Iker Begoña
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Iker Begoña Zubiaur | ||
Date of birth | 15 November 1976 | ||
Place of birth | Bilbao, Spain | ||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre back / Defensive midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
Athletic Bilbao | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1996–1997 | Basconia | ||
1997–1998 | Bilbao Athletic | 10 | (1) |
1998–1999 | Gernika | 30 | (2) |
1999–2000 | Bermeo | 34 | (1) |
2000–2001 | Amurrio | 35 | (2) |
2001 | Alicante | 12 | (1) |
2001–2006 | Recreativo | 141 | (6) |
2006–2007 | Lorca Deportiva | 20 | (0) |
2007–2009 | Albacete | 73 | (3) |
2009–2011 | Levadiakos | 32 | (1) |
2012 | Thrasyvoulos | 16 | (1) |
Total | 403 | (18) | |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Template:Spanish name Iker Begoña Zubiaur (born 15 November 1976) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a central defender or a defensive midfielder.
Football career
Born in Bilbao, Basque Country, Begoña reached Segunda División in late 2001 at already 25, signing with Recreativo de Huelva from lowly Alicante CF. He appeared in 21 games and scored one goal in his first season to help his team return to La Liga after an absence of 23 years, then remained a further four campaigns with the Andalusians, three of them in the second level; he made his debut in his country's top flight on 1 September 2002, playing the full 90 minutes in a 2–3 home loss against Málaga CF.[1]
Subsequently, Begoña continued competing in the second tier, with Lorca Deportiva CF[2] and Albacete Balompié. In November 2009, the 33-year-old moved abroad for the first time in his career, signing with Levadiakos F.C. in the Superleague Greece;[3] he split the 2011–12 campaign in the same country with Levadiakos and Thrasyvoulos F.C. in division two, retiring at its closure.
Personal life
Begoña's older brother, Ibon, was also a footballer and a defender.[4]
References
- ^ El Málaga redescubre a un Musampa goleador (Málaga rediscovers scoring Musampa); El Mundo, 2 September 2002 Template:Es icon
- ^ Iker Begoña ficha por el Lorca (Iker Begoña signs for Lorca); Mercado de Fichajes, 27 July 2006 Template:Es icon
- ^ Iker Begoña ficha por el Levadiakos griego (Iker Begoña signs for Greece's Levadiakos); Marca, 20 November 2009 Template:Es icon
- ^ Los Begoña se retan en Primera (The Begoñas take on each other in Primera); Diario AS, 10 April 2003 Template:Es icon
External links
- Iker Begoña at BDFutbol
- Iker Begoña at Athletic Bilbao
- Iker Begoña at Soccerway
- 1976 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Bilbao
- Spanish footballers
- Basque footballers
- Association football defenders
- Association football midfielders
- Association football utility players
- La Liga players
- Segunda División players
- Segunda División B players
- Tercera División players
- CD Basconia footballers
- Bilbao Athletic footballers
- Alicante CF footballers
- Recreativo de Huelva players
- Lorca Deportiva footballers
- Albacete Balompié players
- Superleague Greece players
- Football League (Greece) players
- Levadiakos F.C. players
- Thrasyvoulos F.C. players
- Spanish expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Greece
- Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Greece