Alejandro Velasco Fariñas (born 23 December 1986), known as Jano, is a Spanish retired professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.
 Jano with Mattersburg in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alejandro Velasco Fariñas | ||
| Date of birth | 23 December 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Madrid, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Colegio San Agustín | |||
| Rayo Majadahonda | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2008 | Rayo Majadahonda | ||
| 2008–2009 | Leganés | 14 | (0) |
| 2009–2011 | Rayo Vallecano B | 58 | (3) |
| 2011 | Puerta Bonita | 16 | (0) |
| 2012–2014 | St. Pölten | 84 | (12) |
| 2014–2020 | Mattersburg | 198 | (12) |
| 2020–2022 | Fuenlabrada | 18 | (0) |
| Total | 388 | (27) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editEarly years
editBorn in Madrid, Jano was a CF Rayo Majadahonda youth graduate, and made his first-team debut during the 2006–07 season, in the Tercera División. In 2008 he signed with Segunda División B club CD Leganés, terminating his contract on 4 September 2009 and joining Rayo Vallecano's reserves in the fourth division.[1]
Jano helped Rayo B in their promotion to the third level in 2010, but was sparingly used afterwards. He subsequently moved to amateurs CD Puerta Bonita,[2] leaving in January 2012 for Austrian Football Second League side SKN St. Pölten.[3]
Austria
editJano made his professional debut on 2 March 2012, starting and scoring his team's second goal in a 3–2 home win over FC Lustenau 07.[4] A regular starter, he netted the equaliser in the 2013–14 Austrian Cup final against FC Red Bull Salzburg, but in an eventual 4–2 loss.[5]
In the summer of 2014, Jano signed for SV Mattersburg in the same country and league.[6] He helped to promotion to the Bundesliga in his first season, as champions.[7]
Jano made his debut in the Austrian top flight on 25 July 2015, starting in the 2–1 home defeat of Salzburg.[8] He scored his first goal in the competition on 26 September, his team's second in a 4–2 away loss to the same opposition.[9]
In August 2020, shortly after renewing his contract for a further two years, Jano became a free agent after Mattersburg's main financial backer was closed down and the club was subsequently dissolved.[10]
Later career
editJano returned to Spain on 5 October 2020, agreeing to a one-year deal with CF Fuenlabrada.[11] He played his first Segunda División match on 8 November at the age of 33 years and 11 months, as a 64th-minute substitute in the 3–0 victory at AD Alcorcón.[12][13][10]
Honours
editMattersburg
References
edit- ^ "Leganés: Jano rescinde y firma por Rayo "B"" [Leganés: Jano rescinds and signs for Rayo "B"] (in Spanish). esFutbol. 4 September 2009. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
- ^ "Jano e Iván Trapero, últimos fichajes del club" [Jano and Iván Trapero, last signings of the club] (in Spanish). CD Puerta Bonita. 1 September 2011. Archived from the original on 20 May 2012. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
- ^ Sander, Georg (14 July 2012). "Die neiche Schoin – Der SKN St. Pölten im Preseason-Check" [The new shell – SKN St. Pölten in preseason check] (in German). Abseits. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
- ^ "FC Lustenau geht in St. Pölten wieder leer aus und verliert 2:3" [FC Lustenau come up empty again in St. Pölten and lose 2:3] (in German). Vienna.at. 3 March 2012. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
- ^ Huber, Alexander (20 May 2014). "Nach dem Cupfinale kämpft St. Pölten um Jano" [St. Pölten fight for Jano after Cup final]. Kurier (in German). Retrieved 8 October 2020.
- ^ "Jano: Ein Allrounder auf und neben dem Platz" [Jano: An all-rounder on and off the pitch]. Burgenländische Volkszeitung (in German). 18 February 2015. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
- ^ a b Fenz, Bernhard (12 May 2015). "Wir sind wieder Bundesliga!" [We're back in the Bundesliga!]. Nön (in German). Retrieved 11 November 2020.
- ^ "SVM trifft in erster und letzter Minute" [SVM score in first and last minute] (in German). ORF Sport +. 25 July 2015. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
- ^ "Vier Soriano-Tore bei Salzburgs 4:2-Sieg über Mattersburg" [Four Soriano goals in Salzburg's 4:2 win over Mattersburg]. Salzburger Nachrichten (in German). 27 September 2015. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
- ^ a b Millán, Luis (11 November 2020). "La increíble historia de Jano: de la quiebra de su equipo en Austria a debutar en Segunda ¡con 33 años!" [The incredible story of Jano: from bankruptcy of his club in Austria to debuting in Segunda at the age of 33!]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 November 2020.
- ^ "Jano Velasco ficha por el CF Fuenlabrada" [Jano Velasco signs for CF Fuenlabrada] (in Spanish). CF Fuenlabrada. 5 October 2020. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
- ^ Guillén, Víctor (8 November 2020). "El Alcorcón sucumbe con nueve ante un hat-trick de Sekou Gassama" [Alcorcón succumb to Sekou Gassama hat-trick with nine]. As (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 November 2020.
- ^ "Jano Velasco debutó con el Fuenla" [Jano Velasco made debut with Fuenla] (in Spanish). CF Fuenlabrada. 9 November 2020. Retrieved 11 November 2020.