Ibon Begoña

Ibon Begoña
Personal information
Full name Ibon Begoña Zubiaur
Date of birth (1973-11-17) 17 November 1973
Place of birth Bilbao, Spain
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 12 in)
Playing position Left back
Club information
Current team
Atlético Isleño (assistant)
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)
Total 425 (19)
Teams managed
2012– Atlético Isleño (assistant)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

† Appearances (goals)
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Begoña and the second or maternal family name is Zubiaur.

Ibon Begoña Zubiaur (born 17 November 1973) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a left back, and the current assistant coach of UD Atlético Isleño.

Football 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, during the 2000–01 campaign, contributed with 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]

Personal life

Begoña's younger brother, Iker, was also a footballer and a defender.[5]

Honours

Alavés

References

External links

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