Javier Paredes Arango (born 5 July 1982) is a Spanish former

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who played mainly as a

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. He started his professional career with

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, and made his

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debut with

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in 2005. He represented mainly

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in a 14-year professional career, signing in 2007 and appearing in 172 competitive games.

Club career

Early years and Getafe

Paredes was born in

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. After starting out at his hometown club

and being relegated from

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in the 2002–03 season, he left for two additional campaigns with

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's reserves, who competed in the

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. In 2005–06, Paredes joined

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also in the

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area, and made his official – and

– debut on 28 August 2005, in a 2–0 away win against

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. He appeared in only seven games that season, barred by Mariano Pernía, but would be the undisputed starter in

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after the Argentine left for

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Zaragoza

Paredes signed with

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for 2007–08, agreeing to a five-year contract. Initially backing up Juanfran, he finished as first-choice as the team eventually got relegated; he started again the following campaign, helping to an immediate promotion. Pushed by newly arrived

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, Paredes played just 20 league matches in 2009–10, but was still the most utilised left-back to help his side to retain their top-division status. In the summer, he was deemed surplus to requirements by manager

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, being limited to training. In early September 2010, both got involved in a serious argument in training that nearly evolved to a physical confrontation; subsequently, the player was suspended, being reinstated – and inserted in the starting XI – in November, as Gay was dismissed and replaced by

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. In the following years, Paredes featured more often than not as a

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. Zaragoza returned to division two at the end of the 2012–13 season, and he was released on 25 February 2014 alongside

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, finding about the news through the club's website.

Albacete

In January 2015, after nearly one year of inactivity, Paredes moved to second-tier

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following a successful trial.

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