Question: When was the Spanish footballer  who was Among the main players behind the success of 1998–99 Valencia CF season born?

full_context: Document 1: José Mari García: José María García Lafuente (born 10 February 1971), commonly known as José Mari, is a retired Spanish professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
Document 2: José Luis Mendilibar: José Luis Mendilibar Etxebarria (born 14 March 1961) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a midfielder, and is the current manager of SD Eibar.
Document 3: 2014–15 Valencia CF season: The 2014–15 Valencia CF season was the club's 95th season in its history and its 80th in La Liga. This was the first season since 1997–98 that Valencia would not compete in any European competition despite previous season's lowest position finish in six years. Having missed out on European competition, the team competed in La Liga and the Copa del Rey. In La Liga, they finished fourth, qualifying for the play-off round of the 2015–16 UEFA Champions League. In the Copa del Rey, Valencia lost to Espanyol in the round of 16. Dani Parejo was the club's top scorer in the league, with 12 goals, while Paco Alcácer was the club's top scorer overall, with 14 goals.
Document 4: Gaizka Mendieta: Gaizka Mendieta Zabala (] , ] ; born 27 March 1974) is a retired Spanish footballer who played as a midfielder.
Document 5: Gary Medel: Gary Alexis Medel Soto (] ; born 3 August 1987) is a Chilean professional footballer who plays for Turkish club Beşiktaş as a defensive midfielder. However, he can also play as a defender. Due to his work-rate, physicality, tenacity, tactical intelligence, and his aggressive, hard-tackling style of play, as well as his leadership on the pitch, he is nicknamed the "Pitbull".
Document 6: 1998–99 FC Barcelona season: During the 1998–99 FC Barcelona season, the club once again retained the La Liga title, but eliminated by Valencia in the round of 16 of Copa del Rey. Barcelona enjoyed a great season with their new signings Ronald de Boer, Patrick Kluivert, Frank de Boer, Mauricio Pellegrino, Boudewijn Zenden and Phillip Cocu. Barcelona's league start was slower in early season but Barcelona turnaround to secure La Liga in late-May, but Barcelona crashed out of the UEFA Champions League, following an another lackluster performance in the First Group Phase.
Document 7: Cesc Fàbregas: Francesc "Cesc" Fàbregas Soler (] ; born 4 May 1987) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Premier League club Chelsea and the Spain national team.
Document 8: Valencia CF: Valencia Club de Fútbol (] , ] ; also known as Valencia CF, Valencia or Los Che) is a Spanish football club based in Valencia. They play in La Liga and are one of the most successful and biggest clubs in Spanish football and European football. Valencia have won six La Liga titles, seven Copa del Rey titles, two Inter-Cities Fairs Cups (the predecessor to the UEFA Cup), one UEFA Cup, one UEFA Cup Winners' Cup and two UEFA Super Cups. They also reached two UEFA Champions League finals in a row, losing to La Liga rivals Real Madrid in 2000 and Bayern Munich on penalties after a 1–1 draw in 2001. Valencia were also members of the G-14 group of leading European football clubs. In total, Valencia have reached seven major European finals, winning four of them.
Document 9: 2003–04 Valencia CF season: During the 2003–04 Spanish football season, Valencia CF won the double of La Liga and the UEFA Cup. At the end of the season, manager Rafael Benítez left to manage English side Liverpool and was succeeded by former Chelsea and Valencia manager Claudio Ranieri.
Document 10: Xavi: Xavier "Xavi" Hernández Creus (] ] ; born 25 January 1980) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Qatari club Al Sadd SC.
Document 11: Míchel Salgado: Miguel Ángel "Míchel" Salgado Fernández (born 22 October 1975) is a retired Spanish professional footballer who played as a right back.
Document 12: 2000–01 UEFA Champions League: The 2000–01 UEFA Champions League was the 46th season of the UEFA Champions League, UEFA's premier European club football tournament, and the ninth since it was rebranded from the "European Champion Clubs' Cup" or "European Cup". The competition was won by Bayern Munich (first title since 1976), who beat Valencia 5–4 on penalties after a 1–1 draw after extra time. It was their first UEFA Champions League title, and their fourth European Cup title overall, it was Valencia's second consecutive final defeat, losing to Real Madrid in the previous season. The knockout phase saw Bayern eliminate the preceding two Champions League winners, Manchester United and Real Madrid, winning all four games in the process. Valencia, meanwhile, defeated English sides Arsenal and Leeds United in the knockout phase en route to the final.
Document 13: 1997–98 FC Barcelona season: FC Barcelona returned to its previous glorious league ways under the guidance of new coach Louis van Gaal. The highly rated coach, hired from Ajax Amsterdam, brought lethal striker Sonny Anderson and the attacking midfielder Rivaldo with him. But surprisedly Barcelona sold Ronaldo to Inter Milan just before season begin and thus handed Sonny Anderson as main striker. He introduced Barcelona to his marvelous 4-3-3 formation, in which Rivaldo was a perfect centre forward, scoring 20 goals in the league. Under van Gaal at helm on his first season, Barcelona won their 15th La Liga title, 2nd European Super Cup title as well as 24th Copa del Rey title (thus winning their domestic double) but Barcelona crashed out of the UEFA Champions League, following a lackluster performance in the First Group Phase. In fact, Barcelona ended up last in the group, and was not even qualifying for the remainder of the UEFA Cup, contributing only single victory, two draws and three defeats and thus preventing Barcelona's first treble glory.
Document 14: 2001–02 Valencia CF season: Valencia CF won their first La Liga title for more than 30 years, in the first season under new coach Rafael Benítez. The Tenerife recruit had a tough start to his job, with several dropped points and a midfield slot in the beginning of the season, culminating in a disqualification from Copa del Rey for fielding too many non-EU players. Benítez was reported to be near the sack before an away game against Espanyol. With Valencia trailing 2-0 at halftime, the resurgence of the team in the second half allowed the inexperienced coach to keep the job, and it got to be a starting point for a winning streak that eventually saw Valencia claiming the entire league, despite taking only 75 points and scoring a mere 51 goals.
Document 15: 1998–99 Valencia CF season: Valencia CF had a successful season, finishing in the top four of La Liga and thus qualifying for the UEFA Champions League for the first time in almost 30 years, thanks to the extension of the competition to include more teams from the top leagues. Valencia also won the Copa del Rey, ending a long trophy drought and marking a successful end to Italian coach Claudio Ranieri's first spell at the club. Among the main players behind the success included Gaizka Mendieta, Javier Farinós and lethal striker Claudio López.
ground_truth: 27 March 1974