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786:"Chica es el primer fichaje del Betis para Primera"
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954:"Se retiró Chica, un histórico del Espanyol"
928:[With Javi Chica, more experience].
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977:"Javi Chica se estrena como 'primero'"
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820:[Rubén Castro does justice].
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926:"Amb Javi Chica, més experiència"
846:"Rayo win puts pressure on Betis"
447:. Capable of appearing at either
116:1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
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818:"Rubén Castro hace justicia"
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94:17 May 1985
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1060:Javi Chica
1051:Javi Chica
1042:Javi Chica
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931:L'Esportiu
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