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Joan Capdevila
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Person

Joan Capdevila

b. 1978

Spanish footballer

Born
3 Feb 1978 · Tàrrega

Life timeline

Their life from birth to death. On the timeline, world events of the time are shown faintly.

Showing 55 years
  1. 3 Feb 1978BornBorn in Tàrrega
  2. 1996 – 1997TeamUE Tàrrega
  3. 1997 – 1998TeamRCD Espanyol B
  4. 1998 – 1999TeamRCD Espanyol de Barcelona
  5. 1998 – 2000TeamSpain national under-21 association football team
  6. 1999 – 2000TeamAtlético Madrid
  7. 2000 – 2007TeamDeportivo de A Coruña
  8. 2000TeamSpain national under-23 football team
  9. 2002 – 2013TeamCatalonia national football team
  10. 2002 – 2011TeamSpain men's national football team
  11. 2007 – 2011TeamVillarreal CF
  12. 2010Took part2010 FIFA World Cup
  13. 2011 – 2012TeamS.L. Benfica
  14. 2012 – 2014TeamRCD Espanyol de Barcelona
  15. 2014TeamNorthEast United FC
  16. 2015TeamLierse S.K.
  17. 2016 – 2017TeamFC Santa Coloma

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Meanwhile in the world

Major world events during their lifetime (1978 – today).

  1. 19781978 FIFA World Cup
  2. 1978 – 1979Iranian Revolution
  3. 1979 – 1989Soviet–Afghan War
  4. 1980 – 1988Iran–Iraq War
  5. 19841984 Summer Olympics
  6. 1985Schengen Agreement
  7. 19891989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre
  8. 1989Fall of the Berlin Wall
  9. 19901990 FIFA World Cup
  10. 1991Dissolution of the Soviet Union
  11. 19941994 FIFA World Cup
  12. 1994 – 1996First Chechen War
  13. 19981998 FIFA World Cup
  14. 2001 – 2021War in Afghanistan
  15. 2003 – 2011Iraq War
  16. 20042004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami
  17. 20062006 FIFA World Cup
  18. 20082008 Summer Olympics
  19. 2008Russo-Georgian War
  20. 20102010 Haiti earthquake
  21. 2010 – 2012Arab Spring
  22. 20112011 Norway attacks
  23. 2011Libyan civil war
  24. 2011 – 2024Syrian civil war
  25. 20122012 Summer Olympics
  26. 20142014 FIFA World Cup
  27. 2014Russo-Ukrainian war
  28. 2015Paris Agreement
  29. 20182018 FIFA World Cup
  30. 2020COVID-19 pandemic
  31. 20212020 Summer Olympics
  32. 2022Russo-Ukrainian war
  33. 2023Gaza war
  34. 20242024 Summer Olympics
  35. 20262026 Iran war

Biography

Joan Capdevila Méndez (Catalan pronunciation: [ʒuˈaŋ ˌkabdəˈβilə]; born 3 February 1978) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a left-back.

Over 15 seasons in La Liga, he amassed totals of 410 matches and 36 goals, mainly for Deportivo and Villarreal. In a 21-year senior career, he also played in Portugal, India, Belgium and Andorra.

Capdevila won 60 caps for Spain, being a member of the squads that won Euro 2008 and the 2010 World Cup.

Text from the Wikipedia article Joan Capdevila, CC BY-SA 4.0

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