
Javi Martínez
b. 1988
Spanish footballer
- Born
- 2 Sept 1988 · Estella-Lizarra
Life timeline
Their life from birth to death. On the timeline, world events of the time are shown faintly.
- 2 Sept 1988BornBorn in Estella-Lizarra
- 1993 – 1995TeamCD Berceo
- 1995 – 1997TeamCD Logroñés
- 2000 – 2001TeamCD Izarra
- 2001 – 2005TeamClub Atlético Osasuna
- 2005 – 2006TeamOsasuna B
- 2005TeamSpain national under-17 association football team
- 2006 – 2012TeamAthletic Club
- 2006 – 2010TeamBasque Country regional football team
- 2006 – 2007TeamSpain national under-19 football team
- 2007 – 2011TeamSpain national under-21 association football team
- 2010Took part2010 FIFA World Cup
- 2010 – 2014TeamSpain men's national football team
- 2012Took part2012 Summer Olympics
- 2012 – 2021TeamFC Bayern Munich
- 2012TeamSpain national under-23 football team
- 2012TeamSpain Olympic football team
- 2014Took part2014 FIFA World Cup
- 2021 – 2025TeamQatar SC
- 2025 – 2026TeamAl Bidaa SC
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Meanwhile in the world
Major world events during their lifetime (1988 – today).
- 19891989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre
- 1989Fall of the Berlin Wall
- 19901990 FIFA World Cup
- 1991Dissolution of the Soviet Union
- 19941994 FIFA World Cup
- 1994 – 1996First Chechen War
- 19981998 FIFA World Cup
- 2001 – 2021War in Afghanistan
- 2003 – 2011Iraq War
- 20042004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami
- 20062006 FIFA World Cup
- 20082008 Summer Olympics
- 2008Russo-Georgian War
- 20102010 Haiti earthquake
- 2010 – 2012Arab Spring
- 20112011 Norway attacks
- 2011Libyan civil war
- 2011 – 2024Syrian civil war
- 2014Russo-Ukrainian war
- 2015Paris Agreement
- 20182018 FIFA World Cup
- 2020COVID-19 pandemic
- 20212020 Summer Olympics
- 2022Russo-Ukrainian war
- 2023Gaza war
- 20242024 Summer Olympics
- 20262026 Iran war
Biography
Javier Martínez Aginaga (Spanish pronunciation: [xaˈβjeɾ ˈxaβi maɾˈtineθ aɣiˈnaɣa]; born 2 September 1988) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder.
He arrived at Athletic Bilbao in 2006, before his 18th birthday, quickly imposing himself as a starter and going on to make 251 appearances over the course of six La Liga seasons, scoring 26 goals. In 2012, he signed for Bayern Munich for €40 million, going on to win nine consecutive Bundesliga titles as well as the UEFA Champions League in 2013 and 2020.
A Spanish international, Martínez was a member of the squads that won the 2010 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2012, and also played at the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
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