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Gonzalo Arguiñano

Gonzalo Arguiñano Elezkano (born 12 August 1962), known simply as Gonzalo, is a Spanish former footballer who played as a central defender.

Gonzalo Arguiñano
Personal information
Full name Gonzalo Arguiñano Elezkano
Date of birth (1962-08-12) 12 August 1962 (age 62)
Place of birth Lemoa, Spain
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1980–1984 Lemona 99 (14)
1984–1987 Sestao River 96 (2)
1987–1990 Valladolid 96 (3)
1990–1992 Real Burgos 20 (0)
1992–1995 Lleida 94 (3)
1995–1996 Hércules 33 (0)
1996–1997 Albacete 13 (0)
Total 451 (22)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

He played 148 games and scored 4 goals in La Liga for Real Valladolid, Real Burgos and Lleida, and also featured in the Copa del Rey final for the first of those clubs in 1989. He added 185 games and 4 goals in Segunda División for Sestao River, Lleida, Hércules and Albacete, winning promotion as champions with the second and third of those clubs in the 1990s.

Career

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Early career

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Born in Lemoa in the Basque Country, Gonzalo played for his hometown club SD Lemona in the Tercera División before joining Sestao River in 1984. The club won promotion to the Segunda División, and their division's Copa de la Liga, in his first season. In 1985–86, he played alongside the likes of José Luis Mendilibar and Ernesto Valverde as the club finished 10th in the second tier.[1]

Real Valladolid

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In July 1987, Gonzalo transferred to Real Valladolid for a fee of 10 million Spanish pesetas, signing a three-year deal with an annual salary of 6 million. He chose the club over fellow La Liga team Real Betis.[2] He made his debut as the season began on 30 August, playing the final 23 minutes as a substitute for striker Gregorio Fonseca in a goalless draw away to Sporting de Gijón.[3] He scored the decisive goal of a 2–1 home win over Valencia on 6 March 1988,[4] and netted again three weeks later in a 2–0 victory against Mallorca at the Estadio José Zorrilla.[5]

Gonzalo played regularly for La Pucela under manager Vicente Cantatore, with his colleagues in defence including brothers Fernando and Manolo Hierro.[6] On 30 June 1989 he played the final of the Copa del Rey, losing 1–0 to Real Madrid.[7] As the club from the capital city had already qualified for the European Cup as league winners, Valladolid entered the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup and reached the quarter-finals before a penalty shootout defeat to AS Monaco at the Stade Louis II.[8][9]

Later career

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In June 1990, Gonzalo remained in the top flight and in Castile and León, moving for free to newly promoted Real Burgos.[10] After taking no part in the 1991–92 La Liga, he joined Lleida in the second tier.[11] He helped the Catalan club to promotion as champions in his first season, and called his three-year spell one of the best of his career due to it reestablishing his form.[12]

Gonzalo turned down a contract renewal and joined Hércules in July 1995.[13][14] He again won promotion to the top flight as champion in his only season,[15] being released in June 1996,[16] and moving on to Albacete in the Segunda División.[17]

Personal life

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After retiring as a player, Gonzalo worked as a sports agent. In 2003, he represented the interests of Betis player Joaquín.[18] In 2024, he was employed by Real Ávila.[19]

References

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  1. ^ "Gonzalo Arguiñano: "A Valverde li dèiem Mortadelo al Sestao perquè portava unes ulleres rodonetes"" [Gonzalo Arguiñano: "We called Valverde Mortadelo at Sestao because he wore round glasses"] (in Catalan). 3Cat. 19 September 2017. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  2. ^ "Gonzalo, al Valladolid" [Gonzalo, to Valladolid]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 15 July 1987. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  3. ^ "0-0: Primera decepción del Sporting" [0-0: Sporting's first disappointment]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 30 August 1987. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  4. ^ González, Javier (7 March 1988). "2-1: Wirth "cantó" de nuevo y el Valencia rozó la igualada" [2-1: Wirth "sang" again and Valencia came close to equalising]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  5. ^ González, Javier (28 March 1988). "El Mallorca, reñido con el gol" [Mallorca, punished with the goal]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  6. ^ de Pablos, Luis Miguel (30 June 2019). "Gonzalo Arguiñano: «Con mi fichaje me tocó la lotería, deportivamente y a nivel personal»" [Gonzalo Arguiñano: "With my signing I won the lottery, on a sporing and a personal level"]. El Norte de Castilla (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  7. ^ Tornadijo, J. L. (30 June 2014). "25 años de la última final de Copa del Rey" [25 years since the last Copa del Rey final] (in Spanish). Cadena SER. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  8. ^ Ares, J. (7 March 1990). "Mónaco será todo una ruleta" [Monaco will be a spin of the roulette wheel]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  9. ^ Domínguez, Jesús (22 March 2020). "Treinta años de los fatídicos penaltis del Pucela en Mónaco" [Thirty years since the Pucela's fateful penalties in Monaco]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  10. ^ "Gonzalo (Valladolid), al Burgos" [Gonzalo (Valladolid), to Burgos]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 10 June 1990. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  11. ^ "Sigüenza y Gonzalo, novedades en el Lleida" [Sigüenza and Gonzalo, new faces at Lleida]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 17 July 1992. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  12. ^ "30 años de la gesta inolvidable de la Unió Esportiva Lleida" [30 years of the unforgettable feat of Unió Esportiva Lleida]. Diari Segre (in Spanish). 6 June 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  13. ^ Moncayo, Carmelo (4 July 1995). "Antonio López firma hoy y el club da la lista de bajas" [Antonio López signs today and the club publish the list of released players]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  14. ^ de Aitana, J. L. (7 July 1995). "El Hércules presenta a Jankovic, Visnjic y Gonzalo" [Hércules present Jankovic, Visnjic and Gonzalo]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  15. ^ Masedo, Fernando (28 April 1996). "El Hércules, a Primera" [Hécules, to Primera]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  16. ^ Líbero, P.; Cano, J. (11 June 1996). "El Albacete apuesta por el técnico Manolo Jiménez" [Albacete bet on manager Manolo Jiménez]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  17. ^ Líbero, Pedro (26 June 1996). "Dos novedades en el Albacete" [Two new faces at Albacete]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  18. ^ "Joaquín amplía su contrato con el Betis hasta junio del 2010" [Joaquín extends his contract with Betis until June 2010]. El Periódico Extremadura (in Spanish). 17 October 2003. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  19. ^ Sánchez, Alberto (5 May 2024). ""El ascenso es bueno para todos"" ["Promotion is good for everyone"]. Diario de Ávila (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 October 2024.
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