| General |
| Javi Gracia | ||
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name: | Javier Gracia Carlos | |
| Date of birth: | 1 May 1970 | |
| Place of birth: | Pamplona,  Spain
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| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | |
| Playing position: | Defensive midfielder | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club |  Watford (manager)
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| Youth clubs | ||
| 1977–1982 –1989 |
Osasuna Chantrea Athletic Bilbao
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| Senior clubs | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls) |
| 1989–1992 1992–1993 1993–1995 1995–1999 1999–2002 2003–2004 Total |
Bilbao Athletic Lleida Real Valladolid Real Sociedad Villarreal Córdoba
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100 (12) 38 (12) 65 (2) 106 (12) 82 (6) 39 (0) 430 (44) |
| National team | ||
| 1989–1990 1991 |
Spain U20 Spain U21
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3 (0) 1 (0) |
| Teams managed | ||
| 2004–2005 2007–2008 2008–2010 2010–2011 2011 2011–2012 2012–2013 2013–2014 2014–2016 2016–2017 2018–2019 2020–2021 2021–2022 2023 2025– |
Villarreal (youth) Pontevedra Cádiz Villarreal B Olympiacos Volou Kerkyra Almería Osasuna Málaga Rubin Kazan Watford Valencia Al-Sadd Leeds United Watford
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Javier Gracia Carlos (born 1 May 1970) is a Spanish professional football manager and former footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. He is currently the manager of English EFL Championship club Watford.
He played in 430 matches both major levels of Spanish football combined, during 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 the second FA Cup final in their history in 2019, but was sacked later the same year.
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1 Selvik · 2 Ngakia · 3 Alleyne · 4 Keben · 5 Kyprianou · 6 Pollock · 7 Ince · 8 Chakvetadze · 9 Kjerrumgaard · 10 Louza · 11 Vata · 12 Baxter · 14 Dwomoh · 16 Bola · 17 Sissoko · 18 Semedo · 20 Doumbia · 22 Morris · 23 Mendy · 25 Abankwah · 26 Wiley · 27 Mendy · 29 Petris · 34 Baah · 39 Kayembe · 41 Marriott · 42 Maamma · 43 Grieves · 66 Irankunda · Manager: Javi Gracia |
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