Iván Zarandona
Iván Zarandona Esono (born 30 August 1980) is an Equatorial Guinean former footballer and a sports agent. Mainly a defensive midfielder, he also operated as a central defender.
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Iván Zarandona Esono | ||
Date of birth | 30 August 1980 | ||
Place of birth | Valladolid, Spain | ||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
1997–1998 | Valladolid | ||
1998–1999 | Extremadura | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1999–2000 | Mallorca B | 2 | (0) |
2000–2001 | Ferriolense | ||
2001–2002 | Mallorca B | 27 | (1) |
2002–2003 | Betis B | 24 | (1) |
2003–2004 | Caravaca | ||
2004–2005 | Valladolid | 15 | (0) |
2005 | Rayo Vallecano | 9 | (2) |
2006 | Zamora | 2 | (0) |
2006 | Murcia B | ||
2006 | Los Palacios | ||
2007–2008 | Pájara Playas | 52 | (3) |
2008–2010 | Leganés | 60 | (4) |
2010–2011 | Jaén | 32 | (4) |
2011–2012 | Lugo | 18 | (0) |
2012–2013 | Noja | 43 | (2) |
2014–2015 | Hong Kong Rangers | 10 | (0) |
2015–2016 | Burgos | 26 | (1) |
2016–2017 | Palencia | 14 | (0) |
2017 | Atlético Astorga | 14 | (1) |
2017–2019 | Tropezón | 69 | (16) |
Total | 417+ | (35+) | |
National team | |||
1998 | Spain U18 | 1 | (1) |
2003–2017 | Equatorial Guinea | 35 | (1) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
He spent the better part of his career in Spain, representing Valladolid at the professional level.
Zarandona was a member of the Equatorial Guinea national team.
Club career
Born in Valladolid, Castile and León, Spain, Zarandona played the vast majority of his career in the lower leagues of that country, having a second division stint with Real Valladolid in the 2004–05 season where he played in less than half of the games.
Rarely settling with a club, he also represented CF Extremadura, CD Ferriolense, RCD Mallorca B, Real Betis B, Caravaca CF, Rayo Vallecano, Zamora CF, Real Murcia Imperial, UD Los Palacios, UD Pájara Playas de Jandía, CD Leganés, Real Jaén,[1] CD Lugo, SD Noja and Burgos CF. In the third level, he appeared in more than 300 official matches for several teams.[2]
International career
Zarandona played for the Spanish under-18 team[3] but, in June 2003, FIFA allowed the player to change his nationality. This rule originally applied only for under-21 players not yet capped for the senior sides, but FIFA also allowed overage ones to apply, until December 2004.
Zarandona started representing his "new nation", Equatorial Guinea, in October 2003, in the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification first round tie loss against Togo.[4]
International goals
- As of 12 June 2016 (Equatorial Guinea score listed first, score column indicates score after each Zarandona goal)[5]
No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 12 June 2016 | Stade de l'Amitié, Cotonou, Benin | ![]() | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
Personal life
Zarandona's father is Basque, and his mother was from Equatorial Guinea. His older brother, Benjamín, successfully represented Valladolid, Real Betis and the Spanish under-21s, before switching too to Equatorial Guinea at senior level.[6]
Club statistics
- As of 17 April 2015
Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Mallorca | 2001–02[7] | La Liga | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
Betis B | 2002–03[7] | Segunda División B | 24 | 1 | — | — | 24 | 1 | ||
Valladolid | 2004–05[7] | Segunda División | 15 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 21 | 0 | |
Rayo Vallecano | 2005–06[7] | Segunda División B | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 11 | 2 | |
Zamora | 2005–06[7] | Segunda División B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
Pájara Playas | 2006–07[7] | Segunda División B | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 20 | 1 |
2007–08[7] | Segunda División B | 33 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 33 | 2 | ||
Total | 52 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 53 | 3 | ||
Leganés | 2008–09[7] | Segunda División B | 28 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 30 | 3 |
2009–10[7] | Segunda División B | 32 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 33 | 1 | ||
Total | 60 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 63 | 4 | ||
Jaén | 2010–11[7] | Segunda División B | 32 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | 33 | 4 | |
Lugo | 2011–12[7] | Segunda División B | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 24 | 0 |
Noja | 2012–13[7] | Segunda División B | 29 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 31 | 1 | |
2013–14[7] | Segunda División B | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 14 | 1 | ||
Total | 43 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 45 | 2 | |||
Hong Kong Rangers | 2013–14[8] | Hong Kong First Division League | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |
2014–15[8] | Hong Kong Premier League | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | ||
Total | 10 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 16 | 0 | |||
Career total | 265 | 16 | 20 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 293 | 16 |
- Appearance in Relegation play-offs
- Appearance in Promotion play-offs
References
- El vallisoletano Iván Zarandona ficha por el Jaén (Valladolid's Iván Zarandona signs for Jaén); ABC, 15 August 2010 (in Spanish)
- Canarias forma grupo (Canarias forms group); El Día, 23 August 2007 (in Spanish)
- Maldini, tenemos a Zarandona (Maldini, we have Zarandona); Gol en Butarque, 3 March 2009 (in Spanish)
- Footballers step-out of 'Eel's' shadow; BBC Sport, 8 May 2007
- "Iván Zarandona – Matches". Soccerway. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
- La plaza donde Benjamín jugaba al "fútbol banco" (The square where Benjamín played "bench football"); El Día de Valladolid, 26 March 2016 (in Spanish)
- "Zarandona: Iván Zarandona Esono". BDFutbol. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
- "Iván Zarandona". Soccerway. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
External links
- Iván Zarandona at BDFutbol
- Iván Zarandona at Futbolme (in Spanish)
- Iván Zarandona at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
- HKFA profile
- Iván Zarandona at National-Football-Teams.com
- Iván Zarandona – FIFA competition record