Ibon Begoña Zubiaur (born 17 November 1973) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a left-back.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ibon Begoña Zubiaur | ||
| Date of birth | 17 November 1973 | ||
| Place of birth | Bilbao, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left-back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1993–1994 | Lemona | 28 | (4) |
| 1994 | Sestao | 15 | (3) |
| 1995–1997 | Bilbao Athletic | 72 | (4) |
| 1997–2004 | Alavés | 197 | (6) |
| 2004–2005 | Gimnàstic | 18 | (2) |
| 2006 | Alavés | 4 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Logroñés | 34 | (0) |
| 2007–2009 | Ibiza-Eivissa | 57 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Ciudad Ibiza | ||
| Total | 425 | (19) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2012–2013 | Atlético Isleño (assistant) | ||
| 2015–2017 | Ciudad Ibiza | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
editBorn in Bilbao, Basque Country, Begoña amassed La Liga totals of 145 games and five goals over the course of six seasons, in representation of Deportivo Alavés. He spent a total of eight years with the club in two separate spells and, in the 2000–01 campaign, contributed ten appearances in the team's runner-up run in the UEFA Cup, scoring in the 3–1 away win against Lillestrøm SK for the second round.[1]
Other than with Alavés,[2] Begoña played professionally in Segunda División with Bilbao Athletic and Gimnàstic de Tarragona, retiring in June 2009 at the age of 35 after two years with lowly UD Ibiza-Eivissa,[3] with which he later worked as director of football.[4] In late 2013, the 40-year-old returned to active with Ciudad de Ibiza CF in the Mallorca regional championships,[5] going on to begin working as a coach also with that club.[6][7][8]
In the summer of 2017, after Ciudad merged with UD Ibiza, a highly critical Begoña abandoned the project where he also acted as an investor.[9]
Personal life
editBegoña's younger brother, Iker, was also a footballer and a defender.[10]
Honours
editAlavés
- Segunda División: 1997–98
- UEFA Cup runner-up: 2000–01[11]
References
edit- ^ Álvarez, Robert; Rodrigálvarez, Eduardo (27 October 2000). "El Espanyol resuelve en Montjuïc, y el Alavés en Noruega" [Espanyol get job done at Montjuïc, and Alavés in Norway]. El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 December 2013.
- ^ Lekuona, Javier (28 January 2006). "Ibón Begoña es desde ayer nuevo jugador del Alavés" [Ibón Begoña is new Alavés player since yesterday]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 December 2013.
- ^ "Ibon Begoña y Dopico, dos fichajes de 'Primera´" [Ibon Begoña and Dopico, two 'Primera' signings]. Diario de Ibiza (in Spanish). 24 July 2007. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
- ^ Olmedo, Álvaro (14 January 2009). "Alfredo Santaelena entrenará al Ibiza e Ibon Begoña será secretario técnico" [Alfredo Santaelena will coach Ibiza and Ibon Begoña will be technical director]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 December 2013.
- ^ "Ibon Begoña descuelga las botas y debuta en Regional con el Ciudad de Ibiza" [Ibon Begoña unhangs boots and makes debut in Regional with Ciudad de Ibiza] (in Spanish). Fútbol Balear. 6 December 2013. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
- ^ Natera, Francisco (15 August 2015). "Ibon Begoña entrenará al Ciudad de Ibiza" [Ibon Begoña will coach Ciudad de Ibiza] (in Spanish). Fútbol Balear. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
- ^ "Begoña: «Iremos a ganar el partido desde el principio»" [Begoña: "We will go for the match from the beginning"]. Diario de Ibiza (in Spanish). 21 May 2016. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
- ^ "Ibon Begoña: «Queremos quitarnos la etiqueta de que fuera de casa no somos fiables»" [Ibon Begoña: "We want to shake off label of being unreliable away from home"]. Diario de Ibiza (in Spanish). 5 March 2017. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
- ^ Vidal, Carlos (2 July 2017). "Ibon Begoña: «Toda la parafernalia que han montado con la fusión es falsa; es sólo un paripé»" [Ibon Begoña: "The circus act they have put together concerning the merge is false; it's only a diversion"]. Diario de Ibiza (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 November 2017.
- ^ Cárdeno, José A. (10 April 2003). "Los Begoña se retan en Primera" [The Begoñas take on each other in Primera]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 December 2013.
- ^ "Liverpool win nine-goal epic with golden goal". UEFA. 1 September 2014. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
External links
edit- Ibon Begoña at BDFutbol
- Ibon Begoña at Athletic Bilbao
- Ibon Begoña at WorldFootball.net