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My Take
I have a soft spot for unglamorous craftsmen, and David Navarro is exactly that. A central defender who logged 254 La Liga appearances across fifteen seasons with Valencia, Mallorca and Levante is not just durable, he is genuinely trusted. Ten goals over that span tells me everything: this was a man devoted to stopping play, not stealing headlines. Surviving so long at the top of Spanish football demands grit, positional intelligence and a willingness to do the thankless work. Players like him rarely top the popularity charts, yet they are the reason teams hold together. He is precisely the sort of steady professional I want to celebrate.
Overview
David Navarro Pedrós (Valencian pronunciation: [daˈvit naˈvaro]; born 25 May 1980) is a Spanish retired professional footballer who played as a central defender. He amassed La Liga totals of 254 matches and ten goals over 15 seasons, representing in the competition Valencia, Mallorca and Levante.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- David Navarro
- Name (Japanese)
- ダビド・ナバーロ
- Reading
- だびど・なばーろ
- Born
- May 25, 1980 (age 46)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Gemini / Monkey
- Origin
- Sagunto, Province of Valencia, Spain
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 188 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- association football player
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.