Ibón Pérez Arrieta (born 9 June 1977) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a striker, currently a manager.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ibón Pérez Arrieta | ||
| Date of birth | 9 June 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | San Sebastián, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Touring | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997–1998 | Touring | ||
| 1999 | Real Sociedad B | 0 | (0) |
| 1999–2000 | Pollença | 34 | (19) |
| 2000–2001 | Talavera | 33 | (9) |
| 2001–2002 | Chaves | 25 | (18) |
| 2002–2003 | Braga | 31 | (4) |
| 2003–2004 | Chaves | 30 | (17) |
| 2004–2005 | Estoril | 21 | (7) |
| 2005 | Racing Ferrol | 7 | (0) |
| 2006 | Logroñés | 13 | (1) |
| 2006 | Maccabi Herzliya | 12 | (3) |
| 2007 | PAS Giannina | ||
| 2007 | Melilla | 11 | (1) |
| 2007 | Swindon Town | 4 | (0) |
| 2008–2010 | Pandurii | 27 | (3) |
| 2011–2013 | El Palo | 50 | (19) |
| 2013 | Oiartzun | ||
| 2013–2014 | Alhaurín Torre | 20 | (7) |
| 2014–2017 | Juventud Torremolinos | 78 | (59) |
| 2017 | El Palo | 5 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Juventud Torremolinos | 27 | (12) |
| Total | 428 | (179) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2018–2020 | Juventud Torremolinos | ||
| 2021–2023 | Juventud Torremolinos | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
A journeyman, he played for 18 clubs in six countries.
Club career
editArrieta was born in San Sebastián, Gipuzkoa. In his country, he could never play in higher than the Segunda División B in his beginnings, moving in 2001 to Iberian Peninsula neighbours Portugal with G.D. Chaves where he scored at a high rate, always in the Segunda Liga.[1] He had also spells in the country's Primeira Liga, with S.C. Braga and G.D. Estoril Praia.[2]
Arrieta returned in 2005 to his homeland, joining Segunda División side Racing de Ferrol, but again had no luck, appearing in less than one quarter of the season's matches as his team was also relegated. He then played in quick succession for CD Logroñés, Maccabi Herzliya FC, PAS Giannina FC and UD Melilla.[1]
In the summer of 2007, following a successful trial which included a preseason mini-tour of Austria, Arrieta agreed to a two-year deal at Football League One club Swindon Town.[3] He made his official debut as a second-half substitute on the opening day draw at Northampton Town,[4] and scored his only goal in the Football League Trophy against Brentford, executing an overhead kick in a 4–1 win.[5]
In January 2008, however, Arrieta left Swindon and signed a contract with Romania's CS Pandurii Târgu Jiu,[6][7] leaving after two and a half seasons as a free agent with a maximum of ten Liga I games played (in 2009–10). He continued to compete in Spanish amateur football well into his 40s, mainly in representation of Juventud de Torremolinos CF[8] where he later worked as manager and director of football.[9][10]
Career statistics
edit| Year | Club | Country | League | Appearances | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999–2000 | Pollença | Spain | Tercera División | 34 | 19 |
| 2000–01 | Talavera | Spain | Segunda División B | 33 | 9 |
| 2001–02 | Chaves | Portugal | Segunda Liga | 25 | 18 |
| 2002–03 | Braga | Portugal | Primeira Liga | 31 | 4 |
| 2003–04 | Chaves | Portugal | Segunda Liga | 30 | 17 |
| 2004–05 | Estoril | Portugal | Primeira Liga | 21 | 7 |
| 2005 | Racing Ferrol | Spain | Segunda División | 7 | 0 |
| 2006 | Logroñés | Spain | Segunda División B | 13 | 1 |
| 2006 | Maccabi Herzliya | Israel | Israeli Premier League | 12 | 3 |
| 2007 | PAS Giannina | Greece | Football League | – | – |
| 2007 | Melilla | Spain | Segunda División B | 11 | 1 |
| 2007 | Swindon Town | England | Football League One | 4 | 0 |
| 2008 | Pandurii | Romania | Liga I | 9 | 3 |
| 2008–09 | Pandurii | Romania | Liga I | 8 | 0 |
| 2009–10 | Pandurii | Romania | Liga I | 10 | 0 |
| Total | 193 | 56 |
References
edit- ^ a b El futbolista errante (The wandering footballer); Deia, 2 November 2011 (in Spanish)
- ^ Arrieta chega hoje ao Luso (Arrieta arrives at Luso today); Record, 1 August 2004 (in Portuguese)
- ^ Swindon tie up Adams and Arrieta; BBC Sport, 6 August 2007
- ^ Northampton 1–1 Swindon; BBC Sport, 11 August 2007
- ^ Swindon 4–1 Brentford; BBC Sport, 4 September 2007
- ^ Clubul Pandurii a transferat o echipă întreagă (Club Pandurii transferred an entire squad); Gazeta de Sud, 31 January 2008 (in Romanian)
- ^ Killerul lui Dinamo, Arrieta a plecat in Spania! (Slayer of Dinamo, Arrieta left for Spain!); Sport.ro, 10 April 2008 (in Romanian)
- ^ Subidón por la remontada, dos goles en el descuento, del Rincón en Torremolinos (Comeback boost, two goals in injury time, of Rincón in Torremolinos); Axarquia Plus, 6 December 2017 (in Spanish)
- ^ Ibón Pérez Arrieta: nuevo director deportivo del Juventud Torremolinos (Ibón Pérez Arrieta: new sporting director of Juventud Torremolinos); Juventud Torremolinos, 8 June 2020 (in Spanish)
- ^ El gran día del Juventud de Torremolinos (Juventud de Torremolinos' great day); El Español, 21 December 2022 (in Spanish)
- ^ Ibón Arrieta at Soccerway
External links
edit- Ibón Arrieta at BDFutbol
- Ibón Arrieta at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
- Ibón Arrieta at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Ibón Arrieta at Soccerbase
- Ibón Arrieta at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)