Javier Baraja

Javier Baraja
Personal information
Full name Javier Baraja Vegas
Date of birth (1980-08-24) 24 August 1980
Place of birth Valladolid, Spain
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)
Youth career
Valladolid
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2002 Valladolid B
2001–2002 Valladolid 2 (0)
2002–2004 Getafe 27 (0)
2004–2005 Málaga B 35 (1)
2005–2014 Valladolid 197 (4)
Total 261 (5)
International career
1997 Spain U16 7 (0)
1998 Spain U17 3 (0)
Managerial career
2015–2016 Valladolid (assistant)
2016–2017 Rayo Vallecano (assistant)
2018–2019 Valladolid (youth)
2019–2021 Valladolid B
2022 Ibiza
2025 Getafe B
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Spain
UEFA European Under-16 Championship
Winner 1997 Germany
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Javier Baraja Vegas (born 24 August 1980) is a Spanish former footballer who played as a defensive midfielder or a central defender, currently a manager.

He spent most of his professional career with Valladolid, appearing in 229 competitive games and playing six La Liga seasons with the club (ten in total).