Ibán Espadas

Ibán Espadas
Personal information
Full name	Ibán Espadas Zubizarreta
Date of birth	(1978-08-04) 4 August 1978
Place of birth	Tolosa, Spain
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position	Forward
Club information
Current team	Retired
Youth career
	Athletic Bilbao
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1996–1998	Bilbao Athletic	53	(5)
1999–2000	Cartagena	44	(6)
2000–2001	Recreativo	6	(0)
2000–2001	→ Cultural Leonesa (loan)	34	(8)
2001–2003	Zaragoza B	39	(15)
2002–2005	Zaragoza	25	(4)
2003–2004	→ Cádiz (loan)	16	(4)
2004–2005	→ Almería (loan)	37	(5)
2005–2006	Ciudad Murcia	19	(1)
2006–2009	Orihuela	68	(22)
2009–2011	Pontevedra	62	(12)
2011–2012	Orihuela	25	(14)
2012–2014	Arroyo	36	(7)
Total		464	(103)
National team
1994–1995	Spain U16	7	(1)
1995	Spain U17	3	(0)
1996–1997	Spain U18	8	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Espadas and the second or maternal family name is Zubizarreta.

Ibán Espadas Zubizarreta (born 4 August 1978) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a forward.

Football career

Espadas was born in Tolosa, Gipuzkoa. During his career, spent mainly in the second and third divisions, he also amassed seven La Liga appearances with Real Zaragoza, all in the 2003–04 season – he had previously contributed with 18 and four goals to the Aragonese club's previous top flight promotion.