Ibon Begoña Explained

Ibon Begoña
Full Name:	Ibon Begoña Zubiaur
Birth Date:	17 November 1973
Birth Place:	Bilbao, Spain
Height:	1.81 m
Position:	Left-back
Years1:	1993–1994
Caps1:	28
Goals1:	4
Years2:	1994
Caps2:	15
Goals2:	3
Years3:	1995–1997
Caps3:	72
Goals3:	4
Years4:	1997–2004
Caps4:	197
Goals4:	6
Years5:	2004–2005
Caps5:	18
Goals5:	2
Years6:	2006
Caps6:	4
Goals6:	0
Years7:	2006–2007
Caps7:	34
Goals7:	0
Years8:	2007–2009
Caps8:	57
Goals8:	0
Years9:	2013–2014
Clubs9:	Ciudad Ibiza
Totalcaps:	425
Totalgoals:	19
Manageryears1:	2012–2013
Managerclubs1:	Atlético Isleño (assistant)
Manageryears2:	2015–2017
Managerclubs2:	Ciudad Ibiza

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]

Notes and References

1. News: El Espanyol resuelve en Montjuïc, y el Alavés en Noruega. Espanyol get job done at Montjuïc, and Alavés in Norway. El País. Robert. Álvarez. Eduardo. Rodrigálvarez. es. 27 October 2000. 3 December 2013.
2. News: Ibón Begoña es desde ayer nuevo jugador del Alavés. Ibón Begoña is new Alavés player since yesterday. Diario AS. Javier. Lekuona. es. 28 January 2006. 3 December 2013.
3. News: Ibon Begoña y Dopico, dos fichajes de 'Primera´. Ibon Begoña and Dopico, two 'Primera' signings. Diario de Ibiza. es. 24 July 2007. 11 December 2013.
4. News: Alfredo Santaelena entrenará al Ibiza e Ibon Begoña será secretario técnico. Alfredo Santaelena will coach Ibiza and Ibon Begoña will be technical director. Marca. Álvaro. Olmedo. es. 14 January 2009. 3 December 2013.
5. Web site: 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. Fútbol Balear. es. 6 December 2013. 30 November 2017.
6. Web site: Ibon Begoña entrenará al Ciudad de Ibiza. Ibon Begoña will coach Ciudad de Ibiza. Fútbol Balear. Francisco. Natera. es. 15 August 2015. 30 November 2017.
7. News: Begoña: «Iremos a ganar el partido desde el principio». Begoña: "We will go for the match from the beginning". Diario de Ibiza. es. 21 May 2016. 30 November 2017.
8. News: 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. es. 5 March 2017. 30 November 2017.
9. News: 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. Carlos. Vidal. es. 2 July 2017. 30 November 2017.
10. News: Los Begoña se retan en Primera. The Begoñas take on each other in Primera. Diario AS. José A.. Cárdeno. es. 10 April 2003. 3 December 2013.
11. Web site: Liverpool win nine-goal epic with golden goal. UEFA. 1 September 2014. 28 June 2016.