Remember Javier Farinós? What a player, he just came to mind
Farinós debuted for Valencia in 1996 and was sold to Inter in 2000 for 2,000 million pesetas. He returned to Spain in 2005 and won promotion with Hércules.
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Francisco Javier Farinós Zapata (Valencia, 29 March 1978) was a defensive midfielder who came through the Valencia youth academy and went on to play for Inter Milan after a 1999-2000 season in which the Spanish club finished as Champions League runners-up.
## From the Mestalla academy to the European final
Farinós was born in Valencia on **29 March 1978** and trained as a footballer in Valencia's youth system. He made his La Liga debut with the first team in **1996**, aged 18. His best season was **1999-2000**, when Valencia reached the Champions League final and finished runners-up.
That performance peine the doors of a European giant. Inter Milan paid **2,000 million pesetas**, around **12 million euros**, for his transfer.
## Five years in Italy with two loan spells
His spell at the nerazzurri club lasted five seasons, but it was not what he had hoped for. In between he accumulated two loans, to Villarreal and Mallorca, before returning to Spain in **2005**. His time in Milan is remembered as a disappointment.
## Hércules and promotion to the top flight
In **2006** he signed for Hércules de Alicante, where he played five seasons, from **2006 to 2011**, and achieved promotion to La Liga. As an international, he played more than **40 matches** for Spain's youth teams and made his senior debut in **1999**, though he only played two games.
## From the Mestalla academy to the European final
Farinós was born in Valencia on **29 March 1978** and trained as a footballer in Valencia's youth system. He made his La Liga debut with the first team in **1996**, aged 18. His best season was **1999-2000**, when Valencia reached the Champions League final and finished runners-up.
That performance peine the doors of a European giant. Inter Milan paid **2,000 million pesetas**, around **12 million euros**, for his transfer.
## Five years in Italy with two loan spells
His spell at the nerazzurri club lasted five seasons, but it was not what he had hoped for. In between he accumulated two loans, to Villarreal and Mallorca, before returning to Spain in **2005**. His time in Milan is remembered as a disappointment.
## Hércules and promotion to the top flight
In **2006** he signed for Hércules de Alicante, where he played five seasons, from **2006 to 2011**, and achieved promotion to La Liga. As an international, he played more than **40 matches** for Spain's youth teams and made his senior debut in **1999**, though he only played two games.
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