Ricardo Mendiguren

Ricardo Mendiguren
Personal information
Full name	Ricardo María Mendiguren Egaña
Date of birth	19 October 1968 (age 56)
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
1986–1988	Bilbao Athletic
1987–1996	Athletic Bilbao
1997–1998	Las Palmas
Total
International career
1984–1985	Spain U16
1986	Spain U18
1989–1990	Spain U21
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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

Club career

Born in Oñati, Gipuzkoa, Mendiguren emerged through Athletic Bilbao's youth ranks.^[1] Still a junior, he managed to make his debut for both the reserve team and the main squad, respectively in the Segunda División and La Liga, first appearing for the latter on 8 February 1987 in a 0–0 home draw against Cádiz CF.^[2]

Mendiguren's best years were from 1988 to 1990, as he totalled 63 league matches for the Basque side (54 starts) whilst scoring 14 goals, with the team finishing 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 contributed six appearances as Athletic reached the third round, starting in both legs against Newcastle United (his side advanced on the away goals rule, 3–3 on aggregate).^[3]^[4] He amassed competitive totals of 223 games and 23 goals during his spell at the San Mamés Stadium.^[5]^[1]

Mendiguren left Bilbao in the 1997 January transfer window to move to UD Las Palmas of the second division, but retired after having made no appearances for the club from the Canary Islands due to injury.^[6]^[1]

Career statistics

Club	Season	League		Cup		Europe		Other^[7]		Total
Club	Season	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Bilbao Athletic	1985–86^[8]	1	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	1	0
	1986–87^[8]	27	6	1	0	-	-	-	-	28	6
	1987–88^[8]	12	1	3	1	-	-	-	-	15	2
	Total	40	7	4	1	-	-	-	-	44	8
Athletic Bilbao	1986–87^[8]	3	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	3	0
	1987–88^[8]	17	3	0	0	-	-	-	-	17	0
	1988–89^[8]	32	9	3	1	3	0	-	-	38	10
	1989–90^[8]	31	5	4	0	-	-	-	-	35	5
	1990–91^[8]	24	2	3	0	-	-	-	-	27	2
	1991–92^[8]	16	0	4	0	-	-	-	-	20	0
	1992–93^[8]	29	2	1	0	-	-	-	-	30	2
	1993–94^[8]	18	0	2	0	-	-	-	-	20	0
	1994–95^[8]	21	1	4	0	6	0	-	-	31	1
	1995–96^[8]	2	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	2	0
	1996–97^[8]	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	0	0
	Total	193	22	21	1	9	0	-	-	223	23
Las Palmas	1996–97^[8]	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	0	0
Las Palmas	Total	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	0	0
Career totals		233	29	25	2	9	0	-	-	267	31

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Artetxe, José Luis (24 March 2012). "Mendiguren: "Tuve suerte, creo que fui querido por la afición"" [Mendiguren: "I was lucky, I think the fans wanted me"]. Deia (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 September 2023.
^ Castañeda, Eduardo (9 February 1987). "0–0: Pañuelos en "La Catedral"..." [0–0: Hankies at "The Cathedral"...]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 August 2022.
^ Nesbitt, David (19 October 1994). "El Athletic clava una pica en la cima de la Liga Premier" [Athletic drive a spike on top of the Premier League]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 August 2022.
^ Castañeda, Eduardo (2 November 1994). "El Athletic pasa por coraje" [Athletic go through due to guts]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 August 2022.
^ Zubieta, Jon (23 December 2019). "Beñat le pisa los talones a Zubizarreta" [Beñat hot on Zubizarreta's heels]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 September 2023.
^ Alonso, Martín (28 November 2016). "Un título de Liga, un descenso, Iñaki Sáez y un fichaje fantasma" [A league title, a relegation, Iñaki Sáez and a phantom signing] (in Spanish). UD Las Palmas Fansite. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
^ Includes appearances in the Copa del Rey and the UEFA Cup.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o Ricardo Mendiguren at BDFutbol

External links

Ricardo Mendiguren at Athletic Bilbao
Ricardo Mendiguren at BDFutbol

[Lucky-1] Artetxe, José Luis (24 March 2012). "Mendiguren: "Tuve suerte, creo que fui querido por la afición"" [Mendiguren: "I was lucky, I think the fans wanted me"]. Deia (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 September 2023.

[2] Castañeda, Eduardo (9 February 1987). "0–0: Pañuelos en "La Catedral"..." [0–0: Hankies at "The Cathedral"...]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 August 2022.

[3] Nesbitt, David (19 October 1994). "El Athletic clava una pica en la cima de la Liga Premier" [Athletic drive a spike on top of the Premier League]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 August 2022.

[4] Castañeda, Eduardo (2 November 1994). "El Athletic pasa por coraje" [Athletic go through due to guts]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 August 2022.

[5] Zubieta, Jon (23 December 2019). "Beñat le pisa los talones a Zubizarreta" [Beñat hot on Zubizarreta's heels]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 September 2023.

[6] Alonso, Martín (28 November 2016). "Un título de Liga, un descenso, Iñaki Sáez y un fichaje fantasma" [A league title, a relegation, Iñaki Sáez and a phantom signing] (in Spanish). UD Las Palmas Fansite. Retrieved 25 May 2021.

[7] Includes appearances in the Copa del Rey and the UEFA Cup.

[BDF-8] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o Ricardo Mendiguren at BDFutbol

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