Igor Gabilondo
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Igor Gabilondo del Campo | ||
| Date of birth | 10 February 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | San Sebastián, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Athletic Bilbao | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Añorga KKE | |||
| 1993–1997 | Real Sociedad | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1997–2000 | Real Sociedad B | ||
| 2000–2006 | Real Sociedad | 129 | (13) |
| 2006– | Athletic Bilbao | 138 | (20) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 November 2011. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Igor Gabilondo del Campo (born 10 February 1979 in San Sebastián, Gipuzkoa, Basque Country) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Athletic de Bilbao as a left midfielder.
[edit] Football career
A product of Real Sociedad's youth system, Gabilondo appeared sparingly for the first team in his first two seasons as a professional, but went on to become an important element for the Basque outfit, netting five La Liga goals in 33 outing during 2003–04.
In 2006, Gabilondo moved to arch rivals Athletic Bilbao on a free transfer, producing roughly the same numbers in his first two seasons combined (59 games and seven goals). On 7 April 2007, he scored the game's only goal in a home win against Valencia CF.
Gabilondo was sparingly used in the 2008–09 campaign, but the 30-year old regained his importance in the following year, netting three goals during the season, two of those coming in 4–1 home triumphs, against CD Tenerife and UD Almería; Athletic finished eighth.
In 2010–11, veteran Gabilondo was regularly used by Athletic Bilbao, alternating between the starting XI and the substitutes bench. He equalled a career-best five goals, either from direct free kicks or long-distance shots,[1][2][3] also scoring against AD Alcorcón for the season's Copa del Rey (2–0 home win, 3–0 on aggregate).
[edit] References
- ^ Valencia 2-1 Athletic Bilbao; ESPN Soccernet, 2 October 2010
- ^ Bilbao ease past Getafe; ESPN Soccernet, 31 October 2010
- ^ Bilbao pick up away win; ESPN Soccernet, 18 December 2010
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