José Ignacio (footballer, born 1973)

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Sáenz and the second or maternal family name is Marín.

José Ignacio
Personal information
Full name José Ignacio Sáenz Marín
Date of birth (1973-09-28) 28 September 1973 (age 50)
Place of birth Logroño, Spain
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Youth career
CD Logroñés
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1992–1993 CD Logroñés B 42 (3)
1993–1995 CD Logroñés 48 (2)
1995–1997 Valencia 61 (1)
1997–2002 Zaragoza 146 (7)
2002–2005 Celta 73 (8)
2006 Logroñés CF 10 (0)
Total 380 (21)
International career
1994–1996 Spain U21 14 (0)
1996 Spain U23 4 (0)
2001 Spain 2 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Spain
UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Runner-up 1996 Spain
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

José Ignacio Sáenz Marín (born 28 September 1973), known as José Ignacio, is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.

Club career[edit]

Born in Logroño, La Rioja, José Ignacio made his professional debut for hometown club CD Logroñés. Upon its La Liga relegation at the end of the 1994–95 season he signed for Valencia CF, helping with 27 matches to a final runner-up place in his first year.[1][2]

In the summer of 1997, José Ignacio moved to Real Zaragoza, where he would spend five seasons. In the 2000–01 campaign he scored a career-best six goals, including one in a 14 April 2001 thriller at FC Barcelona that finished 4–4[3] as the Aragonese went on to barely avoid relegation (17th, adding that year's Copa del Rey),[4] which would eventually befall the next year.[5][6]

José Ignacio joined RC Celta de Vigo for 2002–03, making 33 league appearances as the Galician side qualified for the UEFA Champions League; in that tournament, he closed the 2–1 away win over AC Milan on 9 December 2003 to qualify his team for the knockout stages alongside the Italians. However, they would also be relegated to Segunda División on the domestic front.[7]

Upon retiring in 2006 aged 33, one year after playing only 11 games as Celta returned to the top tier, José Ignacio rejoined his first club Logroñés as a director of football.[8] Over 11 top-flight seasons, he amassed totals of 317 matches and 17 goals.

International career[edit]

José Ignacio earned two caps for Spain in 2001. The first came in the 2002 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Liechtenstein on 5 September,[9] and he also appeared in a friendly in Huelva with Mexico two months later.[10]

Previously, José Ignacio represented the nation at the 1996 Summer Olympics.[11][12]

Honours[edit]

Zaragoza

Spain U21

References[edit]

  1. ^ Urrutia, Carlos (4 July 1995). "Arde Valencia" [Valencia burns]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  2. ^ "José Ignacio Sáenz: "El Valencia CF siempre es bien recibido en La Rioja. La gente de aquí está muy ilusionada"" [José Ignacio Sáenz: "Valencia CF are always welcome in La Rioja. People here are full of hunger"] (in Spanish). Valencia CF. 31 October 2023. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  3. ^ Astruells, Andrés (15 April 2001). "Abonados al milagro" [Living on the edge]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 January 2013.
  4. ^ a b Ortego, Enrique (1 July 2001). "Zaragoza, no hay quinta Copa mala" [Zaragoza, no such thing as a bad fifth Cup]. ABC (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 July 2014.
  5. ^ Pérez, Javier (6 May 2002). "Descenso a patadas" [Kicking relegation]. El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  6. ^ Ramírez, A. (20 May 2013). "José Ignacio Sáenz: "Me iba la juerga, pero puedo decir que en el campo siempre lo di todo"" [José Ignacio Sáenz: "I was a party animal, but I can say I always gave my all on the pitch"]. El Periódico de Aragón (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  7. ^ Vázquez Fraga, Míriam (8 June 2015). "José Ignacio: «No puedo pasar un día sin saber lo que sucede en el Celta»" [José Ignacio: "I cannot go one day without knowing what goes on at Celta"]. La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  8. ^ "El Logroñés contrata como director deportivo a José Ignacio" [Logroñés hire José Ignacio as sporting director]. Marca (in Spanish). 29 October 2010. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
  9. ^ "What became of... José Ignacio". La Liga. 14 April 2014. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  10. ^ Gascón, Javier (15 November 2001). "La selección aburre" [National team are a bore]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 January 2013.
  11. ^ Cubero, Cristina (21 July 1996). "Mágico gol de Óscar" [Óscar wonder goal]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  12. ^ Cubero, Cristina (23 July 1996). "Óscar, otra vez vital" [Óscar, crucial again]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  13. ^ "Italia ya ganó un Europeo a España en el 1996" [Italy have already won European Championships against Spain in 1996] (in Spanish). Orgullo Bianconero. 18 June 2013. Archived from the original on 13 November 2013. Retrieved 13 November 2013.

External links[edit]

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