Ricardo Arrien
Ricardo Arrien Iriondo (born 15 November 1960) is a Spanish former footballer who played as a forward.
He played 49 games and scored 7 goals in La Liga for Athletic Bilbao, Salamanca, Racing Santander and Real Sociedad, winning the Copa del Rey for the last of those clubs in 1987. In the Segunda División, he played 88 games and scored 28 goals for Bilbao Athletic, Sestao River and Eibar.
Career
[edit]Born in Guernica in the Basque Country, Arrien was a youth player at Athletic Bilbao. He was brought into the first team for the first time for their Copa de la Liga second-round second leg game at home to Atlético Madrid,[1] and played the last 26 minutes of the 2–0 win as a substitute for Miguel Sola.[2]
Having played the first half of the season for Athletic's reserve team in the Segunda División, Arrien was loaned to a Salamanca side battling relegation from La Liga in January 1984.[3] He scored on his top-flight debut on 8 January, in a 3–1 home win over an Osasuna side in the same condition.[4] Returned to San Mamés, he made the only European appearance of his career on 3 October as a substitute in a goalless draw with Bordeaux, that saw Athletic leave from the last 32 of the European Cup.[5]
In July 1985, Arrien extended his contract at Athletic until 1987, and then moved on loan to Racing Santander.[6] A year later, he found a mutual agreement with Athletic manager José Ángel Iribar and was released, moving to regional rivals Real Sociedad for free.[7] He did not play in the team's victory in the 1987 Copa del Rey final, but scored in earlier rounds against fellow Basque teams Basconia and Eibar.[8][9] His only league goal for La Real came on 4 October 1986, heading Roberto López Ufarte's cross in the first minute of a 3–3 draw at Español.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ "Duelo de Atléticos in San Mamés" [Duel of Atléticos in San Mamés]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 8 June 1983. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
- ^ "¡Fue la guerra!" [It was war!]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 9 June 1983. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
- ^ "Valencia, a la Argentina (Iglesias-Kempes-Urruti) frente al Sporting" [Valencia, just like Argentina (Iglesias-Kempes-Urruti) against Sporting]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 8 January 1984. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
- ^ "3-1: ¡Arrien, Salamanca!" [3-1: Get down, Salamanca!]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 9 January 1984. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
- ^ Castañeda, E. (4 October 1984). "0-0: El Athletic, no pudo con el Girondins" [0-0: Athletic, could not deal with Girondins]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 November 2024.
- ^ Castañeda, Eduardo (30 July 1985). "Arrien, cedido al Racing". Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 November 2024.
- ^ Sáez, Félix (20 July 1986). "Toshack, ansioso de iniciar el trabajo" [Toshack, anxious to begin the work]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 November 2024.
- ^ "0-1: El Basconia hizo tambalear a La Real" [0-1: Basconia made La Real shudder]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). EFE. 2 October 1986. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
- ^ Sáez, Félix (12 February 1987). "2-0: Los Donostiarra cumplieron el trámite" [2-0: Team from San Sebastián got through successfully]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 November 2024.
- ^ "3-3: Un Español con "duende"" [3-3: An Español with "charm"]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 5 October 1986. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
External links
[edit]- Ricardo Arrien at BDFutbol
- Ricardo Arrien at Athletic Bilbao
- Ricardo Arrien at Real Sociedad
- 1960 births
- Living people
- Spanish men's footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- People from Guernica
- Footballers from Biscay
- Athletic Bilbao B footballers
- Athletic Bilbao footballers
- UD Salamanca players
- Racing de Santander players
- Real Sociedad footballers
- Sestao River Club footballers
- SD Eibar footballers
- La Liga players
- Segunda División players
- Segunda División B players