Javier Alejandro Villarreal (born March 1 1979 in Alta Gracia Cordoba Province) is an Argentine football midfielder. He currently plays for Club Atletico Banfield in the Argentine Primera Division.
Career
Villarreal started his career in 1996 at Talleres de Cordoba in the Argentine Primera B Nacional. In 1998 the club were promoted to the Primera Division. In 1999 he was sold to local rivals Club Atletico Belgrano.
In 2000 he moved to Spain to play for Cordoba CF. However, the move did not work out and he returned to Argentina to play for Boca Juniors. He won two titles with the club, including two Copa Libertadores. In 2004 he joined Grasshoppers on Switzerland. But again his time in European football was brief. He returned to Argentina in 2005 to play for Colon de Santa Fe and then Racing Club.
In 2006 he joined Libertad in Paraguay where he was part of the squad that won the . At the end of 2006 he joined Banfield.
