Javier 'Xavi' Fernández Annunziata (born 31 August 1987) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a left winger.
Playing career Born in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Annunziata joined CA Osasuna in 2008 from CD Tenerife B, going on to spend three full seasons with the reserves in the Segunda División B and scoring 12 goals in 30 matches in his last (30 starts).Annunziata: "En mi primer año lo pasé muy mal, era un crío, pero menos mal que no tiré la toalla" (Annunziata: "I had a really hard time in my first year, I was a kid, but thankfully I did not give up"); Noticias de Navarra, 12 June 2011 (in Spanish) On 28 October 2010 he made his debut with the Navarrese's first team, in a 1–1 home draw against Deportivo de La Coruña in the round of 32 of the Copa del Rey.; Tenerife Deportivo, 28 October 2010 (in Spanish) He made his first La Liga appearance the following 15 January, playing eight minutes in a 4–2 away defeat to Villarreal CF.Cani inspires Villarreal; ESPN Soccernet, 15 January 2011 He renewed his contract on 1 June, extending his link until 2013 with the option for two further years.Annunziata renueva hasta 2013, con opción a dos más (Annunziata renews until 2013, with two optional years); Diario AS, 1 June 2011 (in Spanish)
On 28 August 2012, Annunziata was loaned to Segunda División club SD Huesca until the end of the campaign,El Huesca obtiene la cesión de Annunziata (Huesca get Annunziata loan); Marca, 27 August 2012 (in Spanish) which ended in relegation.Huesca y Osasuna, una relación muy beneficiosa (Huesca and Osasuna, quite the beneficial relationship); Diario del AltoAragón, 19 November 2020 (in Spanish) Subsequently, he resumed his career in the third tier and lower.El Villanovense firma a Xavier Annunziata y a Javi Barrio (Villanovense sign Xavier Annunziata and Javi Barrio); El Periódico Extremadura, 6 July 2017 (in Spanish)
Annunziata retired in December 2019 aged 32, his last club being Tercera División's Real Avilés Industrial CF.«Prefiero dejarlo que seguir en este plan, así es imposible poder disfrutar del fútbol» ("I'd rather retire than go on like this, there's no way I can enjoy football as such"); El Comercio, 15 December 2019 (in Spanish)
Coaching career On 24 March 2021, Annunziata was named head coach of fourth-division side Caudal Deportivo.Xavi Annunziata sustituye a Chuchi Collado en el Caudal Deportivo (Xavi Annunziata replaces Chuchi Collado at Caudal Deportivo) ; BeSoccer, 24 March 2021 (in Spanish) He left in June.Nacho Cabo asume el banquillo del Caudal (Nacho Cabo takes over Caudal bench); El Comercio, 16 June 2021 (in Spanish)
Annunziata subsequently worked with Villarreal's youths."Estamos robotizando a los jugadores, están perdiendo la pillería" ("We are turning players into robots, they are losing their mischievousness"); La Nueva España, 21 December 2023 (in Spanish)
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