Iván Bolado

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Bolado and the second or maternal family name is Palacios.

Iván Bolado
Personal information
Full name Iván Bolado Palacios
Date of birth (1989-07-03) 3 July 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth Santander, Spain
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
Racing Santander
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2008 Racing B
2007–2011 Racing Santander 44 (6)
2008–2009 → Elche (loan) 22 (2)
2011–2012 Cartagena 10 (2)
2012 CSKA Sofia 1 (0)
2014 Avilés 3 (0)
2014 Pune City 7 (0)
2016–2017 Rayo Cantabria 11 (4)
2017 Don Benito 13 (2)
2017–2018 Rayo Cantabria 0 (0)
Total 112 (16)
International career‡
2008 Spain U19 5 (3)
2009 Spain U20 3 (1)
2009 Spain U21 1 (1)
2012–2017 Equatorial Guinea 14 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 June 2017.[1]

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.[2][3] His La Liga debut came on 26 August 2007, in a 0–0 home draw against FC Barcelona.[4]

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.[5]

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.[6] 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)).[7]

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.[8]

Bolado had fully recovered from his injury by mid-September 2012.[9] In March 2014 he returned to his country of birth, joining Real Avilés from Segunda División B.[10]

In the summer of 2014, Bolado joined FC Pune City in the newly formed Indian Super League.[11]

International career

Born to a mixed-race Equatoguinean father of Cantabrian and Fang descent,[12] Bolado was called by the Equatorial Guinea team for the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations tournament.[13] He made his debut on 6 January 2012, in a friendly with South Africa.

Club statistics

As of 29 January 2017
Club Season League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Racing Santander 2007–08[14] La Liga 14 3 7 1 — 21 4
2009–10[14] La Liga 12 2 0 0 — 12 2
2010–11[14] La Liga 19 1 2 1 — 21 2
Total 45 6 9 2 — 54 8
Elche (loan) 2008–09[14] Segunda División 22 2 1 0 — 23 2
Cartagena 2011–12[14] Segunda División 10 2 1 0 — 11 2
CSKA Sofia 2011–12[15] A PFG 1 0 0 0 — 1 0
Avilés 2013–14[15] Segunda División B 3 0 0 0 — 3 0
Pune City 2014[15] Indian Super League 7 0 — — 7 0
Rayo Cantabria 2016–17[16] Tercera División 11 4 0 0 — 11 4
Career total 99 14 11 2 0 0 110 16

Honours

Spain U20

References

  1. ^ "Iván Bolado". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
  2. ^ Racing Santander 1–0 Osasuna; ESPN Soccernet, 18 May 2008
  3. ^ "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)] (in Spanish). 20 minutos. 18 May 2008. Archived from the original on 18 May 2013. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
  4. ^ Racing Santander 0–0 Barcelona; ESPN Soccernet, 26 August 2007
  5. ^ Bolado dice prácticamente adiós a la temporada (Bolado says goodbye to practically entire season) Archived 17 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine; El Diario Montañés, 28 July 2009 (in Spanish)
  6. ^ Basques edge classic encounter Archived 23 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine; ESPN Soccernet, 30 March 2010
  7. ^ Bilbao maintain Euro dream; ESPN Soccernet, 15 January 2011
  8. ^ 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) Archived 16 January 2014 at the Wayback Machine; El Diario Montañés, 8 March 2012 (in Spanish)
  9. ^ Добри новини за ЦСКА: Иван Боладо се завръща на "Армията" (Good news for CSKA: Ivan Bolado returns to the "Army") Archived 4 November 2012 at the Wayback Machine; Novsport, 1 October 2012 (in Bulgarian)
  10. ^ Iván Bolado ficha por el Real Avilés (Iván Bolado signs for Real Avilés) Archived 11 March 2014 at the Wayback Machine; Fútbol Asturiano, 11 March 2014 (in Spanish)
  11. ^ 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) Archived 3 September 2014 at the Wayback Machine; Topsport, 1 September 2014 (in Bulgarian)
  12. ^ Iván Bolado, el 'guineano' que tenía gol (Iván Bolado, the 'Guinean' with scoring touch) Archived 30 May 2012 at the Wayback Machine; La Verdad, 13 September 2011 (in Spanish)
  13. ^ Randy, convocado para disputar la Copa de África (Randy, selected for Africa Cup of Nations) Archived 15 January 2012 at the Wayback Machine; UD Las Palmas, 30 December 2011 (in Spanish)
  14. ^ a b c d e Iván Bolado at BDFutbol. Retrieved 31 January 2024. Edit this at Wikidata
  15. ^ a b c Iván Bolado at Soccerway. Retrieved 19 March 2015. Edit this at Wikidata
  16. ^ "Tabla Goleadores – Tercera División, Grupo III Temporada 2016–2017" [Goalscoring charts – Tercera División, Group III 2016–2017 Season] (in Spanish). Cantabrian Football Federation. Archived from the original on 17 February 2024. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
  17. ^ "Edu Bedia e Iván Bolado, oro en los Juegos del Mediterráneo" [Edu Bedia e Iván Bolado, gold in the Mediterranean Games] (in Spanish). El Diario Montañés. 5 July 2009. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 11 February 2014.