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Javier Portillo
Personal information
Full name	Javier García Portillo
Date of birth	March 30, 1982 (1982-03-30) (age 27)
Place of birth	Aranjuez, Spain
Height	1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	Hércules
Number	12
Youth career
1994–2001	Real Madrid
Senior career1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2001–2002 2002–2006 2004 2005–2006 2006–2007 2007–2009 2010–	Real Madrid B Real Madrid → Fiorentina (loan) → Club Brugge (loan) Gimnàstic Osasuna Hércules	23 (15) 31 0(6) 11 0(1) 24 0(8) 34 (11) 40 0(3) 3 0(0)
National team2
2002–2003	Spain U21	10 0(5)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 February 2010. 2 National team caps and goals correct as of 31 May 2009. * Appearances (Goals)

Javier García Portillo (born March 30, 1982 in Aranjuez, Madrid) is a Spanish footballer who currently plays for Hércules CF, as a striker.

Club career

In 1994–95, Portillo entered Real Madrid's youth structure. During seven seasons he was a prolific scorer, at 150 goals, breaking a record previously held by Raúl. In 2002, he signed his first professional contract, running until 2007, with a release clause of €35 million. On October 6, 2002, he made his first main squad appearance, starting in a 5–2 home win over Deportivo Alavés, ending that season with five goals in only 10 outings, also scoring in 2–1 home success over Borussia Dortmund in the UEFA Champions League second group stage.

In July 2004, Portillo was loaned to Serie A club ACF Fiorentina, but was recalled by new boss Vanderlei Luxemburgo, who arrived midway through 2004–05. However, the same coach deemed him surplus to requirements and another loan ensued, to Belgian League's Club Brugge KV.

At the end of this loan period, Portillo returned to Real, under newly-hired coach Fabio Capello. With new signing Ruud van Nistelrooy adding to already present Raúl, Antonio Cassano and Ronaldo, Portillo was released from contract, and eventually signed a two-year contract with newly promoted Gimnàstic de Tarragona.

After a very successful individual season (11 league goals, although the Catalan side was finally relegated), he replaced, on July 2007, Roberto Soldado at Osasuna, who returned from loan to Real Madrid.^[1] During his first two campaigns, he was used irregularly, and only netted three times in the league.

In late December 2009, Portillo - who was only fourth or fifth-choice striker for Osasuna coach José Antonio Camacho - finally moved clubs, signing until the end of 2009–10 plus two more with second level's Hércules CF.

International career

During one year (shortly after his arrival at the Real Madrid senior setup), Portillo played 10 times for Spain U-21's, scoring five goals.

Club statistics

Honours

• UEFA Champions League: 2001–02
• Intercontinental Cup: 2002
• UEFA Super Cup: 2002
• Spanish League: 2002–03
• Spanish Supercup: 2003

References

External links

• Stats at Liga de Fútbol Profesional (Spanish)
• BDFutbol profile
• FootballDatabase profile and stats
• Fansite, forum (Spanish)
• ESPN stats