Javi Suárez

Francisco Javier "Javi" Suárez Lizano (born 31 January 1976) is a Spanish retired professional footballer who played as a central defender, and is the current assistant manager of Real Zaragoza.

Javi Suárez
Personal information
Full name Francisco Javier Suárez Lizano
Date of birth (1976-01-31) 31 January 1976
Place of birth Zaragoza, Spain
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
 Zaragoza (assistant)
Youth career
Zaragoza
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1994–1998 Zaragoza B 98 (3)
1998 Zaragoza 2 (0)
1998–1999 Numancia 9 (1)
1999–2000 Binéfar 32 (1)
2000–2003 Cultural Leonesa 100 (12)
2003–2004 Logroñés 36 (2)
2004–2005 Recreación 34 (0)
2005–2006 Sant Andreu 35 (6)
2006–2007 Huesca 37 (3)
2007–2009 Granada 66 (9)
2009–2010 Ejea
2010–2011 La Muela 35 (5)
2011–2012 Sariñena
Total 484 (42)
International career
2006 Aragon 1 (1)
Managerial career
2017 Zaragoza B
2019 Ejea
2020– Zaragoza (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Suárez and the second or maternal family name is Lizano.

Club career

A Real Zaragoza youth graduate, Zaragoza-born Suárez made his professional debuts with its B-side in 1994. He made his first team – and La Liga – debut on 23 February 1998, coming on as a late substitute for Jesús García Sanjuán in a 1–2 away loss against Atlético Madrid.

Suárez moved to Segunda División side CD Numancia in July 1998, but was rarely used. He still managed to score his first professional goal for the side on 24 January 1999, netting his team's second in a 2–3 loss at Recreativo de Huelva.

Suárez would subsequently resume his career in Segunda División B and Tercera División, representing CD Binéfar, Cultural Leonesa, CD Logroñés, CD Recreación, UE Sant Andreu, SD Huesca, Granada CF, SD Ejea,[1] CD La Muela and CD Sariñena; he retired with the latter in 2012, at the age of 36. At international level, he scored a last-minute winner for Aragon in a 1–0 friendly home win against Chile.[2]

On 20 March 2017, as former Zaragoza teammate César Láinez was named manager of the first team, Suárez was appointed at the helm of the B-side in the fourth division.[3] He left the club in June, after Láinez returned to the B-team.[4]

On 25 June 2019, Suárez was appointed manager of third division side SD Ejea,[5] but was sacked on 21 December after winning only six points out of 27.[6] He returned to Zaragoza on 9 November of the following year, as Iván Martínez's assistant in the main squad.[7]

Managerial statistics
As of 10 November 2020
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team Nat From To Record Ref
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Zaragoza B Spain 20 March 2017 11 June 2017 10 6 2 2 23 6 +17 060.00 [8]
Ejea Spain 25 June 2019 21 December 2019 18 5 5 8 21 23 −2 027.78 [9]
Total 28 11 7 10 44 31 +13 039.29 —

References
  1. "El Ejea ficha a Javi Suárez y reincorpora a Mainz" [Ejea sign Javi Suárez and bring back Mainz] (in Spanish). Ejea Digital. 8 July 2009. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
  2. "Aragón tumba a Chile con un gol en el descuento" [Aragón down Chile with a goal in the stoppage time]. Diario AS. 29 December 2006. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
  3. "Javi Suárez entrenará al Deportivo Aragón hasta final de temporada" [Javi Suárez will manage Deportivo Aragón until the end of the season] (in Spanish). Real Zaragoza. 20 March 2017. Archived from the original on 21 March 2017. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
  4. "Lalo, más débil que nunca" [Lalo, more fragile than ever] (in Spanish). El Periódico de Aragón. 10 November 2020. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  5. "Javi Suárez será el nuevo entrenador del Ejea" [Javi Suárez will be the new manager of Ejea]. El Periódico de Aragón (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-04-22.
  6. "El Ejea pierde en casa y destituye a Javi Suárez como técnico" [Ejea lose at home and sack Javi Suárez as manager] (in Spanish). El Periódico de Aragón. 21 December 2019. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  7. "El extraño y sorprendente regreso de Javi Suárez" [The strange and surprising return of Javi Suárez] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. 10 November 2020. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  8. "2016–17 Real Zaragoza B Results" (in Spanish). Futbolme. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
  9. "Javi Suárez: Francisco Javier Suárez Lizano: Matches 2019–20". BDFutbol. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
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