Iván Bolado Explained

Iván Bolado
Fullname:Iván Bolado Palacios
Birth Date:3 July 1989
Birth Place:Santander, Spain
Height:1.80m
Position:Striker
Youthclubs1:Racing Santander
Years1:2007–2008
Years2:2007–2011
Caps2:44
Goals2:6
Years3:2008–2009
Clubs3:Elche (loan)
Caps3:22
Goals3:2
Years4:2011–2012
Caps4:10
Goals4:2
Years5:2012
Caps5:1
Goals5:0
Years6:2014
Caps6:3
Goals6:0
Years7:2014
Caps7:7
Goals7:0
Years8:2016–2017
Caps8:11
Goals8:4
Years9:2017
Caps9:13
Goals9:2
Years10:2017–2018
Caps10:0
Goals10:0
Totalcaps:112
Totalgoals:16
Nationalyears1:2008
Nationalcaps1:5
Nationalgoals1:3
Nationalyears2:2009
Nationalcaps2:3
Nationalgoals2:1
Nationalyears3:2009
Nationalcaps3:1
Nationalgoals3:1
Nationalyears4:2012–2017
Nationalcaps4:14
Nationalgoals4:1
Nationalteam-Update:9 June 2017.

Iván Bolado Palacios (born 3 July 1989) is a former professional footballer who played as a striker. Born in Spain, he played for his country of birth and Equatorial Guinea at youth and senior levels, respectively.

Club career

Born in Santander, Cantabria, Bolado made his professional debut with hometown club Racing de Santander's first team in 2007–08 and scored three league goals during the season, one of them in the dying minutes of the final matchday as the team defeated CA Osasuna 1–0 at home to secure a first-ever qualification to the UEFA Cup.[1] [2] His La Liga debut came on 26 August 2007, in a 0–0 home draw against FC Barcelona.[3]

In August 2008, Bolado was loaned for a season to second division club Elche CF, with a clause which permitted his return to Racing in the January transfer window if requested. He returned to the Cantabrians in June 2009, going on to spend the vast majority of the 2009–10 campaign in the sidelines, with a severe knee injury he sustained in pre-season.[4]

In one of his first games upon his return to action, Bolado netted twice – once through a bicycle kick – but Racing lost 3–4 at Athletic Bilbao on 29 March 2010.[5] In 2010–11, barred by the likes of Ariel Nahuelpan and Markus Rosenberg (and Giovani dos Santos from January 2011 onwards), he could only appear in 19 games (seven starts, 728 minutes of action, one goal, again against the Basques and in another away defeat (1–2)).[6]

In February 2012, after starting off with FC Cartagena in the second level, Bolado moved to Bulgaria and signed with PFC CSKA Sofia. In only his first match, a 0–2 away defeat against PSFC Chernomorets Burgas, he tore the ligaments in his knee and missed the rest of the season.[7]

Bolado had fully recovered from his injury by mid-September 2012.[8] In March 2014 he returned to his country of birth, joining Real Avilés from Segunda División B.[9]

In the summer of 2014, Bolado joined FC Pune City in the newly formed Indian Super League.[10]

International career

Born to a mixed-race Equatoguinean father of Cantabrian and Fang descent,[11] Bolado was called by the Equatorial Guinea team for the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations tournament.[12] He made his debut on 6 January 2012, in a friendly with South Africa.

Club statistics

ClubSeasonLeagueCupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
2007–08La Liga14371214
2009–10La Liga12200122
2010–11La Liga19121212
Total45692548
Elche (loan)2008–09Segunda División22210232
2011–12Segunda División10210112
2011–12A PFG100010
2013–14Segunda División B300030
2014Indian Super League7070
Rayo Cantabria2016–17[13] Tercera División11400114
Career total99141120011016

Honours

Spain U20

2009[14]

Notes and References

  1. https://archive.today/20130102233441/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report/_/id/226560?cc=5739 Racing Santander 1–0 Osasuna
  2. News: El Racing se mete por primera vez en la UEFA al ganar a Osasuna (1–0). Racing reach UEFA for the first time after beating Osasuna (1–0). 20 minutos. es. 18 May 2008. 27 March 2014. 18 May 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130518063800/http://www.20minutos.es/noticia/379897/0/cronica/racing/osasuna/. live.
  3. https://archive.today/20130103141032/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report/_/id/226601?cc=5739 Racing Santander 0–0 Barcelona
  4. http://racing.eldiariomontanes.es/noticias/2009-07-28/bolado-dice-practicamente-adios-20090728.html Bolado dice prácticamente adiós a la temporada (Bolado says goodbye to practically entire season)
  5. http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=275903&cc=5739 Basques edge classic encounter
  6. https://archive.today/20130103100819/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=302064&cc=5739 Bilbao maintain Euro dream
  7. http://www.eldiariomontanes.es/20120308/deportes/mas-futbol/ivan-bolado-lesiona-debut-201203081707.html Iván Bolado se lesiona en su debut y se perderá lo que resta de temporada (Iván Bolado injured in debut, will miss rest of the season)
  8. http://www.novsport.com/news310551_1003.html Добри новини за ЦСКА: Иван Боладо се завръща на "Армията" (Good news for CSKA: Ivan Bolado returns to the "Army")
  9. http://www.futbolasturiano.es/noticias4/0126.htm Iván Bolado ficha por el Real Avilés (Iván Bolado signs for Real Avilés)
  10. http://topsport.ibox.bg/material/id_1116650511 Провалили се в „А" група ще ритат в Индия, Чмовш, Боладо и Бенжелюн стават част от индийската Суперлига (Players who failed to establish themselves in the A PFG will ply their trade in India, Čmovš, Bolado and Bengelloun to participate in the Indian Super League)
  11. http://canalefese.laverdad.es/noticias/2011-09-13/ivan-bolado-guineano-tenia-20110913.html Iván Bolado, el 'guineano' que tenía gol (Iván Bolado, the 'Guinean' with scoring touch)
  12. http://www.udlaspalmas.es/actualidad-noticias-2756 Randy, convocado para disputar la Copa de África (Randy, selected for Africa Cup of Nations)
  13. Web site: Tabla Goleadores – Tercera División, Grupo III Temporada 2016–2017. Goalscoring charts – Tercera División, Group III 2016–2017 Season. Cantabrian Football Federation. es. 31 January 2017. 17 February 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240217164726/https://www.rfcf.es/pnfg/NPcd/NFG_CMP_Goleadores?cod_primaria=1000120&CodJornada=23&codcompeticion=5317106&codtemporada=12&codgrupo=5317108. live.
  14. News: Edu Bedia e Iván Bolado, oro en los Juegos del Mediterráneo. Edu Bedia e Iván Bolado, gold in the Mediterranean Games. El Diario Montañés. es. 5 July 2009. 11 February 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140222001853/http://racing.eldiariomontanes.es/noticias/2009-07-05/bedia-ivan-bolado-juegos-20090705.html. 22 February 2014.