Ibán Cuadrado Explained

Ibán Cuadrado
Full Name:Ibán Javier Cuadrado Alonso
Birth Date:21 February 1979
Birth Place:Salamanca, Spain
Height:1.88 m
Position:Centre-back
Currentclub:Yanbian Longding
Youthyears1:1993–1997
Youthclubs1:Barcelona
Years1:1997–1998
Caps1:31
Goals1:5
Years2:1997–2001
Caps2:101
Goals2:9
Years3:1998
Caps3:0
Goals3:0
Years4:2001–2008
Caps4:217
Goals4:4
Years5:2008–2010
Caps5:18
Goals5:0
Years6:2010
Caps6:6
Goals6:0
Years7:2010–2011
Caps7:31
Goals7:0
Years8:2011–2012
Caps8:31
Goals8:0
Years9:2013–2014
Caps9:57
Goals9:1
Years10:2015–2016
Caps10:52
Goals10:0
Totalcaps:544
Totalgoals:19
Manageryears1:2018-2019
Managerclubs1:Barcelona U18 (Assistant)
Manageryears2:2019-2021
Managerclubs2:Barcelona U19 (Assistant)
Manageryears3:2021-2023
Manageryears4:2024
Manageryears5:2024-

Ibán Javier Cuadrado Alonso (pronounced as /es/; born 21 February 1979) is a Spanish football manager and former professional footballer who played as a central defender.

He amassed Segunda División totals of 248 games and five goals over the course of eight seasons, mainly in representation of Real Murcia. He also spent four years in La Liga, two apiece with that club and Málaga for a total of 62 matches.

Club career

Cuadrado was born in Salamanca, Region of León. A product of La Liga giants FC Barcelona, he would play almost exclusively for their B team in both the second and third divisions. Courtesy of Louis van Gaal, he appeared in one UEFA Champions League game with the main squad, featuring one minute in a 2–0 group-stage away win over Brøndby IF on 9 December 1998.[1]

Released by the Catalans in 2001, Cuadrado signed with Real Murcia, where he would be an indispensable element throughout seven seasons, helping to two promotions (although he appeared in just ten matches in the 2007–08 campaign, which ended in La Liga relegation).[2] [3] [4]

Subsequently, Cuadrado joined Málaga CF, recently promoted to the top flight,[5] where he was only third or fourth choice. On 14 January 2010 he moved to Rayo Vallecano, signing with the second-tier side until the end of that season and the next.[6] He made his debut three days later, starting in the 4–4 home draw against Hércules CF and scoring an own goal.[7]

After one unsuccessful season with Rayo individually, the 31-year-old Cuadrado switched to SD Ponferradina of division two, reuniting with former Málaga teammates Javi López, Daniel Toribio and Miguel Ángel.[8] In summer 2011, following his team's relegation, he returned to his hometown and signed with lowly UD Salamanca.[9]

Cuadrado moved abroad for the first time in his career at the age of 34, joining Chinese Super League's Shanghai SIPG FC.[10] In March 2015 he switched clubs but stayed in the nation, transferring to Guizhou Hengfeng Zhicheng F.C. from the League One.[11]

In October 2018, Cuadrado returned to the Camp Nou, as youth assistant coach.[12]

Notes and References

  1. http://hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/1998/12/10/pagina-4/1370398/pdf.html Un respiro muy oportuno (Timely breather)
  2. https://www.laverdad.es/murcia/20080208/deportes_murcia/real-murcia/alcaraz-escribe-mismo-guion-20080208_amp.html Alcaraz escribe el mismo guión (Alcaraz writes the same script)
  3. https://www.laverdad.es/murcia/20120527/deportes_murcia/real-murcia/exclusivo-club-grana-20120527.html El exclusivo club grana de los 200 (The exclusive 200 grana club)
  4. https://blogs.20minutos.es/quefuede/tag/real-murcia/page/2/ Qué fue de… Ibán Cuadrado: un pionero en China (What happened to… Ibán Cuadrado: pioneer in China)
  5. https://www.laopiniondemalaga.es/deportes/2008/07/29/primera-defensas-sufridores-29087452.html "En Primera, los defensas somos los más sufridores" ("In Primera, we the defenders suffer the most")
  6. http://www.rayoherald.com/9483-cuadrado-nuevo-jugador-del-rayo-vallecano.html Cuadrado, nuevo jugador del Rayo (Cuadrado, new Rayo player)
  7. http://www.marca.com/2010/01/17/futbol/2adivision/1263733016.html Empacho de goles y reparto de puntos en Vallecas (Goal indigestion and points shared at Vallecas)
  8. http://www.sdponferradina.com/?elementoID=669 2 nuevas incorporaciones al equipo (2 new additions to the team)
  9. https://www.lagacetadesalamanca.es/hemeroteca/uds-cierra-fichaje-central-iban-cuadrado-temporada-YKGS35661 La UDS cierra el fichaje del central Ibán Cuadrado por una temporada (UDS complete signing of stopper Ibán Cuadrado for one season)
  10. http://sports.online.sh.cn/sports/gb/content/2013-01/30/content_5832358.htm 上港队敲定首名外援 西中卫已以正式球员身份合练
  11. http://sports.sohu.com/20150305/n409368236.shtml 贵州智诚火速选定三外援人选 前上港队中卫加盟
  12. https://es.besoccer.com/noticia/iban-cuadrado-regresa-al-barca-y-se-enrola-en-la-masia-513644 Ibán Cuadrado regresa al Barça y se enrola en La Masia (Ibán Cuadrado returns to Barça and is added to La Masia)