Ibon Begoña

Ibon Begoña
Personal information
Full name	Ibon Begoña Zubiaur
Date of birth	17 November 1973 (age 51)
Place of birth	Bilbao, Spain
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Left-back
Senior career*
Years	Team
1993–1994	Lemona
1994	Sestao
1995–1997	Bilbao Athletic
1997–2004	Alavés
2004–2005	Gimnàstic
2006	Alavés
2006–2007	Logroñés
2007–2009	Ibiza-Eivissa
2013–2014	Ciudad Ibiza
Total
Managerial career
2012–2013	Atlético Isleño (assistant)
2015–2017	Ciudad Ibiza
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ibon Begoña Zubiaur (born 17 November 1973) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a left-back.

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

Begoña's younger brother, Iker, was also a footballer and a defender.^[10]

Honours

Alavés

Segunda División: 1997–98
UEFA Cup runner-up: 2000–01^[11]

References

^ Álvarez, Robert; Rodrigálvarez, Eduardo (27 October 2000). "El Espanyol resuelve en Montjuïc, y el Alavés en Noruega" [Espanyol get job done at Montjuïc, and Alavés in Norway]. El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 December 2013.
^ Lekuona, Javier (28 January 2006). "Ibón Begoña es desde ayer nuevo jugador del Alavés" [Ibón Begoña is new Alavés player since yesterday]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 December 2013.
^ "Ibon Begoña y Dopico, dos fichajes de 'Primera´" [Ibon Begoña and Dopico, two 'Primera' signings]. Diario de Ibiza (in Spanish). 24 July 2007. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
^ Olmedo, Álvaro (14 January 2009). "Alfredo Santaelena entrenará al Ibiza e Ibon Begoña será secretario técnico" [Alfredo Santaelena will coach Ibiza and Ibon Begoña will be technical director]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 December 2013.
^ "Ibon Begoña descuelga las botas y debuta en Regional con el Ciudad de Ibiza" [Ibon Begoña unhangs boots and makes debut in Regional with Ciudad de Ibiza] (in Spanish). Fútbol Balear. 6 December 2013. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
^ Natera, Francisco (15 August 2015). "Ibon Begoña entrenará al Ciudad de Ibiza" [Ibon Begoña will coach Ciudad de Ibiza] (in Spanish). Fútbol Balear. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
^ "Begoña: «Iremos a ganar el partido desde el principio»" [Begoña: "We will go for the match from the beginning"]. Diario de Ibiza (in Spanish). 21 May 2016. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
^ "Ibon Begoña: «Queremos quitarnos la etiqueta de que fuera de casa no somos fiables»" [Ibon Begoña: "We want to shake off label of being unreliable away from home"]. Diario de Ibiza (in Spanish). 5 March 2017. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
^ Vidal, Carlos (2 July 2017). "Ibon Begoña: «Toda la parafernalia que han montado con la fusión es falsa; es sólo un paripé»" [Ibon Begoña: "The circus act they have put together concerning the merge is false; it's only a diversion"]. Diario de Ibiza (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 November 2017.
^ Cárdeno, José A. (10 April 2003). "Los Begoña se retan en Primera" [The Begoñas take on each other in Primera]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 December 2013.
^ "Liverpool win nine-goal epic with golden goal". UEFA. 1 September 2014. Retrieved 28 June 2016.

External links

Ibon Begoña at BDFutbol
Ibon Begoña at Athletic Bilbao
Ibon Begoña at WorldFootball.net

[1] Álvarez, Robert; Rodrigálvarez, Eduardo (27 October 2000). "El Espanyol resuelve en Montjuïc, y el Alavés en Noruega" [Espanyol get job done at Montjuïc, and Alavés in Norway]. El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 December 2013.

[2] Lekuona, Javier (28 January 2006). "Ibón Begoña es desde ayer nuevo jugador del Alavés" [Ibón Begoña is new Alavés player since yesterday]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 December 2013.

[3] "Ibon Begoña y Dopico, dos fichajes de 'Primera´" [Ibon Begoña and Dopico, two 'Primera' signings]. Diario de Ibiza (in Spanish). 24 July 2007. Retrieved 11 December 2013.

[4] Olmedo, Álvaro (14 January 2009). "Alfredo Santaelena entrenará al Ibiza e Ibon Begoña será secretario técnico" [Alfredo Santaelena will coach Ibiza and Ibon Begoña will be technical director]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 December 2013.

[5] "Ibon Begoña descuelga las botas y debuta en Regional con el Ciudad de Ibiza" [Ibon Begoña unhangs boots and makes debut in Regional with Ciudad de Ibiza] (in Spanish). Fútbol Balear. 6 December 2013. Retrieved 30 November 2017.

[6] Natera, Francisco (15 August 2015). "Ibon Begoña entrenará al Ciudad de Ibiza" [Ibon Begoña will coach Ciudad de Ibiza] (in Spanish). Fútbol Balear. Retrieved 30 November 2017.

[7] "Begoña: «Iremos a ganar el partido desde el principio»" [Begoña: "We will go for the match from the beginning"]. Diario de Ibiza (in Spanish). 21 May 2016. Retrieved 30 November 2017.

[8] "Ibon Begoña: «Queremos quitarnos la etiqueta de que fuera de casa no somos fiables»" [Ibon Begoña: "We want to shake off label of being unreliable away from home"]. Diario de Ibiza (in Spanish). 5 March 2017. Retrieved 30 November 2017.

[9] Vidal, Carlos (2 July 2017). "Ibon Begoña: «Toda la parafernalia que han montado con la fusión es falsa; es sólo un paripé»" [Ibon Begoña: "The circus act they have put together concerning the merge is false; it's only a diversion"]. Diario de Ibiza (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 November 2017.

[10] Cárdeno, José A. (10 April 2003). "Los Begoña se retan en Primera" [The Begoñas take on each other in Primera]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 December 2013.

[11] "Liverpool win nine-goal epic with golden goal". UEFA. 1 September 2014. Retrieved 28 June 2016.

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