Dona (beach soccer) explained

Dona
Fullname:Francisco Jesús Donaire López
Birth Date:16 August 1982
Birth Place:Granada, Spain
Height:1.8m[1]
Position:Goalkeeper
Clubnumber:1
Nationalyears1:2006–
Nationalcaps1:330
Ntupdate:9 August 2022[2]

Francisco Jesús Donaire López (born 16 August 1982), known simply as Dona, is a Spanish beach soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for the Spain national team. He has appeared at seven editions of the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, winning the Golden Glove award in 2013.

Career

Dona was born in Granada but calls Almeria his hometown.[3] [4]

He began playing beach soccer in 2000. He was trialled for the Spain national team in 2004 but was not picked at the time.[5] Eventually, Dona made his debut for Spain at the Copa Latina in December 2006,[5] [6] during an era when Roberto Valeiro was Spain's primary goalkeeper.[7] He was then chosen for the 2007 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup;[1] Roberto was unable to make the tournament,[7] and Dona appeared in three of Spain's four matches at the event. Roberto stopped playing for Spain in 2010;[8] Spain next appeared at the World Cup in 2013 in which Dona was crucial in Spain's run to the final, winning the Golden Glove (best goalkeeper) award for his efforts and cementing himself as Spain's main goalkeeper in the process.[3] In 2014, he was voted by fellow international players and coaches[9] as the world's best goalkeeper at the inaugural Beach Soccer Stars awards ceremony,[10] ending the season on the verge of 200 caps for Spain.[11] By 2016, he had become the permanent captain of Spain.[6] [12]

He reached 300 caps for Spain in a 5–4 extra time victory versus Italy at the 2021 World Cup qualifiers on 25 June 2021,[13] [14] and was again nominated for best goalkeeper in the world at the 2022 Beach Soccer Stars awards,[15] this time finishing in the top three. Aged 40, Dona continued to prove his worth to the national team by saving three penalties in the shootout of the third place match versus Portugal at the 2023 European Games to secure the bronze medal,[16] and in continuing to win best goalkeeper awards during the season.[17] By being included in Spain's squad for the 2024 World Cup, Dona set a new joint record for longest time between first and most recent appearance at the World Cup (17 years, with Moslem Mesigar of Iran), overtaking the previous record holder, Belchior of Portugal (16 years).[18]

Statistics

Competition Year Apps Goals Ref.
FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup
3 0 https://web.archive.org/web/20080728195249/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=279664/index.html
1 0 https://web.archive.org/web/20081206162312/http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/afdeveloping/technicaldevp/90/17/90/fbswc%5f08%5ftec%5frep.pdf
2 0 https://web.archive.org/web/20110409151537/http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/afdeveloping/technicaldevp/01/15/65/28/reportstatisticsfbswc09inhalt-web.pdf
6 0 https://web.archive.org/web/20140712135340/http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/footballdevelopment/technicalsupport/02/21/79/40/fbswctahitireportwebv2%5fneutral.pdf
3 0 https://web.archive.org/web/20150906201553/http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/footballdevelopment/technicalsupport/02/67/46/68/fbswc2015reportweb_neutral.pdf
3 0 https://www.championat.com/other/_beach/tournament/4671/players/412953/
3 1 https://www.championat.com/other/_beach/tournament/5838/players/412953/
Total21 1 —

Honours

As of 2023.

The following is a selection, not an exhaustive list, of the major honours Dona has achieved:

Team

Individual

All are "best goalkeeper" awards unless stated:

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Archived copy . 2016-11-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161117063740/http://www.fifadata.com/document/FBS/2007/pdf/FBS_2007_SquadLists.pdf . 2016-11-17 . dead .
  2. Web site: Dona sigue aumentado su leyenda en el fútbol playa mundial . Pascual . Jose . . 8 September 2022 . 5 February 2024 . es .
  3. Web site: Dona, elegido "Guante de Oro Adidas" del Mundial de Tahití . . 30 September 2013 . 6 February 2024 . es . 24 September 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230924202811/https://rfef.es/es/noticias/dona-elegido-guante-oro-adidas-del-mundial-tahiti . live .
  4. Web site: De la arena de la playa de El Zapillo al oro de Moscú . Garcia . Nico . . 13 July 2012 . 6 February 2024 . es .
  5. Web site: "Beach soccer has awoken something in me that football never did" . Beach Soccer Worldwide . 7 May 2019 . 5 February 2024 .
  6. Web site: Dona, capitán de la Selección de fútbol playa, celebra su primer Máster de porteros . . 29 January 2017 . 6 February 2024 . es . 24 September 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230924110937/https://rfef.es/es/dona-capitan-seleccion-futbol-playa-celebra-su-primer-master-porteros . live .
  7. Web site: Héroe sin medalla . . 16 June 2009 . 5 February 2024 . es .
  8. Web site: Roberto Valeiro – Goalkeeping School . escueladeporteros.com . 6 February 2024 .
  9. Web site: A las puertas del cielo - Dona, nominado como mejor portero del mundo de fútbol playa, la Gala de las Estrellas de Beach Soccer . Aguilera, Juanjo . . 26 October 2014 . 6 February 2024 . es . 11 December 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141211082643/http://www.ideal.es/almeria/deportes/futbol/201410/26/puertas-cielo-20141025233759-v.html . live .
  10. Web site: Llorenç y Dona, en el equipo ideal del futbol playa mundial . . 8 November 2014 . 6 February 2024 . es.
  11. Web site: "Dona", el mejor portero del mundo . Nova Ciencia . 13 November 2014 . 6 February 2024 . es .
  12. Web site: Invictus.... España se consagra en Sanxenxo . Sanchez, Guillermo . . 11 July 2016 . 6 February 2024 . es . 16 October 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161016034119/http://www.marca.com/futbol/mas-futbol/2016/07/11/578375fc46163f3b7c8b463f.html . live .
  13. Web site: Dona, histórico en la arena . Miralles, Carlos . . 27 June 2021 . 5 February 2024 . es . 27 June 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210627100517/https://www.lavozdealmeria.com/noticia/6/deportes/217428/dona-historico-en-la-arena . live .
  14. Web site: El almeriense Dona logra el billete para la Copa del Mundo de fútbol playa . Rozas . Rubén . . 27 June 2021 . 5 February 2024 . es . 2 June 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230602080228/https://www.radiomarcaalmeria.com/2021/06/27/dona-logra-billete-copa-mundo-futbol-playa/ . live .
  15. Web site: FÚTBOL PLAYA Andrea Mirón, Chiky Ardil y Dona, nominados en los "Beach Soccer Stars 2022" . . 6 February 2024 . es . 19 September 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230919013147/https://rfef.es/es/noticias/futbol-playa-andrea-miron-chiky-ardil-y-dona-nominados-en-los-beach-soccer-stars-2022 . live .
  16. Web site: Dona para hasta las olas . Gongora, Rafa . . 2 July 2023 . 5 February 2024 . es . 11 July 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230711202459/https://www.lavozdealmeria.com/noticia/6/deportes/259240/dona-para-hasta-las-olas . live .
  17. Web site: El almeriense Dona, mejor portero del Mundialito de Fútbol Playa . Rozas . Ruben . . 16 October 2023 . 5 February 2024 . es . 5 December 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231205222448/https://www.diariodealmeria.es/deportes/almeriense-dona-subcampeon-mundialito-seleccion_0_1839417054.html . live .
  18. https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/tournaments/mens/beachsoccerworldcup/united-arab-emirates-2024/articles/squads-stats-statistics The squads in stats

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