Ibon Begoña
Spanish footballer (born 1973)
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Ibon Begoña Zubiaur (born 17 November 1973) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a left-back.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ibon Begoña Zubiaur | ||
| Date of birth | 17 November 1973 | ||
| Place of birth | Bilbao, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | Left-back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| 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) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2012–2013 | Atlético Isleño (assistant) | ||
| 2015–2017 | Ciudad Ibiza | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
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
Honours
Alavés
- Segunda División: 1997–98
- UEFA Cup runner-up: 2000–01[11]