Ibon Begoña
Ibon Begoña Zubiaur (born 17 November 1973) is a Spanish former footballer who played as a left back, and a manager.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ibon Begoña Zubiaur | ||
Date of birth | 17 November 1973 | ||
Place of birth | Bilbao, Spain | ||
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Playing 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) | |
Teams managed | |||
2012–2013 | Atlético Isleño (assistant) | ||
2015–2017 | Ciudad Ibiza | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Club career
Born 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, during the 2000–01 campaign, contributed with 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]
Honours
Alavés
- Segunda División: 1997–98
- UEFA Cup runner-up: 2000–01[11]
References
- 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
- Ibon Begoña at BDFutbol
- Ibon Begoña at Athletic Bilbao
- Ibon Begoña at WorldFootball.net
- Ibon Begoña at FootballDatabase.eu