Benjamín Zarandona

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Benjamín
Personal information
Full name Benjamín Zarandona Esono
Date of birth March 2, 1976 (1976-03-02) (age 32)
Place of birth    Valladolid, Castile and Leon, Spain
Height 1.84 m (6 ft +1⁄2 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current club Unattached
Number –
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1994–1996
1995–1998
1998–2007
2000–2001
2005–2006
2007–2008		 Real Valladolid B
Real Valladolid
Real Betis
Real Betis B
→ Cádiz (loan)
Xerez		 30 (6)
86 (11)
144 (7)
26 (2)
14 (0)
2 (0)   
National team2
1998
200x		 Spain U21
Equatorial Guinea		 3 (2)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 01 July 2007.
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of 01 July 2007.
* Appearances (Goals)

Benjamín Zarandona Esono, usually just Benjamín, (born March 2, 1976 in Valladolid), is a Spanish footballer who has playes as a central or left-sided midfielder. He is currently unattached having most recently played for Xerez CD. He is the brother of Iván Zarandona.

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[edit] Career

[edit] Valladolid

He began his career with Real Valladolid, playing initially for the reserve team in Segunda División B. The highlight of his career at Valladolid was helping them qualify for the UEFA Cup in 1997. He played four games in the subsequent UEFA Cup campaign.

[edit] Real Betis

In 1998 he joined Real Betis and in their subsequent UEFA Cup campaign he made 4 appearances, scoring 2 goals. Benjamín spent the 2000/01 season playing for Real Betis B in the Segunda División and went on loan to Cádiz CF in 2005/06. Benjamín was seen as an outcast at Real Betis during his final years at the club. He was unregistered as a first team player for over a year and a mutual termination of his contract was agreed in the summer of 2007.

[edit] International

In 1998 Benjamín helped Spain U21s win the UEFA U-21 Championship. Howver he later switched allegiances and played at senior level for Equatorial Guinea[1]

[edit] Basque & Equatorial Guinea

Benjamín's father is Basque and his mother is from Equatorial Guinea. Despite his Basque parentage he has never been approached by Athletic Bilbao and he has never played for the Euskadi.

[edit] Honours

Spain U21

[edit] External links

[edit] References

  1. ^ BBC Sport