Javier Saavedra
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Javier Saavedra Vázquez (born March 13, 1973 in Michoacan
) is a Mexican
football
defender. He currently plays for Irapuato FC.
for a short period in 2006, until finally returning to Tigres in 2007.
He has reached 5 finals and has never won a single one, two of those finals have been with Tigres and another two with Morelia. In Mexico he has been nickname "El Bacalao"
and "El Mala Suerte", meaning "Bad Luck" because he has never won a Final while appearing in 5.
Still Saavedra has been one of the best players even when the team is not playing good at all, Saavedra was bench at the start of the season this year, he didn't start any games until the fifth game and in his comeback game he got 2 assists and one goal defeating the team that has been marked as "the best in mexico" 3-2, since then he has started all games and now he has 4 assists in 4 games which makes him one of the most efficient players in the team and with him, the team has 7 points out of 12 possible, and before that the team only had 1 point out of 15. On May 2, 2009 Saavedra scored the game winning goal against Cruz Azul, the goal saved Indios from relegating to the Primera División A.
On May 8, 2010 Javier's alleged back luck in the finals was quashed as he won a bi-championship with Necaxa and helped it return to Mexico's First Division after a one-year absence by the team.
Michoacán
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) is a Mexican
Mexico
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football
Football (soccer)
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defender. He currently plays for Irapuato FC.
Career
Saavedra started his career in 1996 with Toros Neza, where he reached a final. He was transferred to Tigres in 2000, and then played for Morelia for a short while in 2002, returning to Tigres in 2003, moving to Jaguares de ChiapasJaguares de Chiapas
The Club de Fútbol Jaguares de Chiapas, is a Mexican football club now based in Tuxtla Gutiérrez, in the state of Chiapas. They currently play in Primera División de México...
for a short period in 2006, until finally returning to Tigres in 2007.
He has reached 5 finals and has never won a single one, two of those finals have been with Tigres and another two with Morelia. In Mexico he has been nickname "El Bacalao"
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and "El Mala Suerte", meaning "Bad Luck" because he has never won a Final while appearing in 5.
Still Saavedra has been one of the best players even when the team is not playing good at all, Saavedra was bench at the start of the season this year, he didn't start any games until the fifth game and in his comeback game he got 2 assists and one goal defeating the team that has been marked as "the best in mexico" 3-2, since then he has started all games and now he has 4 assists in 4 games which makes him one of the most efficient players in the team and with him, the team has 7 points out of 12 possible, and before that the team only had 1 point out of 15. On May 2, 2009 Saavedra scored the game winning goal against Cruz Azul, the goal saved Indios from relegating to the Primera División A.
On May 8, 2010 Javier's alleged back luck in the finals was quashed as he won a bi-championship with Necaxa and helped it return to Mexico's First Division after a one-year absence by the team.