Javi Venta

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Personal information
Javi Venta
Full name	Javier Rodríguez Venta
Date of birth	December 13, 1975 (age 31)
Place of birth	Oviedo, Spain
Height	1.70 m
Playing position	Right Back
Club information
Current club	Villarreal CF
Number	17
Youth clubs
1995–1996	Real Oviedo B
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1996–1997 1997–1999 1999–2000 2000-2001 2001–2002 2002–	Marino de Luanco Gimnástica de Torrelavega CD Onda →Racing de Ferrol (loan) →CD Tenerife (loan) Villarreal CF	– (–) – (–) – (–) – (–) 29 (1) 109 (0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of July 2005. ² National team caps and goals correct as of July 2005. * Appearances (Goals)

Javier Rodríguez Venta commonly known as Javi Venta (born 13 December 1975 in Oviedo) is an Asturian footballer who currently plays as a defender for Villarreal CF and the Spain national football team.

Known as one of the most consistent right backs in La Liga, Venta was named by Spain manager Luis Aragonés in his provisional 27-man squad for the 2006 World Cup. Venta has been at Villarreal since the summer of 2002, when he joined the club after a year-long loan spell at CD Tenerife.

[edit] Teams and clubs

1995-96: Real Oviedo
1996-97: Club Marino de Luanco on loan from Oviedo
1997-99: RS Gimnástica de Torrelavega
1999-2000: CD Onda (Villarreal B)
2000-2001: Racing de Ferrol on loan from Villarreal
2001-2002: CD Tenerife on loan from Villarreal
2002-present: Villarreal CF

[edit] External links

UEFA.com short bios.

Villarreal CF - Current Squad
1 Viera \| 2 Gonzalo \| 3 Arruabarrena \| 4 José Enrique \| 5 Forlán \| 6 Josico \| 7 Pirès \| 8 Riquelme \| 9 Franco \| 10 Cani \| 11 Tomasson \| 12 Cygan \| 14 Tacchinardi \| 15 Nihat \| 16 Quique Álvarez \| 17 Javi Venta \| 18 Somoza \| 19 Senna \| 20 Fuentes \| 21 Mati \| 22 Peña \| 23 José Mari \| 24 Josemi \| 25 Barbosa \| 27 Marcos \| 28 Bruno \| 33 Jonathan \| Manager: Pellegrini