Txema Añibarro
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | José María Añibarro Astondoa | ||
| Date of birth | 26 July 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Zeberio, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Eibar | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1997–1998 | Padura | ||
| 1998–1999 | Indartsu | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1999–2000 | Galdakano | ||
| 2000–2002 | Arratia | ||
| 2002–2003 | Lemona | ||
| 2003–2004 | Aurrerá Ondarroa | ||
| 2004–2005 | Gernika | ||
| 2005–2008 | Sestao | 93 | (4) |
| 2008– | Eibar | 163 | (2) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:00, 10 April 2015 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). | |||
José María 'Txema' Añibarro Astondoa (born 26 July 1979) is a Spanish footballer who plays for SD Eibar as a defensive midfielder.
Club career
Born in Zeberio, Biscay, Añibarro played amateur football well into his 20's.[1][2] In the 2005 summer he joined Sestao River Club in Tercera División, and appeared in 32 matches in his debut season, which ended in promotion.
On 5 June 2008 Añibarro, signed with Basque neighbours SD Eibar.[3] He played his first match as a professional on 3 September, starting and being sent off in a 0–1 loss at CD Castellón for the campaign's Copa del Rey.[4] He made his Segunda División debut on the 20th, starting in a 0–0 home draw against Celta de Vigo,[5] and scored his first professional goal on 25 April of the following year, but in a 2–3 home loss to Real Zaragoza.[6]
Añibarro appeared in 25 matches in his first season, as the Armeros were relegated to the third level. He remained as a starter in the following years, contributing with 27 appearances in the promotion campaign of 2012–13.
On 25 June 2014, after Eibar's promotion to La Liga, 34-year-old Añibarro renewed his link for a further year.[7] He only made his debut in the competition on 16 January of the following year, coming on as a second half substitute for Borja Ekiza in a 1–1 away draw against Córdoba CF.[8]
Club statistics (incomplete)
- As of 22 March 2015
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sestao | 2006–07[9] | Segunda División B | 31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 32 | 1 | |
| 2007–08[9] | Segunda División B | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 31 | 1 | ||
| Total | 61 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 63 | 2 | |||
| Eibar | 2008–09[9] | Segunda División | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 26 | 1 | |
| 2009–10[9] | Segunda División B | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 35 | 0 | |
| 2010–11[9] | Segunda División B | 33 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 38 | 1 | |
| 2011–12[9] | Segunda División B | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 34 | 0 | |
| 2012–13[9] | Segunda División B | 21 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 33 | 0 | |
| 2013–14[9] | Segunda División | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 17 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15[9] | La Liga | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | ||
| Total | 154 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 184 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 215 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 247 | 4 | ||
References
- ↑ Añibarro; at Futbolistas Vascos de Bronce (Spanish)
- ↑ 43 novatos (43 rookies); El Mundo Deportivo, 25 October 2002 (Spanish)
- ↑ El Eibar ficha al central Txema Añibarro y al lateral Alvaro Martínez, del Sestao (Eibar signs stopper Txema Añibarro and full-back Alvaro Martínez, from Sestao); El Correo, 10 June 2008 (Spanish)
- ↑ El Castellón ilusiona a su afición y pasa a la siguiente ronda (Castellón excites supporters and goes through to the next round); El Mercantil Valenciano, 4 September 2008 (Spanish)
- ↑ El Celta consigue su primer punto en Ipurúa (Celta gets its first point in Ipurúa); Marca, 20 September 2008 (Spanish)
- ↑ El Zaragoza coquetea con el desastre (Zaragoza flirts with disaster); Marca, 25 April 2009 (Spanish)
- ↑ Txema Añibarro renueva por una temporada (Txema Añibarro renews for a season); Eibar's official website, 25 June 2014 (Spanish)
- ↑ El Eibar aprovecha una mala noche (Eibar takes advantage of a bad night); Marca, 16 January 2015 (Spanish)
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 9.6 9.7 9.8 "Añibarro: José María Añibarro Astondoa". BDFutbol. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
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