Ricardo Mendiguren
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ricardo María Mendiguren Egaña | ||
| Date of birth | 19 October 1968 | ||
| Place of birth | Oñati, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| ?–1987 | Athletic Bilbao | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1986–1988 | Bilbao Athletic | 40 | (7) |
| 1987–1996 | Athletic Bilbao | 193 | (22) |
| 1996–1997 | 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. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Ricardo María Mendiguren Egaña (born 19 October 1968 in Oñati, Gipuzkoa) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a forward.
Football career
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 in 1988–90, as he appeared in 62 league matches for the Basque side (54 starts), scoring 14 goals combined, with the team ranking 7th and 12th, respectively; in the following 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 (3–3 aggregate win). He amassed official totals for the club of 223 matches and 23 goals, and left in the 1996 summer to UD Las Palmas in the second level, retiring after no official appearances, due to injury.
Club statistics
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other [1] | 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
- ↑ Includes other competitive competitions, including the Supercopa de España, UEFA Super Cup, FIFA Club World Cup.