This article is about the Spanish footballer. For the Spanish politician, see Joan Capdevila i Esteve.
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Capdevila and the second or maternal family name is Méndez.
Joan Capdevila
Capdevila in action for Catalonia in 2013
Personal information
Full name
Joan Capdevila Méndez[1][2]
Date of birth
(1978-02-03) 3 February 1978 (age 46)[2]
Place of birth
Tàrrega, Spain [2]
Height
1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Position(s)
Left-back
Youth career
Tàrrega
1996–1997
Espanyol
Senior career*
Years
Team
Apps
(Gls)
1995–1996
Tàrrega
33
(3)
1997–1998
Espanyol B
45
(4)
1998–1999
Espanyol
29
(4)
1999–2000
Atlético Madrid
31
(2)
2000–2007
Deportivo La Coruña
179
(15)
2007–2011
Villarreal
140
(15)
2011–2012
Benfica
5
(0)
2012–2014
Espanyol
31
(0)
2014
NorthEast United
12
(0)
2015
Lierse
4
(0)
2016–2017
Santa Coloma
2
(2)
Total
511
(45)
International career
1998–2000
Spain U21
13
(0)
2000
Spain U23
4
(0)
2002–2011
Spain
60
(4)
2002–2013
Catalonia
10
(0)
Medal record
Representing Spain
Men's Football
2000 Sydney
Team Competition
FIFA World Cup
Winner
2010 South Africa
UEFA European Championship
Winner
2008 Austria-Switzerland
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
Joan Capdevila Méndez (Catalan pronunciation:[ʒuˈaŋkədːəˈβilə]; born 3 February 1978) is a Spanish former 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.[3] In a 21-year senior career, he also played professionally in Portugal, India, Belgium and Andorra.
Capdevila won 60 caps for Spain, and was part of the squads which won Euro 2008 and the 2010 World Cup.
^"FIFA World Cup South Africa 2010: List of players" (PDF). FIFA. 4 June 2010. p. 29. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 June 2010. Retrieved 13 September 2013.
^ abcd"Joan CAPDEVILA Méndez" (in Spanish). El Mundo. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
^"Los goles de Capdevila garantizan las victorias del Villarreal" [Capdevila goals equal Villarreal wins] (in Spanish). El Economista. 7 December 2009. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
JoanCapdevila Méndez (Catalan pronunciation: [ʒuˈaŋ kədːəˈβilə]; born 3 February 1978) is a Spanish former footballer who played as a left-back. Over...
JoanCapdevila Esteve (born 12 July 1965) is a Spanish veterinarian and politician from Catalonia who serves as Member of the Congress of Deputies of Spain...
torn thigh muscle and was replaced by Deportivo La Coruña full-back JoanCapdevila. Manager: Otto Barić Croatia named their final squad on 2 June 2004...
won the bidding for the franchise. On 16 July 2014, the club signed JoanCapdevila, a European Championship and World Cup winning defender with Spain,...
Villarreal CF full-back JoanCapdevila played in the Spain national squad that won the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. Capdevila and Villarreal teammate...
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course alongside former compatriots Raúl, Xavi, Víctor Valdés, and JoanCapdevila, Alonso returned to Real Madrid where he assumed a role coaching the...
confirmed his status as a strong candidate to be the long-term successor of JoanCapdevila as the regular left-back for La Roja, and he was also included in the...
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talented squad at his disposal containing such players as Jose Molina, JoanCapdevila, Ruben Baraja, Santiago Solari, Kiko, Juan Carlos Valeron and Jimmy...
three days later with two goals coming from Villa, and one each from JoanCapdevila and Marcos Senna, with a notable debut from Bojan, coming on as a substitute...
Elano, Robbie Keane, Diego Forlán, Marco Materazzi, Freddie Ljungberg, JoanCapdevila, Aaron Hughes, Florent Malouda, Kostas Katsouranis, Luis García and...
October 2006. He came on as a substitute for Deportivo de La Coruña's JoanCapdevila in the 52nd minute of a 2–0 away loss for the UEFA Euro 2008 qualifiers...
They claimed another penalty five minutes later, when the ball hit JoanCapdevila's hand after bouncing in the penalty area; this appeal was also denied...
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