Boria (footballer) explained

Boria
Fullname:José Antonio Ñíguez Vicente
Birth Date:30 September 1962
Birth Place:Elche, Spain
Position:Striker
Youthclubs1:Elche
Years1:1981–1988
Caps1:167
Goals1:39
Years2:1988–1989
Caps2:20
Goals2:4
Years3:1989–1990
Caps3:19
Goals3:2
Years4:1990–1991
Caps4:30
Goals4:11
Years5:1991–1993
Caps5:71
Goals5:14
Years6:1993–1994
Caps6:6
Goals6:1
Totalcaps:313
Totalgoals:71

José Antonio Ñíguez Vicente (born 30 September 1962), known as Boria, is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a striker.

He spent most of his senior career with Elche, with which he appeared in all three major levels of Spanish football for a total of ten seasons.

Club career

Born in Elche, Valencian Community, Boria played mainly for local Elche CF. He made his senior debut at only 18 and competed almost exclusively in the Segunda División, scoring a career-best 13 goals in 33 games in the 1983–84 season to help the club to return to La Liga after a six-year absence.[1]

Boria featured much less the following campaign, which ended in immediate relegation. His first match in the top flight was on 1 September 1984 in a 0–1 local derby home loss against Valencia CF,[2] and netted his only goal in the competition on 7 October that year, contributing decisively to a 2–1 away win over Real Valladolid.[3]

Boria achieved another promotion to the top tier with the Franjiverdes in 1988, but never played in that tier again, seeing out his professional career in 1990 after spells with CE Sabadell FC and UE Figueres. The following year he re-joined Elche, now in the Segunda División B.[1]

Personal life

Boria's three sons, Aarón, Jonathan and Saúl, are also footballers.[4] [5] [6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: José Antonio Ñíguez, BORIA. Franjiverdes. Spanish. 28 January 2009. 13 January 2014.
  2. News: 0–1: Tropezó el Elche ante un Valencia disciplinado. 0–1: Elche stumbled to organised Valencia. Mundo Deportivo. Spanish. 2 September 1984. 13 January 2014.
  3. News: 1–2: Campanada del Elche en Valladolid. 1–2: Elche shocker in Valladolid. Mundo Deportivo. J.. González. Spanish. 8 October 1984. 13 January 2014.
  4. Web site: Los Ñiguez, familia de futbolistas. The Ñiguezes, footballing family. Colgados por el Fútbol. Koldo. Sandoval. Spanish. 8 December 2013. 13 January 2014.
  5. News: Saúl, Aarón y Jony, los hermanos Ñíguez marcan un 'triplete' histórico. Saúl, Aarón and Jony, the Ñíguez brothers score historic 'triple'. La Información. Víctor. Gil. Spanish. 18 December 2016. 19 May 2017. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20161220192258/http://www.lainformacion.com/deporte/futbol/Saul-Aaron-Jony-hermanos-Niguez-gol_0_982102333.html. 20 December 2016.
  6. News: Los hermanos Ñíguez, unidos y luchando contra la esclerosis. The Ñíguez brothers, united and fighting against sclerosis. Diario AS. Amalia. Fra. Spanish. 21 December 2016. 19 May 2017.