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Revision as of 18:55, 15 January 2011
Personal information | ||||||||||||||
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Full name | Joan Capdevila Méndez | |||||||||||||
Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||||
Position(s) | Left back | |||||||||||||
Team information | ||||||||||||||
Current team | Villarreal | |||||||||||||
Number | 11 | |||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||
Tàrrega | ||||||||||||||
Espanyol | ||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
1997–1998 | Espanyol B | 34 | (2) | |||||||||||
1998–1999 | Espanyol | 29 | (4) | |||||||||||
1999–2000 | Atlético Madrid | 31 | (2) | |||||||||||
2000–2007 | Deportivo La Coruña | 177 | (15) | |||||||||||
2007– | Villarreal | 123 | (14) | |||||||||||
International career‡ | ||||||||||||||
1998–2000 | Spain U21 | 13 | (0) | |||||||||||
2000 | Spain U23 | 4 | (0) | |||||||||||
2002– | Spain | 56 | (4) | |||||||||||
2002– | Catalonia | 8 | (0) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 May 2010 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 November 2010 |
Template:Spanish name Joan Capdevila i Méndez (Catalan pronunciation: [ʒuˈan kəbdəˈβiɫə]; born 3 February 1978 in Tàrrega, Lleida, Catalonia) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Villarreal CF and Spain.
His usual position is left defender, but he is also capable of operating as a winger and, from a defensive position, often contributes with goals.
Club career
A product of RCD Espanyol's youth system, Capdevila made his debut for the Catalan side during 1998–99, in a 2–2 draw at Athletic Bilbao, and joined Atlético Madrid the following season.
After the Colchoneros relegation, however, he signed with Galician side Deportivo de La Coruña in the summer of 2000, and would be a regular fixture in the team as left-back, first competing with Enrique Romero, then as the undisputed first-choice. On 16 September 2006, he netted twice as Depor overcame Villarreal CF 2–0 at Riazor Stadium.[1]
In 2007–08, Capdevila joined Villarreal on a three-year deal,[2] and played in all the league games except two, for a side that finished runner-up, achieving direct UEFA Champions League qualification. He produced similar numbers in his second year, bettering his goal total in the process (five).
In the 2009–10 season, with no real competition for his position, Capdevila continued to figure prominently for Villarreal, only missing one league match. The defender added another five goals, but the club could not qualify for Europe this time, after finishing seventh. On 6 December 2009, he scored a brace in a 3–2 home win against Getafe CF, precisely the team that prevented the Valencian from reaching that achievement.
International career
Capdevila made his debut for Spain on 16 October 2002 against Paraguay in a 0–0 draw. He scored his first international goal in an UEFA Euro 2008 qualifier against Sweden, on 17 November 2007, as Spain won 3–0. Previously, he made the nation's final squad for Euro 2004, but did not leave the bench.
On 6 February 2008, in Málaga, Capdevila scored the winning goal in Spain's 1–0 win against France in an international friendly. He was subsequently called up to Spain's squad for Euro 2008, where he featured in all the matches save one for the eventual champions. During the tournament he established himself as first-choice, his clearance in the dying seconds against Sweden being a crucial part of David Villa's late winner to make the score 2–1. Together with right-back Sergio Ramos and central defenders Carles Puyol and Carlos Marchena, he helped keep clean sheets during all three matches of the knock-out stages and only conceded two goals in four matches.
During the first game of the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup on 14 June 2009, Capdevilla set up Fernando Torres's third goal of his hat-trick, and also assisted for Cesc Fàbregas's second international goal, as Spain thrashed New Zealand 5–0. In fact, all five goals were created from the left wing, with Capdevila playing a crucial part in the Spanish attack.[3] In the second game against Iraq three days later, he assisted Villa's 55th-minute goal, as Spain defeated Iraq 1–0. He, Puyol, Villa and Torres were named in the team of the tournament, as Spain finished third.
On 20 May 2010, after appearing in all the matches during the qualifying stages, contributing with one goal in Spain's 4–0 home win against Armenia, Capdevila was selected by manager Vicente del Bosque to the squad for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, where he played all the matches and minutes for the eventual champions.
# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 17 November 2007 | Estadio Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid, Spain | Sweden | 1–0 | 3–0 | Euro 2008 qualifying |
2. | 6 February 2008 | Estadio La Rosaleda, Málaga, Spain | France | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
3. | 31 May 2008 | Estadio Nuevo Colombino, Huelva, Spain | Peru | 2–1 | 2–1 | Friendly |
4. | 10 September 2008 | Estadio Carlos Belmonte, Albacete, Spain | Armenia | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2010 World Cup qualification |
Honours
Domestic
International
- FIFA World Cup: 2010
- UEFA European Football Championship: 2008
- FIFA Confederations Cup: Third-place 2009
- Summer Olympics: Silver medal 2000
References
External links
- BDFutbol profile
- National team data Template:Es icon
- Joan Capdevila – FIFA competition record (archived)
- FootballDatabase profile and stats
- 2010 FIFA World Cup profile
- 1978 births
- Living people
- People from Urgell (comarca)
- Spanish footballers
- Catalan footballers
- Association football defenders
- La Liga footballers
- RCD Espanyol B footballers
- RCD Espanyol footballers
- Deportivo de La Coruña players
- Atlético Madrid footballers
- Villarreal CF footballers
- Spain under-21 international footballers
- Spain international footballers
- Footballers at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Olympic footballers of Spain
- Olympic silver medalists for Spain
- UEFA Euro 2004 players
- UEFA Euro 2008 players
- 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup players
- UEFA European Football Championship-winning players
- 2010 FIFA World Cup players
- FIFA World Cup-winning players