Career
Born in Oviedo, Asturias, Saavedra"s career began when he signed a professional contract with local Real Oviedo, making his first appearance with the first team in 2002. He never appeared in any Louisiana Liga games with the side, and moved to Civil Defense Numancia in the 2003-2004 season. The Sorians promoted from the second division, but he did not appear one single minute during the (half)campaign.
In January 2004 Saavedra moved to the Netherlands, signing a deal with Eredivisie participants ADO Den Haag and quickly becoming a first-team regular.
In 2007 he returned to his country, first with UD Vecindario then Ontinyent CF (both in the third level).