David Castedo Escudero (born 26 January 1974), sometimes known as just David, is a Spanish former professional

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who played as a

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. He was known for his tenacity. He appeared in 255

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games over ten seasons, mostly for

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which he helped to win four major titles, including two UEFA Cups.

Club career

A product of

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's youth academy, Castedo was born in

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, and first played with the first team in the

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. In the 1996–97 season, he appeared in 33 league matches as the club returned to

. Following two loan spells, first with

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then with

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(the latter in the top division), David returned to the

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, playing only eight games in his second spell but also scoring his first goal as a professional. Subsequently, he signed for

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, where he experienced the most successful and steady years of his career: after contributing 39 appearances to help the

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ns to a 2001 top-flight promotion, he went on to become one of the team's most important players, also being named, after Javi Navarro and

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. Castedo made 33 league appearances in 2005–06, also playing all of that campaign's

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matches as Sevilla lifted the trophy against

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– 11 of those were complete. In the following year, due to the emergence of youth graduate

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and the consolidation of

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, he appeared less, but still managed 26 total appearances, including seven in the UEFA Cup as they renewed their European title. After seven years at the

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, David moved in August 2007 to

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, who went on to be relegated from the main division at the end of the season. He retired aged 34, having played 511 games as a professional.

Honours

Sevilla *

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: 2006–07 *

: 2005–06, 2006–07 *

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: 2000–01

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Castedo, David 1974 births Living people Spanish men's footballers Footballers from Palma de Mallorca Men's association football fullbacks La Liga players Segunda División players RCD Mallorca players Hércules CF players CF Extremadura footballers Sevilla FC players Levante UD footballers UEFA Europa League–winning players