Rubén Navarro
Rubén Navarro Méndez is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a striker.
He amassed La Liga totals of 147 games and 31 goals during seven seasons, representing Valencia, Numancia and Alavés. He added in 187 matches and 57 goals Segunda División, in a 15-year professional career.Navarro was born in Sallent de Llobregat, Barcelona, Catalonia. A product of Valencia CF's youth system, he first appeared in La Liga on 15 June 1997 in a 2–1 home win against Real Oviedo, but could never settle at his first club, moving to CD Numancia where he played two years; he scored ten league goals in his first season in Soria in spite of injury problems, helping barely avoid top-flight relegation.
Subsequently, Navarro joined Deportivo Alavés after the side's runner-up exploits in the UEFA Cup, and was an important attacking element during six years, three spent in the second division. In three of those campaigns, he netted in double digits.
For 2007–08, Navarro signed with another team in the second level, Hércules CF. On 5 April 2009, as they eventually narrowly missed on promotion, he scored a hat-trick against Sevilla Atlético in an 8–0 home rout.
In late June 2009, Navarro returned to his native region after nearly 15 years, signing as a free agent with Gimnàstic de Tarragona for two years. On 2 September 2011, after two seasons of irregular use after which he did not have his contract renewed and was released, the 33-year-old joined CD Leganés in division three.
