Txema Añibarro
Personal information
Full name José María Añibarro Astondoa
Date of birth (1979-07-26) 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

José María 'Txema' Añibarro Astondoa (born 26 July 1979) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.

He spent most of his professional career with Eibar, after signing at the age of 29.[1][2]

Club career

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

[15][16]

Club Season League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sestao 2005–06 Tercera División 323——323
2006–07[17] Segunda División B 31110—321
2007–08[17] Segunda División B 30010—310
Total 93420—954
Eibar 2008–09[17] Segunda División 25110—261
2009–10[17] Segunda División B 300104[lower-alpha 1]0350
2010–11[17] Segunda División B 331104[lower-alpha 1]0381
2011–12[17] Segunda División B 300202[lower-alpha 1]0340
2012–13[17] Segunda División B 210606[lower-alpha 1]0330
2013–14[17] Segunda División 15020—170
2014–15[17] La Liga 15010—160
Total 16921401601992
Career total 26261601602946
  1. 1 2 3 4 Appearances in Promotion play-offs

References

  1. ↑ 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)
  2. ↑ 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)
  3. ↑ Añibarro; at Futbolistas Vascos de Bronce (in Spanish)
  4. ↑ 43 novatos (43 rookies); Mundo Deportivo, 25 October 2002 (in Spanish)
  5. ↑ 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)
  6. ↑ 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)
  7. ↑ El Celta consigue su primer punto en Ipurúa (Celta get their first point in Ipurúa); Marca, 20 September 2008 (in Spanish)
  8. ↑ El Zaragoza coquetea con el desastre (Zaragoza flirt with disaster); Marca, 25 April 2009 (in Spanish)
  9. ↑ Una regeneración completa, o casi, para una nueva etapa (Complete regeneration, or nearly, for a new spell); Gara, 3 June 2009 (in Spanish)
  10. ↑ 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)
  11. ↑ Txema Añibarro renueva por una temporada (Txema Añibarro renews for a season); SD Eibar, 25 June 2014 (in Spanish)
  12. ↑ El Eibar aprovecha una mala noche (Eibar take advantage of a bad night); Marca, 16 January 2015 (in Spanish)
  13. ↑ Organigrama de técnicos de Lezama (Lezama's coach organigram); Athletic Bilbao, 17 June 2015 (in Spanish)
  14. ↑ Añibarro se retira y ficha por el Athletic como técnico (Añibarro retires and signs for Athletic as coach); Marca, 18 June 2015 (in Spanish)
  15. ↑ Txema Añibarro at Soccerway
  16. ↑ Txema Añibarro at FootballDatabase.eu
  17. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Añibarro: José María Añibarro Astondoa". BDFutbol. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
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