Javi Suárez Explained

Javi Suárez
Fullname:Francisco Javier Suárez Lizano
Birth Date:31 January 1976
Birth Place:Zaragoza, Spain
Position:Centre back
Currentclub:Zaragoza (assistant)
Youthclubs1:Zaragoza
Years1:1994–1998
Caps1:98
Goals1:3
Years2:1998
Caps2:2
Goals2:0
Years3:1998–1999
Caps3:9
Goals3:1
Years4:1999–2000
Caps4:32
Goals4:1
Years5:2000–2003
Caps5:100
Goals5:12
Years6:2003–2004
Caps6:36
Goals6:2
Years7:2004–2005
Caps7:34
Goals7:0
Years8:2005–2006
Caps8:35
Goals8:6
Years9:2006–2007
Caps9:37
Goals9:3
Years10:2007–2009
Caps10:66
Goals10:9
Years11:2009–2010
Years12:2010–2011
Caps12:35
Goals12:5
Years13:2011–2012
Totalcaps:484
Totalgoals:42
Nationalyears1:2006
Nationalcaps1:1
Nationalgoals1:1
Manageryears1:2017
Managerclubs1:Zaragoza B
Manageryears2:2019
Manageryears3:2020–
Managerclubs3:Zaragoza (assistant)

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.

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

Managerial record by team and tenure
TeamNatFromToRecord
Zaragoza B20 March 201711 June 2017 [8]
Ejea25 June 201921 December 2019[9]
Total

Notes and References

  1. Web site: El Ejea ficha a Javi Suárez y reincorpora a Mainz. Ejea sign Javi Suárez and bring back Mainz. Ejea Digital. es. 8 July 2009. 6 April 2017.
  2. Web site: 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. 6 April 2017.
  3. Web site: Javi Suárez entrenará al Deportivo Aragón hasta final de temporada. Javi Suárez will manage Deportivo Aragón until the end of the season. Real Zaragoza. es. 20 March 2017. 6 April 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170321082517/http://realzaragoza.com/noticias/62595. 21 March 2017. dead.
  4. Web site: Lalo, más débil que nunca. Lalo, more fragile than ever. El Periódico de Aragón. es. 10 November 2020. 10 November 2020.
  5. Web site: Javi Suárez será el nuevo entrenador del Ejea. Javi Suárez will be the new manager of Ejea. El Periódico de Aragón. es. 2020-04-22.
  6. Web site: El Ejea pierde en casa y destituye a Javi Suárez como técnico. Ejea lose at home and sack Javi Suárez as manager. El Periódico de Aragón. es. 21 December 2019. 10 November 2020.
  7. Web site: El extraño y sorprendente regreso de Javi Suárez. The strange and surprising return of Javi Suárez. El Desmarque. es. 10 November 2020. 10 November 2020.
  8. Web site: 2016–17 Real Zaragoza B Results. Futbolme. Spanish. 7 April 2017.
  9. Web site: Javi Suárez: Francisco Javier Suárez Lizano: Matches 2019–20. BDFutbol. 27 August 2019.