Aimar Sagastibelza Caballero (born 5 July 1984) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back.
_Aimar_Sagastibelza_(cropped).jpg) Aimar with Real Unión in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Aimar Sagastibelza Caballero | ||
| Date of birth | 5 July 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Leitza, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2006 | Tolosa | ||
| 2006–2007 | Beasain | 34 | (3) |
| 2007–2008 | Pobla Mafumet | 35 | (5) |
| 2008–2009 | Gimnàstic | 2 | (0) |
| 2009–2012 | Teruel | 105 | (8) |
| 2012–2013 | Eibar | 9 | (0) |
| 2013–2018 | Real Unión | 135 | (7) |
| 2018–2019 | Gernika | 36 | (2) |
| 2019–2022 | Amorebieta | 54 | (3) |
| 2022–2024 | Barakaldo | 41 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 May 2024 | |||
Club career
editBorn in Leitza, Navarre, Aimar made his debut as a senior with Tolosa CF in the 2005–06 season, in Tercera División. After a short stint at SD Beasain he joined Gimnàstic de Tarragona, initially being assigned to the farm team also in the fourth tier.
In the summer of 2008, Aimar was promoted to the Catalans' first team in the Segunda División. He played his first match as a professional on 22 November, featuring the last 11 minutes of a 1–1 away draw against Real Murcia.[1]
Aimar terminated his contract with Nàstic on 16 September 2009,[2] and signed with CD Teruel of the fourth division a day later.[3] He appeared in 36 games and scored once in his first season, which ended in promotion.[4]
On 28 June 2012, Aimar joined Segunda División B club SD Eibar.[5] He featured sparingly for the side, who were promoted to the professional leagues after a four-year absence, and subsequently moved to Real Unión also in division three,[6] where he was at one point part of one of the league's oldest squads.[7]
On 27 August 2018, Aimar signed for third-tier Gernika Club.[8] The 35-year-old agreed to a contract at SD Amorebieta in the same league and region the following July,[9] helping in their first-ever promotion to the second division at the end of the 2020–21 campaign.[10][11]
References
edit- ^ El Murcia mereció ganar ante un Nástic muy conservador (Murcia deserved to win against a very conservative Nàstic); Marca, 22 November 2008 (in Spanish)
- ^ El Nàstic rescinde su contrato con Aimar (Nàstic terminate contract with Aimar); Gimnàstic Tarragona, 16 September 2009 (in Spanish)
- ^ Official, Sagastibelza to Teruel; Transfer Market Web, 17 September 2009
- ^ El Teruel consigue el ascenso a la primera tras superar al Noja (Teruel achieve promotion at the first attempt after besting Noja); El Periódico de Aragón, 24 May 2010 (in Spanish)
- ^ El ex defensa del CD Teruel Aimar ficha por el Eibar (Former CD Teruel defender Aimar signs for Eibar); Eco de Teruel, 28 June 2012 (in Spanish)
- ^ Cuatro fichajes en el Real Unión (Four signings at Real Unión); El Correo, 17 July 2013 (in Spanish)
- ^ El Real Unión se hace mayor (Real Unión grow older); Mundo Deportivo, 27 September 2017 (in Spanish)
- ^ Aimar Sagastibeltza refuerza la zaga del Gernika (Aimar Sagastibeltza bolsters Gernika back line); El Correo, 27 August 2018 (in Spanish)
- ^ El defensa Aimar Sagastibeltza, sexto fichaje de la SDA (Defender Aimar Sagastibeltza, sixth signing of SDA); SD Amorebieta, 9 July 2019 (in Spanish)
- ^ El Amorebieta asciende a Segunda tras imponerse al Badajoz en su propio campo (0–1) (Amorebieta promote to Segunda after downing Badajoz in their own ground (0–1)); Naiz, 22 May 2021 (in Spanish)
- ^ Aimar pone la guinda, todos los azules han debutado en Segunda (Aimar puts icing on cake, every blue has now made their Segunda debut); Diario AS, 9 November 2021 (in Spanish)