen goal with Oliva); Marca, 24 June 2009 (in Spanish)

[3] El Villarreal no pasa del empate ante el Puertollano (1–1) (Villarreal can only draw against Puertollano (1–1)); Diario Siglo XXI, 30 October 2009 (in Spanish)

[4] Yellow Submarine leave Lazio at sea; UEFA, 5 November 2009

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+| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1976|5|29|df=y}}
-| birth_place = [[L'Hospitalet de Llobregat|L'Hospitalet]], [[Spain]]
+| birth_place = [[L'Hospitalet de Llobregat|L'Hospitalet]], Spain
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+| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = [[RCD Espanyol|Espanyol]]
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 | years8 = 2002–2009 | clubs8 = [[CD Castellón|Castellón]] | caps8 = 181 | goals8 = 0
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+'''Javier''' "'''Xavi'''" '''Oliva González''' ({{IPA|ca|ˈʃaβi uˈliβə, -βi wˈ-|lang}}, {{IPA|es|ˈʃaβj oˈliβa|lang}}; born 29 May 1976) is a Spanish retired [[Association football|footballer]] who played as a [[Goalkeeper (association football)|goalkeeper]].
-{{spanish name 2|Oliva|González}}
-'''Javier 'Xavi' Oliva González''' ({{IPA-es|ˈʃaβi oˈliβa}}; born 29 May 1976) is a [[Spain|Spanish]] retired [[Association football|footballer]] who played as a [[Goalkeeper (association football)|goalkeeper]].
 ==Football career==
-Oliva was born in [[L'Hospitalet de Llobregat]], [[Province of Barcelona|Barcelona]], [[Catalonia]]. After modest beginnings (he had stints with [[RCD Espanyol]]<ref>[http://hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/1994/07/12/pagina-23/1292206/pdf.html Adiós Cristinenc, hola Español (Goodbye Cristinenc, hello Español)]; [[El Mundo Deportivo (newspaper)|El Mundo Deportivo]], 31 July 1994 {{es icon}}</ref> and [[Valencia CF]], but only with its B-teams) his first professional spell was in [[1999–2000 Segunda División|1999–2000]], as he played five times with [[Recreativo de Huelva]] in the [[Segunda División|second division]].
+Oliva was born in [[L'Hospitalet de Llobregat]], [[Province of Barcelona|Barcelona]], [[Catalonia]]. After modest beginnings (he had stints with [[RCD Espanyol]]<ref>[http://hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/1994/07/12/pagina-23/1292206/pdf.html Adiós Cristinenc, hola Español (Goodbye Cristinenc, hello Español)]; [[Mundo Deportivo]], 31 July 1994 {{in lang|es}}</ref> and [[Valencia CF]], but only with their reserves) his first professional spell was in the [[1999–2000 Segunda División|1999–2000 season]], as he played five matches with [[Recreativo de Huelva]] in the [[Segunda División|second division]].
-Oliva then had a stint with [[Gimnàstic de Tarragona]] in his native region, in both the second and [[Segunda División B|third levels]], then moved to [[CD Castellón]] in 2002. With the latter, he was instrumental in a [[2004–05 Segunda División B|2005 promotion to division two]].
+Oliva then represented [[Gimnàstic de Tarragona]] in his native region, in both the second and [[Segunda División B|third levels]], then moved to [[CD Castellón]] in 2002. With the latter, he was instrumental in a [[2004–05 Segunda División B|2005 promotion to division two]].
-In the last two seasons, Oliva lost the starting job to former [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]] youth graduate [[Carlos Sánchez García|Carlos Sánchez]]. After more than 200 overall appearances he backed down on his decision to renew his contract and, in late June 2009, signed a two-year link with [[La Liga]] outfit [[Villarreal CF]], also in [[Valencian Community|the community]].<ref>[http://www.marca.com/2009/06/24/futbol/equipos/villarreal/1245847591.html El Villarreal refuerza su portería con Oliva (Villarreal strengthens goal with Oliva)]; [[Marca (newspaper)|Marca]], 24 June 2009 {{es icon}}</ref> He made his official debut for the club on 4 November 2009, [[Substitute (association football)|replacing]] injured [[Diego López Rodríguez|Diego López]] during the 4–1 home win against [[S.S. Lazio]] for [[2009–10 UEFA Europa League|the season]]'s [[UEFA Europa League]].
+In the last two seasons, Oliva lost the starting job to former [[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]] youth graduate [[Carlos Sánchez (footballer, born 1978)|Carlos Sánchez]]. After more than 200 overall appearances, he backed down on his decision to renew his contract and, in late June 2009, signed a two-year deal with [[La Liga]] club [[Villarreal CF]] also in [[Valencian Community|the community]].<ref>[http://www.marca.com/2009/06/24/futbol/equipos/villarreal/1245847591.html El Villarreal refuerza su portería con Oliva (Villarreal strengthen goal with Oliva)]; [[Marca (newspaper)|Marca]], 24 June 2009 {{in lang|es}}</ref> He made his official debut for his new team on 29 October, in a [[2009–10 Copa del Rey|1–1 away draw]] against [[CD Puertollano]] for the [[Copa del Rey]];<ref>[http://www.diariosigloxxi.com/texto-diario/mostrar/48563/el-villarreal-no-pasa-del-empate-ante-el-puertollano-1-1#.VeeEAU10zcs El Villarreal no pasa del empate ante el Puertollano (1–1) (Villarreal can only draw against Puertollano (1–1))]; Diario Siglo XXI, 30 October 2009 {{in lang|es}}</ref> on 5 November, he [[Substitute (association football)|replaced]] the injured [[Diego López (footballer, born 3 November 1981)|Diego López]] during the 4–1 home win over [[S.S. Lazio]] for [[2009–10 UEFA Europa League|the group stage]] of the [[UEFA Europa League]].<ref>[http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/season=2010/matches/round=2000037/match=2000848/postmatch/report/index.html Yellow Submarine leave Lazio at sea]; UEFA, 5 November 2009</ref>
-Oliva left Villarreal as a [[free agent]] in the summer of 2011, with no league appearances to his credit. He retired shortly after at the age of 35.
+Oliva left Villarreal as a [[free agent]] in the summer of 2011, with no league appearances to his credit. He retired shortly after, at the age of 35.
 ==References==
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 ==External links==
+*{{BDFutbol|4515|Xavi Oliva}}
-*[http://www.bdfutbol.com/en/j/j4515.html BDFutbol profile]
+*{{Soccerway|xavier-oliva-gonzalez/58843|Xavi Oliva}}
-*[http://www.futbolme.com/com/index_jugador.asp?id_jugador=2575 Futbolme profile] {{es icon}}
+*{{WorldFootball.net|oliva_2|Xavi Oliva}}
-*[http://www.elpais.com/todo-sobre/jugador-futbol/Oliva/5401/ El País profile] {{es icon}}
+{{DEFAULTSORT:Oliva, Xavi}}
-{{Persondata <!-- Metadata: see [[Wikipedia:Persondata]]. -->
-| NAME = Oliva Gonzalez, Javier
-| ALTERNATIVE NAMES = Oliva, Xavi
-| SHORT DESCRIPTION = Spanish footballer
-| DATE OF BIRTH = 29 May 1976
-| PLACE OF BIRTH = L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Spain
-| DATE OF DEATH =
-| PLACE OF DEATH =
-}}
-{{DEFAULTSORT:Oliva Gonzalez, Javier}}
 [[Category:1976 births]]
 [[Category:Living people]]
-[[Category:Spanish footballers]]
+[[Category:Footballers from L'Hospitalet de Llobregat]]
-[[Category:Catalan footballers]]
+[[Category:Spanish men's footballers]]
-[[Category:Association football goalkeepers]]
+[[Category:Men's association football goalkeepers]]
-[[Category:Segunda División footballers]]
+[[Category:Segunda División players]]
-[[Category:Segunda División B footballers]]
+[[Category:Segunda División B players]]
 [[Category:RCD Espanyol B footballers]]
-[[Category:CE L'Hospitalet footballers]]
+[[Category:CE L'Hospitalet players]]
 [[Category:Valencia CF Mestalla footballers]]
 [[Category:Terrassa FC footballers]]
-[[Category:Recreativo de Huelva footballers]]
+[[Category:Recreativo de Huelva players]]
 [[Category:Gimnàstic de Tarragona footballers]]
 [[Category:CD Castellón footballers]]
-[[Category:Villarreal CF footballers]]
+[[Category:Villarreal CF players]]
+[[Category:Persepolis F.C. non-playing staff]]
+[[Category:Expatriate football managers in Iran]]