Ricardo Mendiguren

Ricardo Mendiguren

Personal information
Full name	Ricardo María Mendiguren Egaña
Date of birth	(1968-10-19) 19 October 1968
Place of birth	Oñati, Spain
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
?–1987	Athletic Bilbao
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1986–1988	Bilbao Athletic	40	(7)
1987–1996	Athletic Bilbao	193	(22)
1997–1998	Las Palmas	0	(0)
Total		233	(29)
International career
1984–1985	Spain U16	11	(3)
1986	Spain U18	2	(1)
1989–1990	Spain U21	5	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ricardo María Mendiguren Egaña (born 19 October 1968) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a forward.

Club career

Born in Oñati, Gipuzkoa, Mendiguren emerged through Athletic Bilbao's youth ranks. Still a junior, he managed to make his debuts for both the reserve team and the main squad, respectively in Segunda División and La Liga, first appearing for the latter on 8 February 1987 in a 0–0 home draw against Cádiz CF.

Mendiguren's best years were from 1988 to 1990, as he appeared in 62 league matches for the Basque side (54 starts) whilst scoring 14 goals combined, with the team ranking seventh and 12th respectively; in the following seasons, he returned to his role as a bench player, but still managed to be used regularly.

In the 1994–95 UEFA Cup, Mendiguren appeared in six matches as Athletic reached the third round, starting in both legs against Newcastle United (3–3 aggregate win). He amassed official totals for the club of 223 matches and 23 goals, and left in the 1997 January transfer window to UD Las Palmas in the second level, retiring after no competitive appearances due to injury.

Club statistics

Club	Season	League		Cup		Europe		Other		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Bilbao Athletic	1985–86	1	0	?	?	-	-	-	-	1	0
	1986–87	27	6	?	?	-	-	-	-	27	6
	1987–88	12	1	?	?	-	-	-	-	12	1
	Total	40	7	0	0	-	-	-	-	40	7
Athletic Bilbao	1986–87	3	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	3	0
	1987–88	17	3	0	0	-	-	-	-	17	0
	1988–89	32	9	4	1	3	0	-	-	39	10
	1989–90	31	5	4	0	-	-	-	-	35	5
	1990–91	24	2	3	0	-	-	-	-	27	2
	1991–92	16	0	4	0	-	-	-	-	20	0
	1992–93	29	2	1	0	-	-	-	-	30	2
	1993–94	18	0	2	0	-	-	-	-	20	0
	1994–95	21	1	4	0	6	0	-	-	31	1
	1995–96	2	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	2	0
	1996–97	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	0	0
	Total	193	22	22	1	9	0	-	-	224	23
Las Palmas	1996–97	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	0	0
	Total	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	0	0
Career totals		233	29	22	1	9	0	-	-	264	30

External links

• Ricardo Mendiguren at Athletic Bilbao
• Ricardo Mendiguren at BDFutbol