José_Ignacio_Garmendia
José Ignacio Garmendia
Spanish footballer
José Ignacio Garmendia Mendizábal (born 4 April 1960) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | José Ignacio Garmendia Mendizábal | ||
| Date of birth | (1960-04-04) 4 April 1960 (age 64) | ||
| Place of birth | Villabona, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Danena Zirzurkil | |||
| Hernani | |||
| 1978–1979 | Eibar | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1979–1998 | Eibar | 562 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Garmendia was born in Villabona, Gipuzkoa. He played solely for Basque club SD Eibar, in a career that lasted 19 years. He stayed with the team as they competed consecutively in the nation's fourth, third and second divisions, making 322 appearances in the latter.[1]
On 17 April 1988, in a third-tier match against Pontevedra CF, Garmendia scored from his goal, and Eibar would also promote at the end of the campaign.[2] He retired ten years later at the age of 38, only having been second choice precisely in his last season (three games) and with the side always retaining their league status; he collected two Ricardo Zamora Trophy awards in the process.[3]
Still during his career, and after retiring, Garmendia ran a butcher shop in his hometown.[4]
- Su gol directo al Pontevedra aún lo recuerdan en Ipurua (His direct goal to Pontevedra is still remembered in Ipurua); El Diario Vasco, 5 April 2007 (in Spanish)
- Garmendia: "Estar en Primera es un lujo para el Eibar" (Garmendia: "It's a luxury for Eibar to be in Primera"); As, 13 March 2020 (in Spanish)
- «¡Y pensar que el Eibar estaba en Preferente cuando me fichó con 19 años!» ("To think that Eibar were in Preferente when they signed me at the age of 19!"); El Diario Vasco, 24 March 2014 (in Spanish)
- José Ignacio Garmendia at BDFutbol