Ibon Begoña Zubiaur (born 17 November 1973) is a Spanish former professional

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who played as a

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Career

Born in

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, Basque Country, Begoña amassed

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totals of 145 games and five goals over the course of six seasons, in representation of

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. 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

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, scoring in the 3–1 away win against

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for the second round. Other than with Alavés, Begoña played professionally in

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with

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and

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, retiring in June 2009 at the age of 35 after two years with lowly

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, with which he later worked as

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. In late 2013, the 40-year-old returned to active with Ciudad de Ibiza CF in the Mallorca regional championships, going on to begin working as a coach also with that club. In the summer of 2017, after Ciudad

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with UD Ibiza, a highly critical Begoña abandoned the project where he also acted as an investor.

Personal life

Begoña's younger brother, Iker, was also a footballer and a defender.

Honours

Alavés *

: 1997–98 *

runner-up: 2000–01

References

External links

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Begona, Ibon 1973 births Living people Spanish men's footballers Footballers from Bilbao Men's association football defenders La Liga players Segunda División players Segunda División B players Divisiones Regionales de Fútbol players SD Lemona footballers Sestao Sport Club footballers Athletic Bilbao B footballers Deportivo Alavés players Gimnàstic de Tarragona footballers Logroñés CF footballers Basque Country men's international footballers Spanish football managers