José María 'Txema' Añibarro Astondoa (born 26 July 1979) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.
| 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) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Athletic Bilbao (youth) | ||
| 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 | ||
| 2004–2005 | Gernika | ||
| 2005–2008 | Sestao | 93 | (4) |
| 2008–2015 | Eibar | 169 | (2) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2015– | Athletic Bilbao (youth) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
He spent most of his professional career with Eibar, after signing at the age of 29.[1][2]
Club career edit
Born in Zeberio, Biscay, Añibarro played amateur football well into his 20s.[3][4] In the summer of 2005, he joined Sestao River Club of 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.[5] He played his first match as a professional on 3 September, starting and being sent off in a 1–0 loss at CD Castellón in the second round of the Copa del Rey.[6] He made his Segunda División debut on the 20th in the 0–0 home draw against RC Celta de Vigo,[7] and scored his first league goal on 25 April of the following year, but in a 2–3 home defeat to Real Zaragoza.[8]
Añibarro appeared in 25 matches in his first season, as the Armeros were relegated to the third tier.[9] He remained a starter the following years, contributing 27 appearances in the promotion campaign of 2012–13.
On 25 June 2014, after Eibar's promotion to La Liga,[10] 34-year-old Añibarro renewed his contract for a further year.[11] 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.[12]
Añibarro announced his retirement on 17 June 2015, being immediately appointed coach at Athletic Bilbao's Cadete C team.[13][14]
Club statistics edit
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sestao | 2005–06 | Tercera División | 32 | 3 | — | — | 32 | 3 | ||
| 2006–07[17] | Segunda División B | 31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 32 | 1 | ||
| 2007–08[17] | Segunda División B | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 31 | 0 | ||
| Total | 93 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | 95 | 4 | |||
| Eibar | 2008–09[17] | Segunda División | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 26 | 1 | |
| 2009–10[17] | Segunda División B | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4[a] | 0 | 35 | 0 | |
| 2010–11[17] | Segunda División B | 33 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4[a] | 0 | 38 | 1 | |
| 2011–12[17] | Segunda División B | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 34 | 0 | |
| 2012–13[17] | Segunda División B | 21 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6[a] | 0 | 33 | 0 | |
| 2013–14[17] | Segunda División | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 17 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15[17] | La Liga | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 16 | 0 | ||
| Total | 169 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 199 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 262 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 294 | 6 | ||
References edit
- ^ Txema Añibarro no quiere «jugar en otro equipo que no sea el Eibar» (Txema Añibarro does not want to "play for a club other than Eibar"); El Correo, 17 July 2013 (in Spanish)
- ^ Txema Añibarro: 'Messi igual piensa que Añibarro es un río de Eibar' (Txema Añibarro: 'Maybe Messi thinks Añibarro is a river in Eibar'); El Mundo, 14 March 2015 (in Spanish)
- ^ Añibarro; at Futbolistas Vascos de Bronce (in Spanish)
- ^ 43 novatos (43 rookies); Mundo Deportivo, 25 October 2002 (in Spanish)
- ^ El Eibar ficha al central Txema Añibarro y al lateral Alvaro Martínez, del Sestao (Eibar sign stopper Txema Añibarro and full-back Alvaro Martínez, from Sestao); El Correo, 10 June 2008 (in Spanish)
- ^ El Castellón ilusiona a su afición y pasa a la siguiente ronda (Castellón excite supporters and go through to the next round); Levante-EMV, 4 September 2008 (in Spanish)
- ^ El Celta consigue su primer punto en Ipurúa (Celta get their first point in Ipurúa); Marca, 20 September 2008 (in Spanish)
- ^ El Zaragoza coquetea con el desastre (Zaragoza flirt with disaster); Marca, 25 April 2009 (in Spanish)
- ^ Una regeneración completa, o casi, para una nueva etapa (Complete regeneration, or nearly, for a new spell); Gara, 3 June 2009 (in Spanish)
- ^ Añibarro: "Voy a cumplir mi sueño de pequeño de jugar en Primera y con el Eibar" (Añibarro: "I am going to fulfill my childhood dream of playing in Primera and with Eibar"); Marca, 17 July 2014 (in Spanish)
- ^ Txema Añibarro renueva por una temporada (Txema Añibarro renews for a season); SD Eibar, 25 June 2014 (in Spanish)
- ^ El Eibar aprovecha una mala noche (Eibar take advantage of a bad night); Marca, 16 January 2015 (in Spanish)
- ^ Organigrama de técnicos de Lezama (Lezama's coach organigram); Athletic Bilbao, 17 June 2015 (in Spanish)
- ^ Añibarro se retira y ficha por el Athletic como técnico (Añibarro retires and signs for Athletic as coach); Marca, 18 June 2015 (in Spanish)
- ^ Txema Añibarro at Soccerway
- ^ Txema Añibarro at FootballDatabase.eu
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Añibarro: José María Añibarro Astondoa". BDFutbol. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
External links edit
- Txema Añibarro at BDFutbol