Joan Capdevila

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
Men's football
Representing  Spain
FIFA World Cup
Winner 2010 South Africa
UEFA European Championship
Winner 2008 Austria–Switzerland
Summer Olympics
Silver medal – second place 2000 Sydney Team
FIFA Confederations Cup
Third place 2009 South Africa
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Joan Capdevila Méndez (Catalan pronunciation: [ʒuˈaŋ kədːəˈβilə]; 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.

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ a b c d "Joan CAPDEVILA Méndez" (in Spanish). El Mundo. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
  3. ^ "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.