Spanish footballer
In this
Spanish name , the first or paternal
surname is
Begoña and the second or maternal family name is
Zubiaur .
Ibon Begoña Full name
Ibon Begoña Zubiaur Date of birth
(1973-11-17 ) 17 November 1973 (age 50) Place of birth
Bilbao , Spain Height
1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) Position(s)
Left-back 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) 2012–2013
Atlético Isleño (assistant) 2015–2017
Ciudad Ibiza
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
Ibon Begoña Zubiaur (born 17 November 1973) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a left-back .
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, 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
Begoña's younger brother, Iker , was also a footballer and a defender.[10]
Honours
Alavés
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 .
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