Jano
Jano with Mattersburg in 2015
Personal information
Full name Alejandro Velasco Fariñas
Date of birth (1986-12-23) 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

Alejandro Velasco Fariñas (born 23 December 1986), known as Jano, is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.

Club career

Early years

Born in Madrid, Jano was a CF Rayo Majadahonda youth graduate, and made his first-team debut during the 2006–07 season, in 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

Jano 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 2–4 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

Jano returned to Spain on 5 October 2020, agreeing to a one-year deal with CF Fuenlabrada.[11] He played his first match in Segunda División the following month 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]

Jano retired with Fuenla in 2022, aged 35, and became a DJ.

Honours

Mattersburg

References

  1. ↑ "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.
  2. ↑ "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.
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ "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.
  5. ↑ 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.
  6. ↑ "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 7 October 2020.
  7. 1 2 Fenz, Bernhard (12 May 2015). "Wir sind wieder Bundesliga!" [We're back in the Bundesliga!]. Nön (in German). Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  8. ↑ "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.
  9. ↑ "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.
  10. 1 2 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.
  11. ↑ "Jano Velasco ficha por el CF Fuenlabrada" [Jano Velasco signs for CF Fuenlabrada] (in Spanish). CF Fuenlabrada. 5 October 2020. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  12. ↑ 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]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  13. ↑ "Jano Velasco debutó con el Fuenla" [Jano Velasco made debut with Fuenla] (in Spanish). CF Fuenlabrada. 9 November 2020. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
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