José Antonio Ñíguez

José Antonio Ñíguez Vicente (born 30 September 1962), known as Boria, is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a striker.

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Ñíguez and the second or maternal family name is Vicente.
Boria
Personal information
Full name José Antonio Ñíguez Vicente
Date of birth (1962-09-30) 30 September 1962
Place of birth Elche, Spain
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position(s) Striker
Youth career
Elche
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1981–1988 Elche 167 (39)
1988–1989 Sabadell 20 (4)
1989–1990 Figueres 19 (2)
1990–1991 Cartagena 30 (11)
1991–1993 Elche 71 (14)
1993–1994 Mensajero 6 (1)
Total 313 (71)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

He spent most of his senior career with Elche, with which he appeared in all three major levels of Spanish football for a total of ten seasons.

Club career

Born in Elche, Valencian Community, Boria played mainly for local Elche CF. He made his senior debut at only 18 and competed almost exclusively in Segunda División, scoring a career-best 13 goals in 33 games in the 1983–84 season to help the club return to La Liga after a six-year absence.[1]

Boria featured much less the following campaign, which ended in immediate relegation. He played his first match in the top flight on 1 September 1984 in a 0–1 local derby home loss against Valencia CF,[2] and netted his first and only goal in the competition on 7 October of that year, contributing decisively to a 2–1 win at Real Valladolid.[3]

Boria achieved another promotion to the top level with the Franjiverdes in 1988, but never played in that tier again, seeing out his professional career in late 1990 after spells with CE Sabadell FC and UE Figueres. The following year he re-joined Elche, now in Segunda División B.[1]

Personal life

Boria's three sons, Aarón, Jonathan and Saúl, are also footballers.[4][5][6]

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References
  1. "José Antonio Ñíguez, BORIA" (in Spanish). Franjiverdes. 28 January 2009. Retrieved 13 January 2014.
  2. "0–1: Tropezó el Elche ante un Valencia disciplinado" [0–1: Elche stumbled to organized Valencia]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 2 September 1984. Retrieved 13 January 2014.
  3. "1–2: Campanada del Elche en Valladolid" [1–2: Elche shocker in Valladolid]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 8 October 1984. Retrieved 13 January 2014.
  4. "Los Ñiguez, familia de futbolistas" [The Ñiguezes, footballing family] (in Spanish). Colgados por el Fútbol. 8 December 2013. Retrieved 13 January 2014.
  5. "Saúl, Aarón y Jony, los hermanos Ñíguez marcan un 'triplete' histórico" [Saúl, Aarón and Jony, the Ñíguez brothers score historic 'triple']. La Información (in Spanish). 18 December 2016. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
  6. "Los hermanos Ñíguez, unidos y luchando contra la esclerosis" [The Ñíguez brothers, united and fighting against sclerosis]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 21 December 2016. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
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