Ricardo Mendiguren

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Mendiguren and the second or maternal family name is Egaña.
Ricardo Mendiguren
Personal information
Full name Ricardo María Mendiguren Egaña
Date of birth (1968-10-19) 19 October 1968 (age 56)
Place of birth Oñati, Spain
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
?–1987 Athletic Bilbao
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1986–1988 Bilbao Athletic 40 (7)
1987–1996 Athletic Bilbao 193 (22)
1997–1998 Las Palmas 0 (0)
Total 233 (29)
International career
1984–1985 Spain U16 11 (3)
1986 Spain U18 2 (1)
1989–1990 Spain U21 5 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ricardo María Mendiguren Egaña (born 19 October 1968) is a Spanish retired professional footballer who played as a forward.

Club career

Born in Oñati, Gipuzkoa, Mendiguren emerged through Athletic Bilbao's youth ranks.[1] Still a junior, he managed to make his debut for both the reserve team and the main squad, respectively in the Segunda División and La Liga, first appearing for the latter on 8 February 1987 in a 0–0 home draw against Cádiz CF.[2]

Mendiguren's best years were from 1988 to 1990, as he totalled 63 league matches for the Basque side (54 starts) whilst scoring 14 goals, with the team finishing seventh and 12th respectively; in subsequent seasons, he returned to his role as a bench player, but still managed to be used regularly.

In the 1994–95 UEFA Cup, Mendiguren contributed six appearances as Athletic reached the third round, starting in both legs against Newcastle United (his side advanced on the away goals rule, 3–3 on aggregate).[3][4] He amassed competitive totals of 223 games and 23 goals during his spell at the San Mamés Stadium.[5][1]

Mendiguren left Bilbao in the 1997 January transfer window to move to UD Las Palmas of the second division, but retired after having made no appearances for the club from the Canary Islands due to injury.[6][1]

Career statistics

Club Season League Cup Europe Other[7] Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Bilbao Athletic 1985–86[8] 1 0 0 0 - - - - 1 0
1986–87[8] 27 6 1 0 - - - - 28 6
1987–88[8] 12 1 3 1 - - - - 15 2
Total 40 7 4 1 - - - - 44 8
Athletic Bilbao 1986–87[8] 3 0 0 0 0 0 - - 3 0
1987–88[8] 17 3 0 0 - - - - 17 0
1988–89[8] 32 9 3 1 3 0 - - 38 10
1989–90[8] 31 5 4 0 - - - - 35 5
1990–91[8] 24 2 3 0 - - - - 27 2
1991–92[8] 16 0 4 0 - - - - 20 0
1992–93[8] 29 2 1 0 - - - - 30 2
1993–94[8] 18 0 2 0 - - - - 20 0
1994–95[8] 21 1 4 0 6 0 - - 31 1
1995–96[8] 2 0 0 0 - - - - 2 0
1996–97[8] 0 0 0 0 - - - - 0 0
Total 193 22 21 1 9 0 - - 223 23
Las Palmas 1996–97[8] 0 0 0 0 - - - - 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 - - - - 0 0
Career totals 233 29 25 2 9 0 - - 267 31

References

  1. ^ a b c Artetxe, José Luis (24 March 2012). "Mendiguren: "Tuve suerte, creo que fui querido por la afición"" [Mendiguren: "I was lucky, I think the fans wanted me"]. Deia (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  2. ^ Castañeda, Eduardo (9 February 1987). "0–0: Pañuelos en "La Catedral"..." [0–0: Hankies at "The Cathedral"...]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  3. ^ Nesbitt, David (19 October 1994). "El Athletic clava una pica en la cima de la Liga Premier" [Athletic drive a spike on top of the Premier League]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  4. ^ Castañeda, Eduardo (2 November 1994). "El Athletic pasa por coraje" [Athletic go through due to guts]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  5. ^ Zubieta, Jon (23 December 2019). "Beñat le pisa los talones a Zubizarreta" [Beñat hot on Zubizarreta's heels]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  6. ^ Alonso, Martín (28 November 2016). "Un título de Liga, un descenso, Iñaki Sáez y un fichaje fantasma" [A league title, a relegation, Iñaki Sáez and a phantom signing] (in Spanish). UD Las Palmas Fansite. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  7. ^ Includes appearances in the Copa del Rey and the UEFA Cup.
  8. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Ricardo Mendiguren at BDFutbol