Javier Tarantino

Javier Tarantino

Personal information
Full name	Francisco Javier Tarantino Uriarte
Date of birth	(1984-06-26) 26 June 1984
Place of birth	Bermeo, Spain
Height
Position(s)	Left back
Team information
Current team	Sestao
Youth career
1995–1996	Bermeo
1996–2002	Athletic Bilbao
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2002–2003	Baskonia	28	(2)
2003–2004	Bilbao Athletic	38	(1)
2004–2006	Athletic Bilbao	3	(0)
2005	→ Numancia (loan)	15	(1)
2006	→ Numancia (loan)	14	(0)
2006–2007	Numancia	22	(0)
2007–2008	Alavés	22	(0)
2008–2011	Albacete	84	(3)
2011–2013	Tenerife	63	(0)
2013–2015	Cartagena	44	(2)
2015–	Sestao	8	(0)
International career
2000–2001	Spain U16	10	(0)
2001	Spain U17	4	(0)
2002–2003	Spain U19	2	(0)
2005–2006	Spain U21	2	(0)
2005	Spain U23	4	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 October 2015

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Tarantino and the second or maternal family name is Uriarte.

Francisco Javier Tarantino Uriarte (born 26 June 1984) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Sestao River Club as a left back.

Club career

Born in Bermeo, Biscay, Tarantino joined Athletic Bilbao's youth system in 1996, aged 12. He then proceeded to move up the ranks, appearing for the farm team in Tercera División and the reserves in Segunda División B.

Tarantino was loaned to CD Numancia midway through 2004–05, making his La Liga debuts with that club. His first game in the competition occurred on 30 January 2005, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–2 home loss against Real Madrid; at the end of the season – where he scored once in another home defeat, this time against Racing de Santander (2–3) – his team was relegated.

Tarantino returned to Athletic for the 2005–06 campaign. He was sent off twice in only three games, and eventually was again loaned to Numancia, with the Soria side now in Segunda División, where he competed in the following five years, also representing Deportivo Alavés and Albacete Balompié.

From 2011 onwards Tarantino took his game to the third level, starting with CD Tenerife.

Honours

Spain U16

• UEFA European Under-16 Championship: 2001

Spain U23

• Mediterranean Games: 2005

External links

• Javier Tarantino profile at BDFutbol
• Javier Tarantino profile at Futbolme (Spanish)
• Athletic Bilbao profile
• Javier Tarantino – FIFA competition record
• Javier Tarantino at Soccerway