Ricardo Mendiguren

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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 53)
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)
National team
1984–1985 Spain U16 11 (3)
1986 Spain U18 2 (1)
1989–1990 Spain U21 5 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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

Club career[]

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

Mendiguren's best years were from 1988 to 1990, as he appeared in 62 league matches for the Basque side (54 starts) whilst scoring 14 goals combined, with the team ranking 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 appeared in six matches as Athletic reached the third round, starting in both legs against Newcastle United (his side advanced on away goals, 3–3 on aggregate). He amassed official totals of 223 matches and 23 goals for Athletic.

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

Club statistics[]

Club Season League Cup Europe Other [2] Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Bilbao Athletic 1985–86 1 0 ? ? - - - - 1 0
1986–87 27 6 ? ? - - - - 27 6
1987–88 12 1 ? ? - - - - 12 1
Total 40 7 0 0 - - - - 40 7
Athletic Bilbao 1986–87 3 0 0 0 0 0 - - 3 0
1987–88 17 3 0 0 - - - - 17 0
1988–89 32 9 4 1 3 0 - - 39 10
1989–90 31 5 4 0 - - - - 35 5
1990–91 24 2 3 0 - - - - 27 2
1991–92 16 0 4 0 - - - - 20 0
1992–93 29 2 1 0 - - - - 30 2
1993–94 18 0 2 0 - - - - 20 0
1994–95 21 1 4 0 6 0 - - 31 1
1995–96 2 0 0 0 - - - - 2 0
1996–97 0 0 0 0 - - - - 0 0
Total 193 22 22 1 9 0 - - 224 23
Las Palmas 1996–97 0 0 0 0 - - - - 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 - - - - 0 0
Career totals 233 29 22 1 9 0 - - 264 30

References[]

  1. ^ Un título de Liga, un descenso, Iñaki Sáez y un fichaje fantasma [A league title, a relegation, Iñaki Sáez and a phantom signing], Martín Alonso, udlaspalmas.net (in Spanish), 28 November 2016
  2. ^ Includes other competitive competitions, including the Supercopa de España, UEFA Super Cup, FIFA Club World Cup.

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