Javi Gracia
Javier "Javi" Gracia Carlos (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈxaβi ˈɣɾaθja]; born 1 May 1970) is a Spanish football manager and former player who played as a defensive midfielder.
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Gracia as manager of Rubin Kazan in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Javier Gracia Carlos | ||
| Date of birth | 1 May 1970 | ||
| Place of birth | Pamplona, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1977–1982 | Osasuna | ||
| Chantrea | |||
| Athletic Bilbao | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1989–1992 | Bilbao Athletic | 100 | (12) |
| 1992–1993 | Lleida | 38 | (12) |
| 1993–1995 | Valladolid | 65 | (2) |
| 1995–1999 | Real Sociedad | 106 | (12) |
| 1999–2002 | Villarreal | 82 | (6) |
| 2003–2004 | Córdoba | 39 | (0) |
| Total | 430 | (44) | |
| International career | |||
| 1989–1990 | Spain U20 | 3 | (0) |
| 1991 | Spain U21 | 1 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2004–2005 | Villarreal (youth) | ||
| 2007–2008 | Pontevedra | ||
| 2008–2010 | Cádiz | ||
| 2010–2011 | Villarreal B | ||
| 2011 | Olympiacos Volou | ||
| 2011–2012 | Kerkyra | ||
| 2012–2013 | Almería | ||
| 2013–2014 | Osasuna | ||
| 2014–2016 | Málaga | ||
| 2016–2017 | Rubin Kazan | ||
| 2018–2019 | Watford | ||
| 2020–2021 | Valencia | ||
| 2021–2022 | Al Sadd | ||
| 2023 | Leeds United | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
He totalled 430 matches across both major levels of Spanish football, in a 15-year professional career. After retiring he began working as a manager, going on to coach several clubs in Spain, Greece and Russia before being appointed at Watford in January 2018.
Gracia led Watford to their second FA Cup final in their history in 2019, but was sacked later the same year. From June 2020 to May 2021 he worked with Valencia, and a year later he won the Qatar Stars League during a brief spell at Al Sadd before managing Leeds United for three months in 2023.
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