Barcelona and Mallorca Born in
Barcelona,
Catalonia, Navarro came through the ranks of giants
FC Barcelona. He was on the verge of replacing longtime left-back
Sergi Barjuán who had left for
Atlético Madrid in 2002, but a serious knee injury finished off his chances with his hometown club. On 3 November 2002, he scored his only goal for
Barça and his first as a professional, in a 1–1 away draw against
Racing de Santander. After an uneventful six-month loan at
Albacete Balompié in 2004, also in
La Liga, Navarro was loaned again, this time to
RCD Mallorca (still in the top flight) for the
2005–06 season. After a successful campaign the
Balearic Islands side decided to buy him outright, and he was an undisputed starter during his tenure.
Sevilla Navarro joined
Sevilla FC on 18 June 2008, for a reported
€5 million. He was first-choice in his first two seasons as the
Andalusians ranked respectively
third and
fourth, totalling 27
yellow cards in the process. In the following campaigns, with no real competitor in his position, Navarro continued to start for Sevilla. On 26 October 2011, he renewed his contract, due to expire in June 2013, for a further three years. The previous month, he was involved in an incident in a home fixture against
Valencia CF: after opponent
Aritz Aduriz stepped on
Emir Spahić in the 70th minute, the latter's reaction was apparently exaggerated, but Navarro vehemently asked for a
red card to Aduriz, which was conceded by the
referee. From the year 2013 onwards, after the emergence of youth graduate
Alberto Moreno, Navarro appeared in several games as a
central defender. He won the
UEFA Europa League in
2013–14 and in
2014–15, leaving the
Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Stadium with 282 competitive appearances to his credit.
Deportivo On 19 June 2015, aged 32, Navarro signed a two-year deal with fellow top-tier team
Deportivo de La Coruña, with an option for a third. Three years later, shortly after having
been relegated, he announced his retirement. ==International career==