Egoitz Jaio

Egoitz Jaio
Personal information
Full name	Egoitz Jaio Gabiola
Date of birth	13 August 1980 (age 44)
Place of birth	Abadiño, Spain
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Centre back
Youth career
1994–1995	Abadiño
1995–1998	Athletic Bilbao
Senior career*
Years	Team
1998–1999	Basconia
1999–2002	Bilbao Athletic
2002–2004	Athletic Bilbao
2002–2003	→ Racing Ferrol (loan)
2003–2004	→ Algeciras (loan)
2004	→ Racing Ferrol (loan)
2004–2005	Racing Ferrol
2005–2006	Gimnàstic
2006–2013	Numancia
2013–2014	Wacker Innsbruck
2014–2015	Sestao
Total
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Egoitz Jaio Gabiola (born 13 August 1980) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a central defender.

Club career

Born in Abadiño, Biscay, Jaio spent his first professional years with Athletic Bilbao, but never made it past the reserves of the Basque Country giants, in Segunda División B. He resumed his career in Segunda División, consecutively with Racing de Ferrol (twice), Algeciras CF and Gimnàstic de Tarragona; as a starter with the latter club, he achieved promotion to La Liga in 2006.

That summer, Jaio moved teams also in the second division, joining CD Numancia and being regularly used during his stint.^[1] Aged almost 29, he made his top level debut in a 2–0 home win against Málaga CF on 2 May 2009 (he appeared precisely in the last five rounds, as the Sorians were already relegated).^[2]

References

^ "Breve enciclopedia numantina" [Brief numantina encyclopedia]. Desde Soria (in Spanish). 29 May 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
^ "El Numancia da la cara ante el Málaga y gana 2–0" [Numancia put up a fight against Málaga and win 2–0]. El Mundo (in Spanish). 3 May 2009. Retrieved 24 September 2017.

External links

Egoitz Jaio at BDFutbol
Egoitz Jaio at Athletic Bilbao
Egoitz Jaio at Soccerway

[1] "Breve enciclopedia numantina" [Brief numantina encyclopedia]. Desde Soria (in Spanish). 29 May 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2019.

[2] "El Numancia da la cara ante el Málaga y gana 2–0" [Numancia put up a fight against Málaga and win 2–0]. El Mundo (in Spanish). 3 May 2009. Retrieved 24 September 2017.

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